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Gerry Mayhew
Mayhew at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game
Born (1992-12-31) December 31, 1992 (age 31)
Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
AHL team
Former teams		 Rockford IceHogs
Minnesota Wild
Philadelphia Flyers
Anaheim Ducks
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2017–present

Gerald Alfano Mayhew (born December 31, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey winger who is currently playing for the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Early life

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Mayhew was born on December 31, 1992, in Wyandotte, Michigan,[1] to Gerald and Catherine Mayhew.[2] He grew up about 20 minutes outside of Detroit and Joe Louis Arena, and would frequently attend Detroit Red Wings games through his childhood. Mayhew's favorite ice hockey players were Steve Yzerman and Brett Hull.[3] Unlike many youth hockey players in Michigan, Mayhew declined the opportunity to play minor ice hockey for the Little Caesars program, preferring instead to focus on his school team.[4] He attended Roosevelt High School in Wyandotte, leading their ice hockey team to a state championship in 2011. That year, he scored 48 goals and 57 assists and was crowned Michigan's "Mr. Hockey", an award given to the top boys' ice hockey player in the state.[5]

Playing career

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Mayhew attended high school at Theodore Roosevelt High School (Michigan) where he won the 2011 Michigan High School Athletic Association ice hockey state championship. Undrafted, Mayhew would play four years of university hockey with the Ferris State Bulldogs of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association before turning professional by signing an amateur tryout agreement with the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League on March 9, 2017.[6] Mayhew played the remainder of the 2016–17 season with the Wild, scoring six goals and seven points in 17 appearances with the club before being inked to an AHL contract for the following season.[7] After being re-signed for another season, Mayhew put up 60 points in 71 games, and was rewarded with a two-year, two-way contract by the Minnesota Wild, Iowa's National Hockey League affiliate, on May 10, 2019.[8]

After putting up six points in the first four games of the 2019–20 AHL season, Mayhew was called up by the Wild on October 13. He made his NHL debut on October 15, scoring a goal in a 4–2 loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[9]

Leaving the Wild organization after five seasons, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way $800,000 contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on July 28, 2021.[10] Starting the 2021–22 season with AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Mayhew collected 9 goals in 24 games. Recalled to the NHL, Mayhew featured in 25 games for the struggling Flyers, recording a career best 6 goals, before he was claimed off waivers by the Anaheim Ducks on March 20, 2022.[11]

On July 15, 2022, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers.[12] He remained in the Panthers organization for two seasons, playing exclusively with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers.

As a free agent leading into the 2024–25 season, Mayhew was belatedly signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs, affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks, on October 27, 2024.[13]

Career statistics

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 58 20 13 33 38 2 1 0 1 2
2012–13 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 59 16 28 44 25 — — — — —
2013–14 Ferris State Bulldogs WCHA 36 8 12 20 14 — — — — —
2014–15 Ferris State Bulldogs WCHA 40 11 12 23 32 — — — — —
2015–16 Ferris State Bulldogs WCHA 41 16 25 41 59 — — — — —
2016–17 Ferris State Bulldogs WCHA 33 17 18 35 61 — — — — —
2016–17 Iowa Wild AHL 17 6 1 7 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Iowa Wild AHL 72 16 16 32 36 — — — — —
2018–19 Iowa Wild AHL 71 27 33 60 51 11 9 2 11 20
2019–20 Iowa Wild AHL 49 39 22 61 68 — — — — —
2019–20 Minnesota Wild NHL 13 2 0 2 2 — — — — —
2020–21 Minnesota Wild NHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Iowa Wild AHL 19 9 9 18 19 — — — — —
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 24 9 7 16 20 — — — — —
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 25 6 0 6 10 — — — — —
2021–22 Anaheim Ducks NHL 15 5 1 6 8 — — — — —
2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69 24 20 44 68 5 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Charlotte Checkers AHL 68 19 18 37 40 3 1 1 2 4
NHL totals 57 13 2 15 20 — — — — —

Awards and honors

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Awards Year
High school (North America)
MHSAA State Championship 2011
College
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2014, 2016
WHCA Second All-Star Team 2016
WCHA First All-Star Team 2017
AHL
All-Star Game 2020 [14]
Les Cunningham Award 2020 [15]
Second All-Star Team 2020 [16]
Willie Marshall Award 2020

References

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  1. ^ "Gerry Mayhew Stats and News". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Myers, Dan (October 13, 2019). "Mayhew ready to do whatever it takes to stick in Minnesota". National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Mizutani, Dane (February 27, 2020). "Wild winger Gerald Mayhew thankful for Detroit homecoming". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Myers, Dan (May 10, 2019). "Mayhew's well-earned NHL contract came the hard way". National Hockey League. Minnesota Wild. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Vanassche, Jack (February 29, 2020). "Wyandotte Roosevelt grad Gerald Mayhew returns home with NHL's Minnesota Wild". The News-Herald. Southgate, MI. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Wyandotte's Gerald Mayhew signs contract with AHL's Iowa Wild". mihockey.com/. March 9, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "Iowa Wild Sign Gerald Mayhew for 2017–18 season". Iowa Wild. May 3, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Wild signs Mayhew to a two-year, two-way contract". Minnesota Wild. May 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "It's #GerryTime: Wild rookie Mayhew shines in debut". Fox Sports. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Flyers sign five players to two-way deals". Philadelphia Flyers. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ducks Claim Mayhew on Waivers from Philadelphia". National Hockey League. Anaheim Ducks. March 20, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "Panthers agree to terms with Forward Gerry Mayhew". Florida Panthers. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  13. ^ "IceHogs sign former AHL MVP Mayhew". American Hockey League. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "Bracco, Liljegren added to All-Star roster". American Hockey League. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  15. ^ Pr, Ahl. "Wild's Mayhew voted AHL MVP". theahl.com. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  16. ^ "2019-20 AHL First, Second All-Star Team announced". American Hockey League. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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