Jeff Madill (born June 21, 1965) is a Canadian former professional

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. He was drafted by the

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in the 1987 NHL Supplemental Draft, and played 14 games for them during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1987 to 1997, was spent in the

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and International Hockey League.

Biography

Madill was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 1978

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with a

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team from Oshawa. After playing three seasons with the

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Buckeyes, Madill made his professional debut with the

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of the

in 1987–88. Madill played four seasons with Utica before making his

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debut with New Jersey in 1990–91. He played fourteen regular season and seven playoff games with the Devils that season. He also became the first Devil to score his first NHL goal in his debut game. Madill played six seasons in the International Hockey League with seven different teams before retiring in 1998. While serving as an assistant coach for the

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of the

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during the 2004–05 season, Madill suited up and played in the club's final game of the season. In that game, he showed why he'd been given the nickname "Mad Dog," amassing 21 penalty minutes in three shifts. He has a daughter and son.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madill, Jeff 1965 births Living people Atlanta Fire Ants players Atlanta Knights players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Denver Grizzlies players Kansas City Blades players Kansas City Outlaws players Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players NHL supplemental draft picks New Jersey Devils draft picks New Jersey Devils players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey players Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players San Francisco Spiders players Ice hockey people from Oshawa Utica Devils players Canadian inline hockey players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen