| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 206 |
| Played For: | Ottawa Senators Tappara Eisbären Berlin |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Birth Date: | May 21, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Rossland, British Columbia, Canada |
| Draft: | 43rd overall |
| Draft Year: | 1986 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 1989 |
| Career End: | 2006 |
Derek Christopher Mayer (born May 21, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He played 17 games for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was also a member of the Canadian team at the 1994 Olympics. He played most of his professional playing career in Germany and currently is an assistant coach for Starbulls Rosenheim in Germany's third-tier Oberliga.
Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL draft (43 overall), he graduated from the University of Denver in 1988 and then spent some time in the Canadian national team system. Mayer then signed with AHL's Adirondack Red Wings for the 1989-90 season, where he spent a total of three seasons, interrupted and followed by stints with the San Diego Gulls of the IHL (1990–91 and 1991–92).
Mayer made his NHL debut with the Ottawa Senators during the 1993-94 season. He played a total of 17 games in the NHL.
He played at the 1993 World Championships and won silver at the 1994 Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, with the Canadian national team.
From 1996 to 2001, Mayer played for Eisbären Berlin in the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga, followed by four years at EC Bad Tölz in the German second division and one year at German Oberliga side SC Riessersee.
He retired in 2006.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1984–85 | Penticton Knights | BCHL | 42 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | University of Denver | WCHA | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | University of Denver | WCHA | 38 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | University of Denver | WCHA | 34 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Canada | Intl | 58 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 62 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 31 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 21 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1991–92 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 25 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 30 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
| 1992–93 | Canada | Intl | 64 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Canada | Intl | 57 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Atlanta Knights | IHL | 55 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 1995–96 | Tappara | Liiga | 50 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
| 1995–96 | Canada | Intl | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 136 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 48 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 41 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 40 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Eisbären Berlin | DEL | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Tölzer Löwen | DEU II | 46 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Tölzer Löwen | DEU II | 49 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Tölzer Löwen | DEU II | 43 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Tölzer Löwen | DEU II | 38 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | SC Riessersee | DEU III | 49 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| AHL totals | 108 | 12 | 46 | 58 | 107 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| IHL totals | 116 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 155 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||||
| DEL totals | 196 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 337 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Canada | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Canada | OG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | |
| 1996 | Canada | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | |||
Mayer began his coaching career in 2006 at Eisbären Berlin Juniors[1] and signed on 24 June 2009 a contract as Assistant Coach of Nürnberg Ice Tigers.[2] In June 2015, Mayer joined the coaching staff of EHC Red Bull München in Germany as an assistant.[3]