Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur (July 25, 1929 – July 3, 1995) was a Canadian

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. He played in the

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between 1951 and 1956. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1966, was spent in the minor leagues.

Playing career

Mazur started his

career with the

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

. He played in the 1951, 1952 and 1953 playoffs for the Canadiens prior to ever playing a regular season game in the NHL. He became the first player in NHL history to score four playoff goals prior to playing a regular season game. Chris Kreider of the

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exceeded that mark with five goals in the 2012 postseason. He would also play with the

. He would leave the NHL after the 1957 season. He retired from hockey in 1965. He won the

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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

with the

. EDDIE MAZUR also played for the VICTORIA COUGARS in the Western League. As

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards and achievements

*Turnbull Cup

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Championship (1948) * PCHL Northern Second All-Star Team (1950) * PCHL Second All-Star Team (1951) * PCHL Championship (1951) *

Championship (1953) * AHL Second All-Star Team (1957 & 1959) *Played in

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All-Star Game (1953) * WHL Championship (1956) *Inducted into the

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in 1995 *Honoured Member of the

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References

External links

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Eddie Mazur’s biography
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Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
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