Jamal Mayers
Jamal Mayers (born October 24, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger. He played a total of 15 seasons in the NHL. He currently works as an analyst for the NHL Network.
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| Born | October 24, 1974 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shot | Right |
| Played for | St. Louis Blues Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks |
| National team |  Canada
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| NHL Draft | 89th overall, 1993 St. Louis Blues |
| Playing career | 1996–2013 |
He was drafted with the 89th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut with the Blues during 1998-99 NHL season. He went on to play 10 seasons with the St. Louis Blues before he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
He played 2 seasons with the Maple Leafs before being traded to the Calgary Flames along with Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman and Ian White in exchange for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjöström and prospect Keith Aulie. At the end of the 2009-10 he signed a one-year contract with the San Jose Sharks.
He was not resigned by the Sharks for the 2011–2012 season and he signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2011. On June 24, 2013, He won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks after they defeated the Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.[1]
On December 13, 2013, he announced that he was retiring from the National Hockey League.[2]
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Mayers in 2006 with the St. Louis Blues
References
- ↑ "Blackhawks' late goals stun Bruins to win Cup". NHL. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ↑ "Veteran forward Mayers announces retirement". NHL. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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