| Round | Overall |
| 8 | 106 |
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Left-hand catcher
Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | ||
| 1968-69 | Moose Jaw | SJHL | 41 | 18-22-1 | 5.41 | 1 | -- | ||
| 1969-70 | Moose Jsw | SJHL | 31 | 14-15-2 | 4.09 | 0 | n/a | ||
| 1970-71 | Min.-Dul. | WCHA | 4 | 2-1-0 | 5.10 | 0 | n/a |
Pre-Draft Notes
Played for Weyburn (SJHL) team that lost 1970 Memorial Cup final to Montreal.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1974 |
| Debut: | February 7, 1975 (Philadelphia vs. St. Louis) |
| Final NHL game: | February 7, 1975 (Philadelphia vs. St. Louis) |
| Retired: | 1978 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Number: | 33 |
Career NHL Statistics
Team:
Philadelphia
Year: 1976. Playoffs:
None
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | W-L-T | GAA | SO | SV% | |
| 1 year | 1 | 0-0-0 | 9.55 | 0 | n/a |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | W-L | GAA | SO | SV% | |
| 0 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Pre-Draft Highlights
Played four games for Moose Jaw (WCJHL) in 1967-68, posting a 3.23
goals-against average. ... Went 12-9 with one shutout and 3.75 GAA in 21
starts for Weyburn during 1970 Memorial Cup tournament.
Career Highlights
Co-winner (with Walt Ledingham) of Minnesota-Duluth's Mike Seiler Award as team MVP as a sophomore in 1971-72. ... Served as one of Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) tri-captains as a junior in 1972-73. ... Named to RPI Invitational All-Tournament First Team with Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) after his tam won championship on Dec. 30, 1972. ... Led IHL playoffs with 2.51 goals-against average for Des Moines in 1975. ... Made Philadelphia roster out of 1975 training camp as backup to Wayne Stephenson (due to injury to Bernie Parent) and remained with team until Nov. 11, 1975, but did not appear in any games. ... Played only 6:17 in his lone NHL appearance on Feb. 7, 1975. He entered the game with the Flyers leading 6-1, and allowed one goal to Garry Unger down the stretch of an 8-2 victory. ... Played on 1977-78 Maine team that won AHL regular-season title but was no longer with team when it went on to win AHL Calder Cup in 1978, having been loaned to Hershey (AHL) for the balance of tseason on March 9, 1978.
Transaction History
March 1970 -- Loaned by Moose Jaw
(SJHL) to Weyburn for Memorial Cup in March 1970.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Jerome
John Mrazek
Also Known as:
Jerry Mrazek, Gery Mrazek, Gerome Mrazek
Other Post-Draft Teams: Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA); Des Moines (IHL); Richmond, Springfield, Hershey, Maine (AHL)
Education: Graduated from the
University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1974.
Career Beyond Hockey: Returned to
live in the Richmond, Va., area, where he had spent the 1975-76 season,
after his retirement.
Miscellaneous:
| Made 49 saves for Minnesota-Duluth in 3-3 OT tie at Minnesota on Dec. 14, 1973. | Called up from Richmond (AHL) on Feb. 3, 1976, and made his lone NHL appearance Feb. 7. | Grew up idolizing Johnny Bower, who was also from his hometown of Prince Albert. | Played guitar and wrote country music, including songs about hockey, during playing career. |
| SNAPSHOT '71 | |
| Total Selected: | 117 |
| Forwards: | 63 |
| Defense: | 45 |
| Goaltenders: | 9 |
| Major Junior: | 84 |
| College Players: | 19 |
| Canadian: | 107 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 2 |
| American: | 8 |
| European: | 0 |
| Reached NHL: | 50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 5 |
| Hall of Fame: | 3 |
| All-Star Game: | 10 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 5 |
| Olympians: | 4 |
| Picks Traded: | 18 |
| 1971 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Buffalo | California |
| Chicago | Detroit | Los Angeles |
| Minnesota | Montreal | New York |
| Philadelphia | Pittsburgh | St. Louis |
| Toronto | Vancouver | |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971