Moving like a chaotic speed skater that could fall at any second, Mayhew quickly won over lots of fans that just wanted to see something different than disappointing stars. Mayhew might not be skilled enough to warrant any full-time spot, or not even quick enough on the ice to be useful, but he just appeared to be trying his damn most out there on every shift. He stood out among a roster full of the boring Nate Thompsons and Derick Brassards. The instant he stepped on to the ice, this mostly unknown player got a lot of cult attention as someone that was just fun to watch.
But every time he laced up his skates, there was a clear drive to stride through any opponent with all the power he had, and that’s probably what attracted the Flyers to his game and why he was signed as a depth forward last summer.ĭue to more injuries than any team could prepare for happening in Philadelphia last season, Mayhew got to be in the NHL and appear in more games than he ever did through his professional years. Of course, for the Wild - a team that has decent forward depth and is actually trying to win hockey games and succeeding at it - Mayhew didn’t have much of a chance to prove anything and appeared in just 17 games for the first team since signing in 2017. Gerry Mayhew was caught treading water in the Minnesota Wild organization since he graduated college and began his professional hockey career, until the Philadelphia Flyers decided to move him to a different NHL organization for the first time this summer and he quickly won over the fans during his increased opportunity.
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