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Mauldin with the Lake Erie Monsters in 2012
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| Born | June 10, 1982 Holliston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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Free agent Columbus Blue Jackets New York Islanders Colorado Avalanche HC Fribourg-Gottéron ERC Ingolstadt KHL Medveščak Zagreb Stavanger Oilers |
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| NHL Draft | 199th overall, 2002 Columbus Blue Jackets |
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| Playing career | 2004–2020, 2021–present |
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Gregory M. Mauldin (born June 10, 1982) is an American professional ice hockey player. He plays as a forward. Greg recently played for the Stavanger Oilers in Norway's top ice hockey league. He took a short break from playing in the 2020–21 season. During that time, he worked as a coach for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
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Greg Mauldin's Hockey Journey
Early Days and College Hockey
Greg Mauldin started his hockey journey with the Boston Junior Bruins. This was in the Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) in 1999. He quickly showed how talented and fast he was on the ice. Greg was chosen for the First All-Star Team two years in a row. He also won the EJHL MVP Award in 2000.
In 2001, he went to UMass Amherst for college. He scored 94 points in 98 games there. He also helped his team, the Minutemen, reach the 2003 Hockey East Championship game. After three successful seasons at UMass, he joined the Columbus Blue Jackets. This team had picked him in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing in the NHL and AHL
Mauldin made his first appearance in the NHL soon after the Hockey East Championship. He played in six games for the Blue Jackets. For the 2004–05 season, he played for the Syracuse Crunch. This team was linked to the Blue Jackets in the AHL. He scored 27 points that season.
During the 2005–06 season, he was traded to the Minnesota Wild. He then played for the Houston Aeros, the Wild's AHL team. In the 2006–07 season, Mauldin played briefly for the Bloomington Prairie Thunder in the UHL. After that, he moved to Sweden to play.
Before the 2007–08 season, Mauldin joined the St. Louis Blues development camp. He then signed with the Binghamton Senators in the AHL. Later, the Ottawa Senators signed him to a one-year contract for the 2008–09 season. He was sent back to Binghamton for that year.
Time with the Islanders and Avalanche
On July 3, 2009, Mauldin signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders. In the 2009–10 season, he was the top scorer for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. This team was the Islanders' AHL partner. He scored 54 points in 77 games. He played a short game for the Islanders on April 8, 2010.
After that season, Mauldin became a free agent. He signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Avalanche on July 2, 2010. He started the 2010–11 season with the Lake Erie Monsters, the Avalanche's AHL team. He was later called up to the Avalanche.
In his first game with the Avalanche on November 12, 2010, he scored his first NHL goal. It was a special goal because it was scored while his team was short a player. He was named the second best player of the game. Mauldin continued to play well for the Avalanche. He scored two goals and two assists in one game against the Minnesota Wild. He played 29 games for the Avalanche, scoring 10 points. He then returned to Lake Erie to help them reach the playoffs.
In the 2011–12 season, Mauldin played for Lake Erie again. He had a strong start but was limited by an injury. He finished the season with 34 points in 59 games.
Playing in Europe
As a free agent, Mauldin went back to Europe. On July 23, 2012, he signed a one-year contract with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in Switzerland. At the start of the 2014 season, Mauldin became an assistant captain for the team. He signed a two-year extension with HC Fribourg-Gottéron on November 21, 2014.
After five seasons with Fribourg-Gottéron, Mauldin left in 2017. He then signed a one-year deal with ERC Ingolstadt in Germany on August 15, 2017.
Mauldin continued his career by signing with KHL Medveščak Zagreb in Croatia on August 1, 2018. He scored 15 points in 23 games for Zagreb. Then, in December 2018, he joined the Stavanger Oilers in Norway. He played for the Oilers until 2020, and then again from 2021 to 2024.
Coaching Career
In October 2020, Greg Mauldin was hired as an assistant coach. He worked with the USNTDP Men's U18 team.
Awards and Honors
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| Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2004 | |
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