Yesterday, the Columbus Blue Jackets signed 28-year-old defenseman Dysin Mayo to a one-year, two-way contract. But who is Dysin Mayo? Let's take a look.
Mayo is 28-years-old from Victoria, British Columbia and was selected in the 5th round of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Arizona Coyotes.
From 2012 to 2016, Mayo played for the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings, and had a solid career there as a defender. In 248 games, Mayo scored 28 goals and totaled 134 points, including 21 playoff points over those four years.
After he finished he junior career with Edmonton, he would play in 5 AHL games for the Springfield Falcons to get his pro career started.
The following season, Mayo would join the Coyotes AHL team, the Tucson Roadrunners, and would play 25 games for them. But, he would also get sent down to the ECHL's Rapid City Rush, where he would total 16 points in 25 games.
Starting with the season of 2017, Mayo would stay in either the AHL or NHL, but would spend most of his career in the AHL.
After playing seven seasons with the Coyotes organization, he was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights for Shea Weber and a 5th-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Since the trade, Mayo was never called up by the Golden Knights, and would play the last three season with the Henderson Silver Knights of the AHL. He would have solid numbers in Henderson, playing in 142 games and totaling 48 points.
At the NHL level, Mayo never really got much of a chance. For Arizona, he played in 82 games and has 12 points. He didn't make his NHL Debut until Oct. 21, 2021. He made history when he became the first Coyotes defenseman to score in his first NHL game since Tony DeAngelo on Nov. 8, 2016. But he didn't much of a chance before or after that goal.
After his trade to Vegas, he only played in the AHL. With Vegas seemingly always going after top end players, it's no surprise that Mayo would never get a chance with the Golden Knights.
Mayo will most likely be in the same boat with Columbus, but he will be a valuable asset to the Cleveland Monsters, and at 28, he should know his role by now.
He will be used as not only a depth defenseman, but to mentor what will be a very young Monsters team and help guide them through a difficult AHL season.
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