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Posted: May 24, 2019

Ferris State Alum Gerald Mayhew Officially Signs NHL Deal With Minnesota Wild

Minneapolis, Minn. – The National Hockey League's (NHL) Minnesota Wild have officially signed Ferris State alum Gerald Mayhew, a current member of the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, to a two-year, two-way NHL contract worth up to $1.4 million over the course of the agreement.

Mayhew, a 2017 graduate, 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.

The Wyandotte native had a breakout season for the Iowa Wild in 2018-19, establishing career highs in nearly every category on 27 goals, 33 assists and 60 points in the regular season. He also tallied nine power play goals and a pair of shorthanded markers. In the playoffs, Mayhew led the Wild in goal-scoring with nine goals and 11 points in 11 games played.

When Mayhew graduated, he left Ferris State as the all-time leading playoff point scorer (conference and NCAA tournaments combined) in program history. He scored the game-winning goal in Ferris State's 2014 NCAA Tournament victory over Colgate, and 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 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 is Ferris State's current leading scorer of the 2010-2020 decade.

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.