Jeffrey Maund (born April 8, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender who was an All-American for Ohio State.[1]

Jeff Maund
Born (1976-04-08) April 8, 1976 (age 48)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Florida Everblades
Norfolk Admirals
Providence Bruins
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ritten Sport
ERC Ingolstadt
HK Riga 2000
Vienna Capitals
SG Cortina
Playing career 1997–2009

Career edit

Maund was a fairly unheralded goaltender when he arrived in Columbus but he provided an instant spark for the Ohio State hockey team. As a freshman, he put up stellar numbers, finishing as one of the top goalies in the nation while he helped the Buckeyes post their first winning season in 11 years.[2] The team played in the conference championship game for the first time since 1972 and Maund was named as the best goaltender in the tournament. Ohio State also received its first ever NCAA Tournament bid and stunned top-seeded Michigan State in the quarterfinals to reach the Frozen Four (it would be another 20 years before the Buckeyes repeated that performance).

For an encore, Maund nearly repeated his performance over the course of the season, though Ohio State wasn't as strong offensively. Despite the lack of goal support, Maund was named an All-American and helped the Buckeyes secure the final at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. After the season, Maund began receiving serious interest from NHL clubs. He did not come from a wealthy family, so when he was offered a contract with a $700,000 signing bonus, he couldn't turn it down.[3]

Maund spent his first year as a professional in the ECHL, sharing the net with Marc Magliarditi but performed well and was promoted to the AHL in 2000. He continued to put up good numbers and was eventually called up to the Chicago Blackhawks in January. Maund served as Jocelyn Thibault's backup for three games before being returned to Norfolk. 10 days later, he was back with the Blackhawks, but only lasted 1 game before nominal backup Rob Tallas returned from an injury.[4] After the season, Maund signed with the Boston Bruins but spent the entire season in Providence, backing up the highly-regarded Andrew Raycroft.

With further NHL appearances unlikely, Maund headed to Russia to play for Metallurg Magnitogorsk but the experiment did not go well. Maund played just 3 games for the club before being demoted to the third Russian league. He returned to the ECHL after the year and demonstrated that he hadn't lost his game by helping the Florida Everblades reach the Kelly Cup finals. Maund then spent the remainder of his professional career playing in Europe. He bounced around a bit before settling in as the starter for SG Cortina and backstopped the club to the Italian League championship in 2007.

Maund retired in 2009 and began working as a sales professional for AtlasCare.[5] In his free time, he began playing senior hockey, playing in goal for the Dundas Real McCoys and helping the club win their league championship in each of his three years.

Statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992–93 Toronto Red Wings (AAA) GTHL
1993–94 Caledon Canadians MetJHL 28 18 4 1 1410 77 0 3.28
1994–95 Richmond Hill Riot MetJHL 37
1995–96 Shelburne Hornets MetJHL 11 538 49 1 5.46
1995–96 Brampton Capitals OPJHL 19 1052 54 1 3.08
1996–97 Aurora Tigers MetJHL 29 1731 72 5 2.50
1997–98 Ohio State CCHA 32 22 8 0 1858 73 4 2.36 .922
1998–99 Ohio State CCHA 38 20 14 4 2283 89 6 2.34 .921
1999–00 Florida Everblades ECHL 37 26 6 1 2055 89 3 2.60 .912 2
2000–01 Norfolk Admirals AHL 42 20 12 7 2385 94 3 2.36 .912 4
2001–02 Providence Bruins AHL 26 10 12 2 1476 64 2 2.60 .917
2002–03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 3 1 2 0 3.67 .853
2002–03 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2 Russia-3 13
2003–04 Florida Everblades ECHL 37 22 11 3 2208 98 5 2.66 .918 8
2004–05 Ritten Sport Serie A 30 1740 78 2 2.69 .932 6 2.82 .932
2005–06 HK Riga 2000 LHL 4 2.74
2005–06 Vienna Capitals EBHL 14 6 7 0 794 48 0 4.65 .903
2005–06 ERC Ingolstadt DEL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .964 1 60 3 3.00 .923
2006–07 SG Cortina Serie A 32 2.54 .924 8 2.75 .908
2007–08 SG Cortina Serie A 32 1876 77 0 2.46 .926
2008–09 SG Cortina Serie A 44 2.70 .902
2010–11 Dundas Real McCoys MLH 6 2 4 0 0 4.93 .872 8 4 3 0 3.60 .900
2011–12 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 16 8 8 0 0 4.65 .889 4 1 2 0 5.04 .857
2012–13 Dundas Real McCoys ACH 2 2 0 0 4.50 .857
NCAA totals 70 42 22 4 4,141 162 10 2.35 .921
ECHL totals 74 48 17 4 4,263 187 8 2.63 .915
AHL totals 68 30 24 9 3,861 158 5 2.46 .914

Awards and honors edit

Award Year
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1997–98 [6]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1998 [7]
All-CCHA First Team 1998–99 [8]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 1998–99 [1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "MEN'S HOCKEY ALL-TIME RECORDS". Ohio State Buckeyes. 26 June 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "April 9, 1999". Ohio State Buckeyes. April 9, 1999. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Jeff Maund". NHL Backups. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jeff Maund". Linked In. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  8. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.

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