Dan
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* With 31 points in 18 games, he's leading the league in points per game at 1.72.
* He wins the vast majority of his faceoffs.
* He plays both ends of the ice, being defensively responsible and a top penalty killer, despite having the type of offensive gifts that would cause some to neglect those parts of their game.
* He's shown versatility, capably handling the center point on the power play, a position usually reserved for a defenseman.
* As the eighth-overall selection in this year's NHL draft, he's tied for the highest-taken skater in the league (Prince George right wing Devin Setoguchi was taken eighth overall in 2005, and Tri-City goaltender Carey Price was taken fifth overall in 2005).
Article: Is Mueller the best player in the Western Hockey League?"I played with Erik Christensen (the league's leading scorer in 2002-03) for 15-20 games in Kamloops and he was probably the only other player I can think of who controlled games when he wanted to," Gutierrez added. "Mueller's definitely a player who doesn't come around too often."
Is Peter Mueller the best player in the WHL? Best 18 year old in the WHL? Best forward in the WHL? I know some fans say he's not the best player on his team, and rightfully so. Leland Irving looks like a world beater. Anyway, take a read, it's a hometown homer article, but does it have any validity?