John Mayasich
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Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S. | May 22, 1933||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1951–1971 | ||||||||||||||||
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John Edward Mayasich (Croatian: Meašić; born May 22, 1933) is an American former
While attending the University of Minnesota, Mayasich set the NCAA tournament record for most points scored in a game with eight against Michigan in 1954. Mayasich won the Western Collegiate Hockey Association scoring title in 1954 and 1955 and was an All-American three years in a row at his university.[2]
Mayasich was inducted into the
Career
Mayasich was born in Minnesota, to Croatian parents who had immigrated from the former Yugoslavia.[1]
He attended Eveleth High School in Eveleth, Minnesota, and participated in a number of sports. During his high school hockey career, he set many individual records and helped his team achieve additional team records that stand even today. Among those records are the 46 total points he recorded at numerous state tournament games and helping his team win four consecutive state championships from 1948 to 1951.[4]
Mayasich played on both the
He is the Minnesota Gophers' all-time leading scorer with 144 goals and 154 assists in 111 games played, an average of about 1.3 goals per game. Mayasich also held scoring records in the high school ranks. While he still holds most state tournament records, a pair of Gophers, Dave Spehar and John Pohl, have since broken his all-time career scoring mark. Coach Doug Woog pointed out, "We drew the parallel with Dave Spehar," Woog said. "He (Spehar) was the most contemporary state tournament phenom; he had three hat tricks. John had seven. His numbers are phenomenal."
Despite his stellar accomplishments in college and international hockey, Mayasich never got any offers to pursue an
Awards and honors
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All- Second Team
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1951–52
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AHCA Second Team All-American | 1951–52
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All- First Team
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1952–53
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AHCA First Team All-American | 1952–53
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All-Tournament Second Team
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1953
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All- First Team
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1953–54
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AHCA First Team All-American | 1953–54
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All-Tournament First Team
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1954
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All- First Team
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1954–55
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AHCA Second Team All-American | 1954–55
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IIHF 1962 Ice Hockey World Championships best defenseman | 1962 | |
IIHF Hall of Fame | 1997 | [9] |
Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame. | 2024 | [10] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Dražen Brajdić, Zoran Vitas (August 26, 2016) Ja sam Hrvatica, ali u majici s austrijskim grbom, Večernji list. Retrieved December 26, 2016 (in Croatian)
- ^ Inside College Hockey | AHCA All-Americans
- ^ "Simply the best". November 22, 2011.
- ^ Minnesota State High School League 2009 Yearbook[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Quiet American John Mayasich was a wizard on ice but never got a shot to prove it in the NHL".
- ^ Vogl, John (September 30, 2012). Prospects Game proof America's got hockey talent Archived February 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
- ^ "John Mayasich". Archived from the original on October 23, 2006.
- ^ a b "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
- ^ "Wild grants State of Hockey Legacy Award to John Mayasich". National Hockey League. February 23, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Croatian American Sports Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees". croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. May 7, 2024.
- 20 great Minnesotans in hockey[permanent dead link] by John McGourty, NHL.com. (January 16, 2004)
- U hockey program will retire John Mayasich's number this weekend by Tim Nichols, The Minnesota Daily. (November 13, 1998)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Gopher Hockey History Player Info