Shot Right Role Ice hockey player Career end 2006 Height 1.82 m Position Defenseman | Playing career Weight 93 kg Name Derek Mayer Career start 1989 | |
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Born May 21, 1967 (age 57) Rossland, BC, CAN ( 1967-05-21 ) NHL Draft 43rd overall, 1986Detroit Red Wings | ||
Derek Christopher Mayer (born May 21, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He played 17 games for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also a member of the Canadian team at the 1994 Olympics. He played most of his professional playing career in Europe and currently is an assistant coach for EHC Red Bull München in Germany's top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
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Playing career
Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL draft (43 overall), he graduated from the University of Denver in 1988 and the spent some time in the Canadian national team system. Mayer then signed with AHL's Adirondack Red Wings for the 1989-90 season, where he spent a total of three season, interrupted and followed by stints with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–91 and 1991–92).
Mayer made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993-94 season. He played a total of 17 games in the NHL.
He played at the 1993 World Championships and won silver at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, with the Canadian national team.
From 1996 to 2001, Mayer played for Eisbären Berlin in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga, followed by four years at EC Bad Tölz in the German second division and one year at German Oberliga side SC Riessersee.
He retired in 2006.
Career statistics
--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1984-85 Penticton Knights BCJHL 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --1985-86 U. of Denver NCAA 44 2 7 9 42 -- -- -- -- --1986-87 U. of Denver NCAA 38 5 17 22 87 -- -- -- -- --1987-88 U. of Denver NCAA 34 5 16 21 82 -- -- -- -- --1988-89 Canadian National Team Intl 58 3 13 16 81 -- -- -- -- --1989-90 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 62 4 26 30 56 5 0 6 6 41990-91 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 21 4 9 13 20 2 0 1 1 01990-91 San Diego Gulls IHL 31 9 24 33 31 -- -- -- -- --1991-92 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 25 4 11 15 31 -- -- -- -- --1991-92 San Diego Gulls IHL 30 7 16 23 47 4 0 0 0 201992-93 Canadian National Team Intl 64 12 28 40 108 -- -- -- -- --1993-94 Ottawa Senators NHL 17 2 2 4 8 -- -- -- -- --1993-94 Canadian National Team Intl 57 5 17 22 79 -- -- -- -- --1994-95 Atlanta Knights IHL 55 7 17 24 77 5 1 1 2 101995-96 Canadian National Team Intl 12 1 4 5 25 -- -- -- -- --1995-96 Tappara Tampere FNL 50 17 8 25 96 4 3 4 7 181996-97 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 47 7 14 21 134 -- -- -- -- --1997-98 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 47 7 11 18 77 -- -- -- -- --1998-99 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 41 6 12 18 34 -- -- -- -- --1999-00 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 40 2 7 9 44 -- -- -- -- --2000-01 Berlin Polar Bears DEL 20 1 3 4 46 -- -- -- -- --2001-02 Bad Toelz EC 2.GBu 46 10 23 33 79 3 0 0 0 42002-03 Bad Toelz EC 2.GBu 49 2 18 20 123 -- -- -- -- --2003-04 Bad Toelz EC 2.GBu 42 1 18 19 128 -- -- -- -- --2004-05 Bad Toelz EC 2.GBu 38 6 19 25 75 -- -- -- -- --2005-06 Riessersee SC GerOb 49 11 37 48 178 -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL Totals 17 2 2 4 8 -- -- -- -- --Coaching career
Mayer began his coaching career 2006 at Eisbären Berlin Juniors and signed on 24 June 2009 a contract as Assistant Coach of Nürnberg Ice Tigers. In June 2015, Mayer joined the coaching staff of EHC Red Bull München in Germany as an assistant.