John Mayasich

John E. Mayasich (born May 22, 1933 in Eveleth, Minnesota) is a former American ice hockey player. He was a member of the U.S. ice hockey team that won a silver medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics and a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

While attending the University of Minnesota, Mayasich set the NCAA tournament record for most points scored in a game with seven against Boston College 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. [ [http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/6History/ahca_50.htm Inside College Hockey | AHCA All-Americans ] ]

Mayasich was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976 and the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989Refimprove|date=March 2008.

Olympic/International career

Mayasich played on both the 1956 Olympic silver medal team in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal team in Squaw Valley, California.

Trivia

John Mariucci once said "John brought college hockey to a new plateau. He was the Wayne Gretzky of his time. And today if he were playing pro hockey, he would simply be a bigger, stronger, back-checking Gretzky."

ee also

* List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame

References

* [http://www.nhl.com/allstar2004/features/minnesotans011604.html 20 great Minnesotans in hockey] by John McGourty, NHL.com. (January 16, 2004)
* [http://www.mndaily.com/daily/1998/11/13/sports/mhok13/ U hockey program will retire John Mayasich's number this weekend] by Tim Nichols, The Minnesota Daily. (November 13, 1998)

External links

* [http://www.gopherhockeyhistory.com/players/playerDetail.asp?plID=648 Gopher Hockey History Player Info]