Jeff Madill Explained

Played For:New Jersey Devils
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:212
Birth Date:21 June 1965
Birth Place:Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Draft:1987 NHL Supplemental Draft
Draft Team:New Jersey Devils
Career Start:1987
Career End:2005

Jeff Madill (born June 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft, and played 14 games for them during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1997, was spent in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League.

Biography

Madill was born in Oshawa, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Oshawa.[1]

After playing three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Madill made his professional debut with the Utica Devils of the American Hockey League in 1987–88. Madill played four seasons with Utica before making his National Hockey League debut with New Jersey in 1990–91. He played fourteen regular season and seven playoff games with the Devils that season. He also became the first Devil to score his first NHL goal in his debut game.

Madill played six seasons in the International Hockey League with seven different teams before retiring in 1998.

While serving as an assistant coach for the Kansas City Outlaws of the United Hockey League during the 2004–05 season,[2] Madill suited up and played in the club's final game of the season. In that game, he showed why he'd been given the nickname "Mad Dog," amassing 21 penalty minutes in three shifts. He has a daughter and son.[3] [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1982–83North York RangersOJHL31 3 18 21 94
1983–84North York RangersOJHL40 44 41 85 94
1984–85Ohio State UniversityCCHA12 5 6 11 18
1985–86Ohio State UniversityCCHA41 32 25 57 65
1986–87Ohio State UniversityCCHA43 38 32 70 139
1987–88Utica DevilsAHL58 18 15 33 127
1988–89Utica DevilsAHL69 23 25 48 2254 1 0 1 35
1989–90Utica DevilsAHL74 43 26 69 2334 1 2 3 33
1990–91New Jersey DevilsNHL14 4 0 4 467 0 2 2 8
1990–91Utica DevilsAHL54 42 35 77 151
1991–92Kansas City BladesIHL62 32 20 52 1676 2 2 4 30
1992–93Cincinnati CyclonesIHL58 36 17 53 175
1992–93Milwaukee AdmiralsIHL23 13 6 19 534 3 0 3 9
1993–94Atlanta KnightsIHL80 42 44 86 18614 4 2 6 33
1994–95Denver GrizzliesIHL73 35 30 65 20717 8 6 14 53
1995–96San Francisco SpidersIHL27 16 13 29 73
1995–96Kansas City BladesIHL41 17 16 33 1695 4 2 6 21
1996–97Kansas City BladesIHL59 18 18 36 42
1996–97Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL9 5 2 7 22
IHL totals432 214 166 380 109446 21 12 33 146
NHL totals14 4 0 4 467 0 2 2 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-14. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Outlaws claim more victims at home - OurSports Central. www.oursportscentral.com. 6 December 2004 . 2016-05-20.
  3. Web site: Outlaws snap losing streak, enter final week of regular season - OurSports Central. www.oursportscentral.com. 4 April 2005 . 2016-05-20.
  4. Web site: Jeff Madill hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com. www.hockeydb.com. 2016-05-20.
  5. News: 2012-13 CCHA Media Guide. ISSUU.com. 2014-04-23.