Jeff Maund Explained

Jeff Maund
Birth Date:8 April 1976
Birth Place:Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:176
Position:Goaltender
Catches:Left
Played For:Florida Everblades
Norfolk Admirals
Providence Bruins
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Ritten Sport
ERC Ingolstadt
HK Riga 2000
Vienna Capitals
SG Cortina
Career Start:1997
Career End:2009

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

Career

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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

Regular season and playoffs

Playoffs
Team LeagueGP W L T MIN GA SV%GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1992–93Toronto Red Wings (AAA)GTHL
1993–94Caledon CanadiansMetJHL28 18 4 1 1410 77 0 3.28
1994–95Richmond Hill RiotMetJHL37
1995–96Shelburne HornetsMetJHL11 538 49 1 5.46
1995–96Brampton CapitalsOPJHL19 1052 54 1 3.08
1996–97Aurora TigersMetJHL29 1731 72 5 2.50
1997–98Ohio StateCCHA32 22 8 0 1858 73 4 2.36 .922
1998–99Ohio StateCCHA38 20 14 4 2283 89 6 2.34 .921
1999–00Florida EverbladesECHL37 26 6 1 2055 89 3 2.60 .9122
2000–01Norfolk AdmiralsAHL42 20 12 7 2385 94 3 2.36 .9124
2001–02Providence BruinsAHL26 10 12 2 1476 64 2 2.60 .917
2002–03Metallurg MagnitogorskRSL3 1 2 0 3.67 .853
2002–03Metallurg Magnitogorsk 2Russia-313
2003–04Florida EverbladesECHL37 22 11 3 2208 98 5 2.66 .9188
2004–05Ritten SportSerie A30 1740 78 2 2.69 .9326 2.82 .932
2005–06HK Riga 2000LHL4 2.74
2005–06Vienna CapitalsEBHL14 6 7 0 794 48 0 4.65 .903
2005–06ERC IngolstadtDEL1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .964 1 60 3 3.00 .923
2006–07SG CortinaSerie A32 2.54 .9248 2.75 .908
2007–08SG CortinaSerie A32 1876 77 0 2.46 .926
2008–09SG CortinaSerie A44 2.70 .902
2010–11Dundas Real McCoysMLH6 2 4 0 0 4.93 .8728 4 3 0 3.60 .900
2011–12Dundas Real McCoysACH16 8 8 0 0 4.65 .8894 1 2 0 5.04 .857
2012–13Dundas Real McCoysACH2 2 0 0 4.50 .857
NCAA totals70 42 22 4 4,141 162 10 2.35 .921
ECHL totals74 48 17 4 4,263 187 8 2.63 .915
AHL totals68 30 24 9 3,861 158 5 2.46 .914

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Rookie Team1997–98[5]
CCHA All-Tournament Team1998[6]
All-CCHA First Team1998–99[7]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American1998–99[8]

Notes and References

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