Moe Mantha Jr.

Moe Mantha Jr.
Moe Mantha Jr.
Born	January 21, 1961 (age 63); Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Defense
Shot	Right
Played for	Winnipeg Jets; Pittsburgh Penguins; Edmonton Oilers; Minnesota North Stars; Philadelphia Flyers
National team	United States
NHL draft	23rd overall, Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1980–1993

Maurice William Mantha Jr. (born January 21, 1961) is an American former professional

Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars, and Philadelphia Flyers

.

Playing and coaching career

Mantha was born while his father, Moe Mantha Sr., was playing for the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was subsequently raised in Canada, when his father retired from hockey and returned to his hometown of Sturgeon Falls, Ontario. Moe Mantha Jr. has represented the United States in international hockey; he was a member of the U.S. team in the 1981, 1985, and 1991 Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Mantha first played for the

Winnipeg Jets in 1980. He played for the Jets and their minor league farm teams until 1984, when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was then sent to the Edmonton Oilers in 1988; the Oilers traded him to the Minnesota North Stars later that same season. He later played for the Philadelphia Flyers

and another stint with the Jets.

1992–93 was Mantha's final season as a player, for the AHL's

St. Cloud Blizzard in 2019 before he retired in 2020.^[2]

Personal life

Mantha's nephew, Ryan Mantha,

2014 NHL Entry Draft, and was a prospect in the Edmonton Oilers organization^[4] before being sidelined by an eye injury and a heart defect.^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976–77	Streetsville Derbys	CJHL	63	35	70	105	75	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	68	10	38	48	45	3	0	0	0	0
1979–80	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL	58	8	38	46	86	4	0	2	2	11
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	58	2	23	25	35	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	25	0	12	12	28	4	1	3	4	16
1981–82	Tulsa Oilers	CHL	33	8	15	23	56	—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	21	2	7	9	6	2	2	2	4	0
1982–83	Sherbrooke Jets	AHL	13	1	4	5	13	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	72	16	38	54	67	3	1	0	1	0
1983–84	Sherbrooke Jets	AHL	7	1	1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	71	11	40	51	54	—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	78	15	52	67	102	—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	62	9	31	40	44	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	21	2	8	10	23	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	25	0	6	6	26	—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	30	9	13	22	4	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	16	1	6	7	10	—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	30	3	8	11	33	1	0	0	0	0
1989–90	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	73	2	26	28	28	7	1	5	6	2
1990–91	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	57	9	15	24	33	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	12	0	4	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	5	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Hershey Bears	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			656	81	289	370	501	17	5	10	15	18

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1982	United States	WC	7	1	1	2	6
1985	United States	WC	10	2	1	3	10
1991	United States	WC	9	0	0	0	2
1992	United States	OG	8	1	1	2	4
Senior totals			34	4	3	7	22

Coaching statistics

Year	Team (League)	Regular season							Post season
Year	Team (League)	G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	G	W	L	Result
1994–95	Columbus Chill (ECHL)	68	31	32	0	5	67	4th East Division	3	0	3	Lost in round 1
1995–96	Columbus Chill (ECHL)	70	37	28	0	5	79	4th North Division	3	0	3	Lost in round 1
1996–97	Baltimore Bandits (AHL)	80	30	37	10	3	73	4th Mid-Atlantic Division	3	0	3	Lost in round 1
1997–98	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)	80	23	37	13	7	66	4th Mid-Atlantic Division	Did not qualify
1998–99	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)	80	35	39	4	2	76	4th Mid-Atlantic Division	3	0	3	Lost in round 1
1999–00	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)	80	30	37	9	4	73	5th Mid-Atlantic Division	Did not qualify
2000–01	USNTDP Under-18 Team (NAHL)	56	18	35	0	3	39	5th East Division	Did not qualify
2005–06	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)	68	32	29	0	7	71	3rd West Division	7	3	4	Lost in round 1
2010–11	Michigan Warriors (NAHL)	58	35	17	0	6	76	3rd North Division	11	7	4	Lost in Final
2011–12	Michigan Warriors (NAHL)	60	23	32	0	5	51	4th North Division	4	1	3	Lost in round 1
2012–13	Michigan Warriors (NAHL)	60	19	32	0	9	47	8th North Division	Did not qualify
2013–14	Michigan Warriors (NAHL)	60	30	20	0	10	70	2nd North Division	9	6	3	Lost in round 3

References

^ "Brookings Blizzard name Moe Mantha new Head Coach/GM". North American Hockey League. June 1, 2017.
^ "MOE MANTHA TO RETIRE AS ST. CLOUD BLIZZARD HEAD COACH". St. Cloud Blizzard. March 4, 2020.
^ Sager, Neate (June 23, 2014). "NHL draft tracker: Ryan Mantha, Indiana Ice". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
^ "Ryan Mantha Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
^ Leavins, Kurt (July 16, 2018). "The Top 25 Edmonton Oilers prospects for 2018: #25, D Ryan Mantha | Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
^ "Ryan Mantha: Won't be re-signed". CBSSports.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-06.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Brookings Blizzard name Moe Mantha new Head Coach/GM". North American Hockey League. June 1, 2017.

[2] "MOE MANTHA TO RETIRE AS ST. CLOUD BLIZZARD HEAD COACH". St. Cloud Blizzard. March 4, 2020.

[3] Sager, Neate (June 23, 2014). "NHL draft tracker: Ryan Mantha, Indiana Ice". ca.sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[4] "Ryan Mantha Stats and News". NHL.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[5] Leavins, Kurt (July 16, 2018). "The Top 25 Edmonton Oilers prospects for 2018: #25, D Ryan Mantha | Edmonton Journal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

[6] "Ryan Mantha: Won't be re-signed". CBSSports.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-07-06.

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