Eddie Mazur

Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur (July 25, 1929 – July 3, 1995) 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.

Playing career 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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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

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