SAN JOSE - San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has reassigned defenseman Mirco Mueller (@muellermirco) to the San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda), the team's top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (@TheAHL).

Mueller, 21, ranks 4th among defensemen on the Barracuda in assists (8) and in points (8), in 25 games this season. In 87 career AHL games, he has 22 points (2 goals, 20 assists).