Jay Mazur
Born (1965-01-22) January 22, 1965
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 19872001

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.

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 Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1982–83 Breck School HS-MN
1983–84 University of Maine ECAC 341492314
1984–85 University of Maine ECAC 3106620
1985–86 University of Maine ECAC 34571218
1986–87 University of Maine ECAC 3916102661 31234
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 4317112836
1987–88 Fredericton Express AHL 311462028 1542638
1988–89 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7333316486 1165112
1988–89 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10000
1989–90 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 7020274763 63036
1989–90 Vancouver Canucks NHL 50004
1990–91 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 723521
1990–91 Vancouver Canucks NHL 361171814 60118
1991–92 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 5617203749 52350
1991–92 Vancouver Canucks NHL 50002
1992–93 Hamilton Canucks AHL 5921173830
1993–94 Hamilton Canucks AHL 7840559540 42244
1994–95 Detroit Vipers IHL 6423275064 10112
1995–96 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 1078156
1995–96 Rochester Americans AHL 1652716
1995–96 Portland Pirates AHL 381171839 19371019
1996–97 Milano 24 Alps 1324623
1996–97 EV Duisburg GER-2 3828265434
1997–98 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 6925335855 82682
1998–99 Alexandria Warthogs WPHL 6122537512
1999–00 Alexandria Warthogs WPHL 4721345527
2000–01 Mohawk Valley Prowlers UHL 4315456012
2000–01 New Haven Knights UHL 218152310
AHL totals 2229187178153 389112061
IHL totals 313112119231319 231192010
NHL totals 471171820 60118

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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