| Gerry Mayhew | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mayhew at the 2020 AHL All-Star Game | |||
| Born | (1992-12-31)December 31, 1992 (age 32) Wyandotte, Michigan, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg; 11 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| AHL team Former teams | Iowa Wild Minnesota Wild Philadelphia Flyers Anaheim Ducks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
Gerald Alfano Mayhew (born December 31, 1992) is an American professionalice hockeywinger. He currently plays for theIowa Wild in theAmerican Hockey League (AHL).
Mayhew was born on December 31, 1992, inWyandotte, Michigan,[1] to Gerald and Catherine Mayhew.[2] He grew up about 20 minutes outside of Detroit andJoe Louis Arena, and would frequently attendDetroit Red Wings games through his childhood. Mayhew's favorite ice hockey players wereSteve Yzerman andBrett Hull.[3] Unlike many youth hockey players in Michigan, Mayhew declined the opportunity to playminor ice hockey for the Little Caesars organization, preferring instead to focus on his school team.[4] He attendedRoosevelt High School in Wyandotte, leading their ice hockey team to a state championship in 2011. That year, he scored 48goals and 57assists and was crowned Michigan's "Mr. Hockey", an award given to the top boys' ice hockey player in the state.[5]
Mayhew attended high school atTheodore Roosevelt High School (Michigan) where he won the 2011Michigan High School Athletic Association ice hockey state championship. Undrafted, Mayhew would play four years of university hockey with theFerris State Bulldogs of theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association before turning professional by signing an amateur tryout agreement with theIowa Wild of theAmerican Hockey League on March 9, 2017.[6] Mayhew played the remainder of the2016–17 season with the Wild, scoring six goals and seven points in 17 appearances with the club before being inked to an AHL contract for the following season.[7] After being re-signed for another season, Mayhew put up 60 points in 71 games, and was rewarded with a two-year, two-way contract by theMinnesota Wild, Iowa'sNational Hockey League affiliate, on May 10, 2019.[8]
After putting up six points in the first four games of the2019–20 season, Mayhew was called up by the Wild on October 13. He made his NHL debut on October 15, scoring a goal in a 4–2 loss against theToronto Maple Leafs.[9]
Leaving the Wild organization after five seasons, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way $800,000 contract with thePhiladelphia Flyers on July 28, 2021.[10] Starting the2021–22 season with AHL affiliate, theLehigh Valley Phantoms, Mayhew collected 9 goals in 24 games. Recalled to the NHL, Mayhew featured in 25 games for the struggling Flyers, recording a career best 6 goals, before he was claimed offwaivers by the Anaheim Ducks on March 20, 2022.[11]
On July 15, 2022, Mayhew was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with theFlorida Panthers.[12] He remained in the Panthers organization for two seasons, playing exclusively with AHL affiliate, theCharlotte Checkers.
As a free agent leading into the2024–25 season, Mayhew was belatedly signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Rockford IceHogs, affiliate to theChicago Blackhawks, on October 27, 2024.[13] He signed a contract to return to the Iowa Wild for the2025–26 season.[14]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 58 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 59 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ferris State Bulldogs | WCHA | 36 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Ferris State Bulldogs | WCHA | 40 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Ferris State Bulldogs | WCHA | 41 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ferris State Bulldogs | WCHA | 33 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 17 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 72 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 71 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 51 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 2019–20 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 49 | 39 | 22 | 61 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 15 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 69 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Charlotte Checkers | AHL | 68 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 56 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 57 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| High school (North America) | ||
| MHSAA State Championship | 2011 | |
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 2014,2016 | |
| WHCA Second All-Star Team | 2016 | |
| WCHA First All-Star Team | 2017 | |
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2020 | [15] |
| Les Cunningham Award | 2020 | [16] |
| Second All-Star Team | 2020 | [17] |
| Willie Marshall Award | 2020 | |