Jeff Panzer (ice hockey)

Jeff Panzer (born April 7, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey player.

Jeff Panzer
Panzer with the Syracuse Crunch in 2004
Born	(1978-04-07) April 7, 1978 (age 47) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	AHL Worcester IceCats Syracuse Crunch Grand Rapids Griffins NLA Rapperswil-Jona Lakers DEL Düsseldorfer EG
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2001–2008

Panzer was named the United States Hockey League (USHL) Player of the Year for the 1995–96 season. He attended the University of North Dakota from 1998 to 2001, where while playing for their men's ice hockey team, he was named an NCAA First Team All-American and was selected as a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award for both the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. Panzer was named the 2000–01 WCHA Player of the Year. In 2012, Panzer was named to the College Hockey Weekly "2000s All-Decade First Team".^[1]

Panzer went on to play nine seasons of professional hockey, including 281 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Worcester IceCats, Syracuse Crunch and Grand Rapids Griffins.

Awards and achievements

Honors	Year
USHL Player of the Year	1995–96	[2]
NCAA First Team All-American	1999–2000	[3]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist	1999–2000	[4]
NCAA First Team All-American	2000–01	[5]
WCHA Player of the Year	2000–01	[6]
Hobey Baker Award Finalist	2000–01	[7]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Fargo–Moorhead Bears	USHL		42	27	47	74	36		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Fargo–Moorhead Bears	USHL		49	30	40	70	52		6	3	7	10	0
1997–98	University of North Dakota	WCHA		37	14	23	37	18		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	University of North Dakota	WCHA		39	21	26	47	14		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	University of North Dakota	WCHA		44	19	44	63	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	University of North Dakota	WCHA		46	26	55	81	28		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Worcester IceCats	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		5	1	2	3	0
2001–02	Worcester IceCats	AHL		70	26	27	53	29		3	0	2	2	0
2002–03	Worcester IceCats	AHL		80	22	32	54	36		3	1	1	2	0
2003–04	Worcester IceCats	AHL		60	14	25	39	20		10	1	4	5	4
2004–05	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		51	8	10	18	19		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		20	6	3	9	11		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Rapperswil–Jona Lakers	NLA		32	9	6	15	6		6	0	1	1	4
2006–07	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		42	9	13	22	12		9	5	3	8	0
2007–08	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		56	9	16	25	28		13	2	7	9	0
AHL totals				281	76	97	173	115		21	3	9	12	4
DEL totals				98	18	29	47	40		22	7	10	17	0