| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| Played For: | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Birth Date: | July 24, 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
| Draft: | Undrafted |
| Career Start: | 1985 |
| Career End: | 1989 |
Pat Mayer (born July 24, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1987–88 season.
Born in Royal Oak, Michigan, Mayer played an abrasive physical game and doled out many a punishing hit in college and the minors. He spent three years at the United States International University in San Diego, California. Undrafted by an NHL club, he agreed to turn pro with the IHL's Toledo Goaldiggers in 1985–86. Before the end of the season, he was traded to the Muskegon Lumberjacks where he remained another year.
The burly rearguard signed with Pittsburgh in July, 1987 and made it into one NHL game on March 20, 1988 against the Philadelphia Flyers.[1] Mayer returned to the IHL for the balance of the schedule and led the league with 450 penalty minutes. Mayer retired in 1989 after playing most of the year in Muskegon. A late season trade to the Los Angeles Kings resulted in him spending the last month of his pro career with the AHL's New Haven Nighthawks.
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| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Redford Royals | GLJHL | 37 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | United States International University | NCAA | 30 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | United States International University | NCAA | 35 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | United States International University | NCAA | 28 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Toledo Goaldiggers | IHL | 61 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 37 | ||
| 1986–87 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 71 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 387 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 73 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 450 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 56 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| IHL Totals | 274 | 9 | 52 | 61 | 1384 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 137 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||