Jeff Serowik

Jeffrey Michael Serowik (born January 10, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 28 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1990 and 1998. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1990 to 2000, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career Serowik was drafted 85th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1985 NHL entry draft and played one game for them during the 1990–91 NHL season. He mainly played in the American Hockey League for the St. John's Maple Leafs. He signed with the Florida Panthers in 1993, but spent the entire season in the International Hockey League with the Cincinnati Cyclones, thus never playing a game for the Panthers.

In 1994, Serowik signed with the Boston Bruins and played a second NHL game. Like his Toronto stint, he played mainly in the AHL, suiting up for the Providence Bruins. He signed with the Chicago Blackhawks in 1995 but never played for them, instead playing in the IHL, splitting the season with the Indianapolis Ice and the Las Vegas Thunder. He stayed in the IHL with a second year at Las Vegas and then with the Kansas City Blades.

In 1998, he signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins and got more ice time, playing 26 games and scoring 6 assists before suffering a serious head injury. He missed the rest of that season and the entire 1999–00 NHL season before eventually retiring.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Manchester High School West HS-NH 21 12 22 24 — — — — — — 1984–85 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep 24 8 25 33 — — — — — — 1985–86 Lawrence Academy HS-Prep — — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Providence College HE 33 3 8 11 22 — — — — — 1987–88 Providence College HE 33 3 9 12 44 — — — — — 1988–89 Providence College HE 35 3 14 17 48 — — — — — 1989–90 Providence College HE 35 6 19 25 34 — — — — — 1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL 60 8 15 23 45 — — — — — 1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78 11 34 45 60 16 4 9 13 22 1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 77 19 35 54 92 9 1 5 6 8 1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 79 6 21 27 98 7 0 1 1 8 1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 78 28 34 62 102 13 4 6 10 10 1994–95 Boston Bruins NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL 69 20 23 43 86 — — — — — 1995–96 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 13 7 6 13 18 15 6 5 11 16 1996–97 Las Vegas Thunder IHL 42 5 19 24 34 3 0 0 0 4 1997–98 Kansas City Blades IHL 77 14 35 49 50 11 2 5 7 12 1998–99 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 26 0 6 6 16 — — — — — AHL totals 293 66 118 184 299 38 9 20 29 40 IHL totals 280 52 104 156 286 36 8 11 19 40 NHL totals 28 0 6 6 16 — — — — —

Awards and honors Award Year All-Hockey East Second Team 1989–90