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Mayhew Named Willie Marshall Award Winner In American Hockey League
Posted: May 14, 2020

Mayhew Named Willie Marshall Award Winner In American Hockey League

Des Moines, Iowa - Ferris State Hockey alum and current Iowa Wild forward Gerald Mayhew's storybook 2019-20 season was capped off when the American Hockey League (AHL) named him the Willie Marshall Award Winner, given annually to the AHL's leading goal-scorer.

Mayhew led the Wild with 39 goals in 49 AHL games played, finishing five-goals clear of the second place finisher. 

Impressively, Mayhew played the lowest number of AHL games of anyone in the top seven in AHL goal-scoring as he spent multiple stretches of time in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild where he scored a pair of goals in 13 contests. 

Mayhew's pace of 0.79 goals per game far eclipsed second place goal-scoring finisher Reid Boucher (Utica Comets), who had 34 goals in 53 games for a rate of 0.64 goals per game.
 
A Wyandotte native, Mayhew finished with 60 points on 27 goals and 33 assists in 71 games during the 2018-19 season before erupting for 61 points in 22 less games this season on 39 goals and 22 assists. In the 2018-19 playoffs, Mayhew led the Iowa Wild in goal-scoring with nine goals and 11 points in 11 games played.
 
Mayhew became the 12th former Bulldog to debut in the NHL this past season, joining Dean Clark, Mike Colman, Dave Karpa, John Gruden, Jason Blake, Andy Roach, Rob Collins, Chris Kunitz, Greg Rallo, Zach Redmond and Chad Billins. Mayhew left Ferris State as the all-time leader in playoff point scoring in school history.

Mayhew was a standout for the Bulldogs from 2013-2017, helping the Bulldogs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014 and 2016 as well as a Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) MacNaughton Cup Championship in 2014 and Broadmoor Trophy Championship in 2016.

As a freshman, Mayhew went on a postseason tear for the Bulldogs, resulting in the hashtag #GerryTime trending on twitter following his two-goal and overtime game-winning goal performance against Alaska Anchorage at Grand Rapids' Van Andel Arena in the 2014 WCHA Final Five. The Iowa Wild have maintained use of the hashtag throughout his professional career.

During his collegiate career, Mayhew had a propensity of appearing in the clutch moments. Mayhew scored the game-winning goal in the 2014 NCAA Tournament against Colgate. As a junior in 2016, he scored twice in 37 seconds in the first round of the WCHA Tournament, including the game-winning goal to sweep Northern Michigan and advance to the semifinals. In the WCHA Championship game, Mayhew scored the championship winning goal on a penalty shot against Minnesota State.

In the ensuing NCAA Tournament, Mayhew earned an assist, creating the game-winning overtime goal in Ferris State's 2016 upset of second overall seeded St. Cloud State in the NCAA West Regional. Mayhew scored a goal in both of Ferris State's NCAA Tournament games in 2016 as well.

Mayhew was the WCHA point-scoring champion in both 2015-16 and 2016-17, and wrapped up his career with 52 goals and 67 assists for 119 points in 150 collegiate contests. Mayhew was a two-time All-WCHA Tournament team member and a first team all-conference selection as a senior in 2017. He was Ferris State's leading scorer of the 2010-2020 decade and was named to the All-Decade Team.

As a prepster, Mayhew was named USHS Michigan Mr. Hockey, awarded annually to Michigan's best high school hockey player. Mayhew tallied 44 goals in 30 games for Wyandotte Roosevelt High School in 2010-11 before joining the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders for the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons where he scored 36 goals and dished out 41 assists for 77 points in 117 games in USA's premier junior league.