Jeff Panzer (born April 7, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player.
| Jeff Panzer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Panzer with the Syracuse Crunch in 2004 | |||
| Born |
April 7, 1978 Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Worcester IceCats Syracuse Crunch Grand Rapids Griffins NLA Rapperswil-Jona Lakers DEL Düsseldorfer EG | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2008 | ||
Panzer was named the United States Hockey League (USHL) Player of the Year for the 1995–96 season. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1998 to 2001, where while playing for their men's ice hockey team, he was named an NCAA First Team All-American and was selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award for both the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. Panzer was named the 2000–01 WCHA Player of the Year. In 2012, Panzer was named to the College Hockey Weekly "2000s All-Decade First Team".[1]
Panzer went on to play nine seasons of professional hockey, including 281 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester IceCats, Syracuse Crunch and Grand Rapids Griffins.
Awards and achievements
edit| Honors | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL Player of the Year | 1995–96 | [2] |
| NCAA First Team All-American | 1999–2000 | [3] |
| Hobey Baker Award Finalist | 1999–2000 | [4] |
| NCAA First Team All-American | 2000–01 | [5] |
| WCHA Player of the Year | 2000–01 | [6] |
| Hobey Baker Award Finalist | 2000–01 | [7] |
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Fargo–Moorhead Bears | USHL | 42 | 27 | 47 | 74 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Fargo–Moorhead Bears | USHL | 49 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 37 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 46 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 70 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 80 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 60 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 51 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 20 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Rapperswil–Jona Lakers | NLA | 32 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 42 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 56 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| AHL totals | 281 | 76 | 97 | 173 | 115 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | ||||
| DEL totals | 98 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 40 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "2000's All Decade Team". College Hockey Weekly. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "USHL".
- ^ "2000 All-America Teams Named". USCHO.com. April 5, 2000.
- ^ "2000 Hobey Baker Award Finalists Announced". USCHO.com. March 17, 2000.
- ^ "North Dakota men's hockey All-Americans". undsports.com.
- ^ "Major Award Winners". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "USATODAY.com - Hobey Baker finalists".
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jeff Panzer From Blades to Business (YouTube.com)
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