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Eddie Mazur

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Position
  
Defence/Left Wing

Height
  
1.88 m

Name
  
Eddie Mazur


Playing career
  
1948–1965

Shot
  
Left

Weight
  
96 kg

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Born
  
July 25, 1929 Winnipeg, MB, CAN (
1929-07-25
)

Died
  
July 3, 1995, Winnipeg, Canada

Played for
  
Victoria Maple Leafs, Providence Reds

Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur (July 25, 1929 – July 3, 1995) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.

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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. He became the first player in NHL history to score four playoff goals prior to playing a regular season game. Chris Kreider of the New York Rangers exceeded that mark with five goals in the 2012 postseason. 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.

Awards and achievements

  • 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
  • References

    Eddie Mazur Wikipedia