Gerry Mayhew (ice hockey)

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Gerry Mayhew
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Mayhew at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1992-12-31) December 31, 1992 (age 31)
Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 Rockford IceHogs
Minnesota Wild
Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim Ducks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Gerald Alfano Mayhew (born December 31, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL).

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Early life

Mayhew was born on December 31, 1992, in Wyandotte, Michigan, [1] to Gerald and Catherine Mayhew. [2] He grew up about 20 minutes outside of Detroit and Joe Louis Arena, and would frequently attend Detroit Red Wings games through his childhood. Mayhew's favorite ice hockey players were Steve Yzerman and Brett Hull. [3] Unlike many youth hockey players in Michigan, Mayhew declined the opportunity to play minor ice hockey for the Little Caesars program, preferring instead to focus on his school team. [4] He attended Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, leading their ice hockey team to a state championship in 2011. That year, he scored 48 goals and 57 assists and was crowned Michigan's "Mr. Hockey", an award given to the top boys' ice hockey player in the state. [5]

Playing career

Mayhew attended high school at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Michigan) where he won the 2011 Michigan High School Athletic Association ice hockey state championship. Undrafted, Mayhew would play four years of university hockey with the Ferris State Bulldogs of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association before turning professional by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League on March 9, 2017. [6] Mayhew played the remainder of the 2016–17 season with the Wild, scoring six goals and seven points in 17 appearances with the club before being inked to an AHL contract for the following season. [7] After being re-signed for another season, Mayhew put up 60 points in 71 games, and was rewarded with a two-year, two-way contract by the Minnesota Wild, Iowa's National Hockey League affiliate, on May 10, 2019. [8]

After putting up six points in the first four games of the 2019–20 AHL season, Mayhew was called up by the Wild on October 13. He made his NHL debut on October 15, scoring a goal in a 4–2 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs. [9]

Leaving the Wild organization after five seasons, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way $800,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 28, 2021. [10] Starting the 2021–22 season with AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Mayhew collected 9 goals in 24 games. Recalled to the NHL, Mayhew featured in 25 games for the struggling Flyers, recording a career best 6 goals, before he was claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks on March 20, 2022. [11]

On July 15, 2022, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers. [12] He remained in the Panthers organization for two seasons, playing exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.

As a free agent leading into the 2024–25 season, Mayhew was belatedly signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs, affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks, on October 27, 2024. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2011–12 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 582013333821012
2012–13 Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL5916284425—————
2013–14 Ferris State Bulldogs WCHA 368122014—————
2014–15 Ferris State BulldogsWCHA4011122332—————
2015–16 Ferris State BulldogsWCHA4116254159—————
2016–17 Ferris State BulldogsWCHA3317183561—————
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 176174—————
2017–18 Iowa WildAHL7216163236—————
2018–19 Iowa WildAHL712733605111921120
2019–20 Iowa WildAHL4939226168—————
2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 132022—————
2020–21 Minnesota WildNHL40110—————
2020–21 Iowa WildAHL19991819—————
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL24971620—————
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL2560610—————
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL155168—————
2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL692420446850000
2023–24 Charlotte CheckersAHL681918374031124
NHL totals571321520—————

Awards and honors

AwardsYear
High school (North America)
MHSAA State Championship2011
College
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2014, 2016
WHCA Second All-Star Team2016
WCHA First All-Star Team 2017
AHL
All-Star Game 2020 [14]
Les Cunningham Award 2020 [15]
Second All-Star Team 2020 [16]
Willie Marshall Award 2020

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  2. ↑ Myers, Dan (October 13, 2019). "Mayhew ready to do whatever it takes to stick in Minnesota". National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Mizutani, Dane (February 27, 2020). "Wild winger Gerald Mayhew thankful for Detroit homecoming". St. Paul Pioneer Press . Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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  5. ↑ Vanassche, Jack (February 29, 2020). "Wyandotte Roosevelt grad Gerald Mayhew returns home with NHL's Minnesota Wild". The News-Herald . Southgate, MI. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wyandotte's Gerald Mayhew signs contract with AHL's Iowa Wild". mihockey.com/. March 9, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Iowa Wild Sign Gerald Mayhew for 2017–18 season". Iowa Wild. May 3, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
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  10. ↑ "Flyers sign five players to two-way deals". Philadelphia Flyers. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
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