Eddie Mazur
Eddie Mazur | |||
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Born |
Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada | July 25, 1929||
Died |
July 3, 1995 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 65)||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence/Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Chicago Black Hawks Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1948–1965 |
Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur(July 25, 1929 – July 3, 1995)[1]was a Canadianice hockeyforward.He played in theNational Hockey Leaguewith theMontreal CanadiensandChicago Black Hawksbetween 1951 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues.
Playing career
[edit]Mazur started hisNational Hockey Leaguecareer with theMontreal Canadiensin1951.He played in the 1951, 1952 and 1953 playoffs for the Canadiens prior to ever playing a regular season game in the NHL.[2]He became the first player in NHL history to score four playoff goals prior to playing a regular season game.[3]Chris Kreiderof theNew York Rangersexceeded that mark with five goals in the 2012 postseason.[4]He would also play with theChicago Black Hawks.He would leave the NHL after the1957 season.He retired from hockey in 1965. He won theStanley Cupin1953with theMontreal Canadiens.EDDIE MAZUR also played for the VICTORIA COUGARS in the Western League. As
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1947–48 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
1947–48 | Winnipeg Monarchs | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
1948–49 | Dallas Texans | USHL | 66 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
1949–50 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 65 | 33 | 26 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1950–51 | Vancouver Canucks | PCHL | 70 | 43 | 30 | 73 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
1950–51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1951–52 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 60 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1951–52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
1952–53 | Vancouver Canucks | WHL | 51 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1952–53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | ||
1953–54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 67 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 95 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | ||
1954–55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 19 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 27 | ||
1955–56 | Winnipeg Warriors | WHL | 70 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 72 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | ||
1956–57 | Chicago Black Hawks | NHL | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1956–57 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 47 | 24 | 40 | 64 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||
1957–58 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 59 | 22 | 40 | 64 | 90 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | ||
1958–59 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 70 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
1959–60 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 61 | 29 | 24 | 53 | 79 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | ||
1960–61 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 72 | 30 | 39 | 69 | 73 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||
1961–62 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 70 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
1962–63 | Providence Reds | AHL | 72 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
1963–64 | Providence Reds | AHL | 64 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
1964–65 | Victoria Maple Leafs | WHL | 62 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
1965–66 | Gander Flyers | NFSHL | 25 | 22 | 37 | 59 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 575 | 223 | 280 | 503 | 590 | 42 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 87 | ||||
NHL totals | 107 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 118 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
Awards and achievements
[edit]- Turnbull CupMJHLChampionship (1948)
- PCHLNorthern Second All-Star Team (1950)
- PCHLSecond All-Star Team (1951)
- PCHLChampionship (1951)
- Stanley CupChampionship (1953)
- AHLSecond All-Star Team (1957 & 1959)
- Played inNHLAll-Star Game (1953)
- WHLChampionship (1956)
- Inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museumin 1995
- Honoured Member of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References
[edit]- ^Helen Edwards (2019).The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011.FriesenPress.p. 398.ISBN9781525538063.
- ^"Eddie Mazur".Hockeydb.Retrieved2012-05-17.
- ^Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012)."With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers' Kreider Ties Obscure Record".The New York Times.Retrieved2012-05-17.
- ^"Chris Kreider's playoff run now record setting as Rangers rookie scores again".The Star Ledger.May 20, 2012.Retrieved2012-05-29.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics fromNHL,orEliteprospects,orHockey-Reference,orThe Internet Hockey Database
- Eddie Mazur’s biographyatManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Eddie Mazur's biographyatManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- 1929 births
- 1995 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players
- Dallas Texans (USHL) players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- Montreal Royals (QSHL) players
- Providence Reds players
- Rochester Americans players
- Ice hockey people from Winnipeg
- Stanley Cup champions
- Winnipeg Monarchs players
- Winnipeg Warriors (minor pro) players
- Vancouver Canucks (WHL) players
- Victoria Maple Leafs players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1920s births stubs