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Eddie Mazur

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Eddie Mazur
Born (1929-07-25)July 25, 1929
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died July 3, 1995(1995-07-03) (aged 65)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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 Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

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Mazur started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1951. 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 Kreider of the New York Rangers exceeded that mark with five goals in the 2012 postseason.[4] He would also play with the Chicago Black Hawks. He would leave the NHL after the 1957 season. He retired from hockey in 1965. He won the Stanley Cup in 1953 with the Montreal Canadiens. EDDIE MAZUR also played for the VICTORIA COUGARS in the Western League. As

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
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

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References

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  1. ^ Helen Edwards (2019). The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011. FriesenPress. p. 398. ISBN 9781525538063.
  2. ^ "Eddie Mazur". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  3. ^ Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012). "With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers' Kreider Ties Obscure Record". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  4. ^ "Chris Kreider's playoff run now record setting as Rangers rookie scores again". The Star Ledger. May 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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