Eddie_Mazur
Eddie Mazur
Canadian ice hockey player
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.
| 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 | ||
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
Regular season and playoffs
| 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 | ||||
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1948)
- PCHL Northern Second All-Star Team (1950)
- PCHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
- PCHL Championship (1951)
- Stanley Cup Championship (1953)
- AHL Second All-Star Team (1957 & 1959)
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1953)
- WHL Championship (1956)
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1995
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Helen Edwards (2019). The History of Professional Hockey in Victoria: BC: 1911-2011. FriesenPress. p. 398. ISBN 9781525538063.
- "Eddie Mazur". Hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- Klein, J.Z. (May 16, 2012). "With Three Postseason Goals, Rangers' Kreider Ties Obscure Record". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- "Chris Kreider's playoff run now record setting as Rangers rookie scores again". The Star Ledger. May 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Eddie Mazur’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Eddie Mazur's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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