Playing career

Prior to being drafted in the NHL, Mayers was a star player at Western Michigan University from 1992-96.

Mayers was drafted 89th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft and played 10 seasons for the Blues until he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange of a third round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on June 19, 2008, one day before the draft.

On January 31, 2010, Mayers was traded along with Matt Stajan, Niklas Hagman and Ian White to the Calgary Flames for Dion Phaneuf, Fredrik Sjöström and prospect Keith Aulie. Mayers signed with the San Jose Sharks as a free agent at the end of the season for a one-year contract. On June 20, 2011, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Mayers, and teammate Scott Nichol, would not be re-signed for the 2011-2012 season.

On July 1, 2011, Mayers signed with the Chicago Blackhawks to a one-year contract worth $550,000. The Blackhawks re-signed Mayers to a one-year contract worth $600,000 for the 2012-13 season. During the 2011-12 season Mayers was headbutted by the Minnesota Wild's Nate Prosser during a scrum in front of the net. Prosser apologized to Mayers after the game, and was given a one game suspension for his actions by the NHL.

On June 24, 2013, Mayers won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks when they defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 6 of the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals. This was Mayer's first Stanley Cup win in his 15 seasons in the NHL. Even though he did not play in the Stanley Cup Finals, the Blackhawks were successful in petitioning to have Mayer's name engraved on the Stanley Cup.

On December 13, 2013, Mayers officially announced his retirement from the NHL.

Post-Playing Career

Mayers has been a pre-game, post-game, and intermission commentator for the Chicago Blackhawks on Comcast SportsNet Chicago during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasons.

International

Mayers was a member of the 2007 Canadian IIHF World Championship team that won gold in a 4-2 win against Finland in Moscow.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991-92	Thornhill Thunderbirds	MetJHL		56	38	69	107	36		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Western Michigan University	NCAA		38	8	17	25	26		—	—	—	—	—
1993-94	Western Michigan University	NCAA		40	17	32	49	40		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Western Michigan University	NCAA		39	13	33	46	40		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Western Michigan University	NCAA		38	17	22	39	75		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Worcester IceCats	AHL		62	12	14	26	104		5	4	5	9	4
1996-97	St. Louis Blues	NHL		6	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Worcester IceCats	AHL		61	19	24	43	117		11	3	4	7	10
1998-99	Worcester IceCats	AHL		20	9	7	16	24		—	—	—	—	—
1998-99	St. Louis Blues	NHL		34	4	5	9	40		11	0	1	1	8
1999-00	St. Louis Blues	NHL		79	7	10	17	90		7	0	4	4	2
2000-01	St. Louis Blues	NHL		77	8	13	21	117		15	2	3	5	8
2001-02	St. Louis Blues	NHL		77	9	8	17	99		10	3	0	3	2
2002-03	St. Louis Blues	NHL		15	2	5	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	6	5	11	91		5	0	0	0	0
2004-05	Hammarby IF	HA		19	9	13	22	36		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Missouri River Otters	UHL		13	5	2	7	68		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	St. Louis Blues	NHL		67	15	11	26	129		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	8	14	22	89		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	St. Louis Blues	NHL		80	12	15	27	91		—	—	—	—	—
2008-09	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		71	7	9	16	82		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		44	2	6	8	78		—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	Calgary Flames	NHL		27	1	5	6	53		—	—	—	—	—
2010-11	San Jose Sharks	NHL		78	3	11	14	124		12	0	0	0	12
2011-12	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		81	6	9	15	91		3	0	0	0	0
2012-13	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		19	0	2	2	16		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				915	90	129	219	1200		63	5	8	13	32

International play

Played for Canada in:

• 2007 World Championships (gold medal)
• 2008 World Championships (silver medal)

International statistics

Year	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2007	WC		9	4	1	5	8
2008	WC		9	2	3	5	2
Senior int'l totals			18	6	4	10	10

[ Source: Wikipedia ]