GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday signed former Michigan State forward Chris Mueller to an amateur tryout and assigned defenseman Jason Jozsa to ECHL Las Vegas.

Mueller, 22, recently completed his senior season and second year as an alternate captain at Michigan State, where he ranked fifth on the Spartans with 27 points (13-14—27) in 42 games. Over the course of his four-year career with the Green and White, the West Seneca, New York, native tallied 104 points (42-62—104) and 141 penalty minutes in 166 contests.

In 2006-07, Mueller was a key part of the Spartans’ first NCAA Championship squad in 21 years, leading the team with 10 points (tied), five goals (tied) and a plus-nine rating during the postseason and earning a spot on the NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team. During the regular season of his junior campaign, he set career highs with 16 goals and 32 points to place fourth on the Spartans in scoring.

Mueller, who was selected as MSU’s Outstanding Rookie for 2004-05, will be available to make his professional debut on Friday when the Griffins host the Manitoba Moose at 7 p.m. The game will be televised live on Comcast 20 in Grand Rapids and Lansing and Comcast 190 in Southeast Michigan.

Jozsa, 26, joined Grand Rapids on a pro tryout on Feb. 21 before signing a standard player’s contract one week later. He contributed six points (1-5—6) and 12 PIM in 23 games with the Griffins, notching his first AHL point with an assist on Feb. 24 at Ouad City and netting his first AHL goal on March 30 at Chicago. Jozsa returns to the Wranglers, where he shows 30 points (2-28—30) and 28 PIM in 49 games this season.