Jay Mazur

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.

For labor unionist, see Jay Mazur (labor union president).

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

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 call-ups 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		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982–83	Breck School	HS-MN		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	University of Maine	ECAC		34	14	9	23	14		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	University of Maine	ECAC		31	0	6	6	20		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	University of Maine	ECAC		34	5	7	12	18		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	University of Maine	ECAC		39	16	10	26	61		3	1	2	3	4
1987–88	Flint Spirits	IHL		43	17	11	28	36		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Fredericton Express	AHL		31	14	6	20	28		15	4	2	6	38
1988–89	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		73	33	31	64	86		11	6	5	11	2
1988–89	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		70	20	27	47	63		6	3	0	3	6
1989–90	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		5	0	0	0	4		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		7	2	3	5	21		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		36	11	7	18	14		6	0	1	1	8
1991–92	Milwaukee Admirals	IHL		56	17	20	37	49		5	2	3	5	0
1991–92	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		59	21	17	38	30		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Hamilton Canucks	AHL		78	40	55	95	40		4	2	2	4	4
1994–95	Detroit Vipers	IHL		64	23	27	50	64		1	0	1	1	2
1995–96	Tallahassee Tiger Sharks	ECHL		10	7	8	15	6		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rochester Americans	AHL		16	5	2	7	16		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Portland Pirates	AHL		38	11	7	18	39		19	3	7	10	19
1996–97	Milano 24	Alps		13	2	4	6	23		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	EV Duisburg	GER-2		38	28	26	54	34		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Pee Dee Pride	ECHL		69	25	33	58	55		8	2	6	8	2
1998–99	Alexandria Warthogs	WPHL		61	22	53	75	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–00	Alexandria Warthogs	WPHL		47	21	34	55	27		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Mohawk Valley Prowlers	UHL		43	15	45	60	12		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	New Haven Knights	UHL		21	8	15	23	10		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				222	91	87	178	153		38	9	11	20	61
IHL totals				313	112	119	231	319		23	11	9	20	10
NHL totals				47	11	7	18	20		6	0	1	1	8

References

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com