Jim Mayer

Jim Mayer (born October 30, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 74 games in the World Hockey Association and 4 games in the National Hockey League between 1976 and 1980. Mayer was born in Capreol, Ontario, and played with the New England Whalers, Calgary Cowboys, Edmonton Oilers, and the New York Rangers.

Career Mayer played junior hockey with the Chelmsford Canadiens and won the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year award in the 1971–72 season. He was drafted 239th overall by the Rangers in the 1974 NHL amateur draft. In the 1978–79 CHL season, Mayer scored 33 goals, and 43 assists with the Dallas Black Hawks, and was a second-team all-star in the Central Hockey League.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Chelmsford Canadiens NOJHL 52 31 42 73 39 6 3 2 5 9 1972–73 Michigan Tech WCHA 32 6 10 16 10 — — — — — 1973–74 Michigan Tech WCHA 30 3 9 12 24 — — — — — 1974–75 Michigan Tech WCHA 26 9 7 16 12 — — — — — 1975–76 Michigan Tech WCHA 43 29 42 71 58 — — — — — 1976–77 Calgary Cowboys WHA 21 2 3 5 0 — — — — — 1976–77 Tidewater Sharks SHL 23 11 12 23 8 — — — — — 1976–77 Erie Blades NAHL 14 5 4 9 15 — — — — — 1977–78 New England Whalers WHA 51 11 9 20 21 — — — — — 1977–78 Springfield Indians AHL 19 6 7 13 31 4 0 2 2 6 1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1978–79 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 64 33 43 76 78 9 4 6 10 14 1979–80 New York Rangers NHL 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 62 32 35 67 91 10 7 2 9 25 1980–81 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 13 1 5 6 2 — — — — — 1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 50 13 9 22 36 5 0 2 2 2 1980–81 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 10 1 4 5 6 — — — — — 1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 75 11 23 34 33 4 2 3 5 0 WHA totals 74 13 12 25 21 — — — — — NHL totals 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —