Jay Mazur

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Jay Mazur
Born (1965-01-22) January 22, 1965 (age 59)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Vancouver Canucks
NHL Draft 230th overall, 1983
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 1987–2001

Jay Mazur (born January 22, 1965) is a Canadian-born American former professional ice hockey forward. He played 47 games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks between 1988 and 1992, spending the rest of his career in the minor leagues before retiring in 2001.

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Personal life

Mazur was born in Hamilton, Ontario and raised in Akron, Ohio. Mazur's father was a petroleum engineer who spent time in both the US and Canada. Mazur was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 12th round of the 1983 NHL Entry Draft from Breck HS in Minnesota. Mazur then spent four years at the University of Maine, where he earned a degree in physical education.

Playing career

Mazur turned pro in 1987 and signed with the Canucks. His first three pro seasons were spent primarily with the Canucks' IHL farm teams where he was a productive scorer, although he did manage to earn two callups and gain six games of NHL experience. While his size (6'1" 210 lbs) and scoring touch were attractive to a small Canuck team, he needed time in the IHL to work on his skating, which was marginal by NHL standards.

Mazur had a strong training camp in 1990 to crack Vancouver's NHL squad full-time. Unfortunately, though, his season was curtailed by two major injuries which limited him to only 36 games. However, he was productive in his limited action, finishing with 11 goals and 18 points. He also played in all 6 playoff games in Vancouver's opening-round loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Mazur was again on the Canucks' roster to start the 1991–92 season, although he was seeing limited action as a depth player. Following the team's signing of Russian superstar forward Pavel Bure a month into the season on October 31, Mazur was the odd man out and was reassigned to the AHL.

He spent three more years in Vancouver's farm system before finally parting ways with the Canucks in 1994. He then became something of a hockey nomad, playing for 8 different pro teams in 5 different minor-pro leagues, as well as brief stops in Italy and Germany, before retiring in 2001.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement he returned to Maine, where he currently coaches high-school hockey at Scarborough High School and was a Gym Teacher at Scarborough Middle School. [1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Breck School HS-MN——————————
1983–84 University of Maine ECAC 341492314—————
1984–85 University of MaineECAC3106620—————
1985–86 University of MaineECAC34571218—————
1986–87 University of MaineECAC391610266131234
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 4317112836—————
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 3114620281542638
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL73333164861165112
1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10000—————
1989–90 Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL702027476363036
1989–90 Vancouver CanucksNHL50004—————
1990–91 Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL723521—————
1990–91 Vancouver CanucksNHL36117181460118
1991–92 Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL561720374952350
1991–92 Vancouver CanucksNHL50002—————
1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 5921173830—————
1993–94 Hamilton CanucksAHL784055954042244
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL642327506410112
1995–96 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 1078156—————
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL1652716—————
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL38117183919371019
1996–97 Milano 24 Alps 1324623—————
1996–97 EV Duisburg GER-2 3828265434—————
1997–98 Pee Dee Pride ECHL692533585582682
1998–99 Alexandria Warthogs WPHL 6122537512—————
1999–00 Alexandria WarthogsWPHL4721345527—————
2000–01 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 4315456012—————
2000–01 New Haven Knights UHL218152310—————
AHL totals2229187178153389112061
IHL totals313112119231319231192010
NHL totals47117182060118

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References

  1. ↑ "Ever the motivator, and still the coach". Portland Press Herald. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.
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