Jay Panzer

Jay Panzer is an American former ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for North Dakota.[1]

Jay Panzer
Born (1975-02-02) February 2, 1975
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Greenville Grrrowl
Playing career 1995–2000

Career

A native of Grand Forks, Panzer returned home after finishing his junior career and began attending the University of North Dakota in 1995. He saw limited time as a freshman, but rounded into a full-time player as a sophomore. That season, North Dakota saw a tremendous improvement for the entire team and the Fighting Sioux returned to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in seven years.[2] As the WCHA Champion, UND received the 2nd western seed and began its postseason run in the quarterfinals. The Sioux didn't have any of the top scorers in the nation but they were able to utilize all of their forward lines in combination to produce one of the top scoring teams in the country. That firepower was on full display during their tournament run as North Dakota scored 6 times in each of its three games. In the 1997 championship game, after Boston University had built a 2–0 lead, UND rolled through the Terriers in the second period, scoring 5 goals. Panzer assisted on UND's first marker and then helped the team hold the fort in the third to win the National Championship.[3]

Over his final two seasons, Panzer increased his scoring each year and was named an All-American as a senior. In both years, UND won the WCHA regular season title but lost in the conference championship game and dropped their opening game of the NCAA Tournament. After graduating with a B.S. in Marketing, Panzer played one year of professional hockey before retiring from the game. Afterwards, he returned home to Grand Forks and began working as financial advisor with Investment Centers of America. He remains with the company as of 2021.[4]

Panzer was inducted into the Grand Forks Central High School Hall of Fame in 2007.[5]

Personal life

Jay played with his younger brother Jeff in his final two seasons at UND. Jeff Panzer would help North Dakota to the National Championship in 2000 and go on to play professionally as well. Jay's nephew, Jaksen, also plays hockey and has committed to UND for the 2023–24 season.[6]

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs
    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 4838416022—————
1995–96 Colorado College WCHA 26371016—————
1996–97 Colorado College WCHA 4316233920—————
1997–98 Colorado College WCHA 3518234110—————
1998–99 Colorado College WCHA 3921335412—————
1999–00 Greenville Grrrowl ECHL 4511233410—————
NCAA totals 143588614458—————

Awards and honors
Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1998–99 [7]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1998–99 [1]

References
  1. "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  2. "North Dakota Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  3. "NCAA Division 1 Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  4. "Jay Panzer". Linked In. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. "Panzer, Jay 1994 Graduate - Athlete". Grand Forks Central High School. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. "Jaksen Panzer". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  7. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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