Moe Mantha Jr.

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Moe Mantha Jr.
Born (1961-01-21) 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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 23rd overall, 1980
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1980–1993

Maurice William Mantha Jr. (born January 21, 1961) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars, and Philadelphia Flyers.

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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 Toronto Marlboros of the Ontario Hockey Association in 1978, and was drafted by the NHL's 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 Hershey Bears; he has since coached teams in the AHL (Hershey and the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks) and the ECHL's Columbus Chill. He coached the junior USA team out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, from 2000 to 2004. In 2005, Mantha was named as the head coach of the Detroit Gladiators of the new World Hockey Association, but the league never made it to the ice; instead, he served as head coach and general manager of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) until he was terminated for gross misconduct during the Akim Aliu/Steve Downie hazing scandal that ultimately resulted in the Spitfires being fined $35,000 under Mantha's tenure. Mantha then served as the general manager and head coach for the French River Rapids of the NOJHL. On February 16, 2016, he was named interim head coach of the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL, making his second trip behind the Spirit bench, replacing the recently fired Greg Gilbert. He was not retained at the end of that season. In 2017, he was hired as the head coach and general manager of the Brookings Blizzard in the North American Hockey League. [1] The Blizzard retained Mantha for one season after it relocated as the St. Cloud Blizzard in 2019 before he retired in 2020. [2]

Personal life

Mantha's nephew, Ryan Mantha, [3] was drafted by the New York Rangers in the fourth round of the 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1976–77 Streetsville Derbys CJHL 63357010575—————
1978–79 Toronto Marlboros OMJHL 681038484530000
1979–80 Toronto MarlborosOMJHL588384686402211
1980–81 Winnipeg Jets NHL 582232535—————
1981–82 Winnipeg JetsNHL250121228413416
1981–82 Tulsa Oilers CHL 338152356—————
1982–83 Winnipeg JetsNHL21279622240
1982–83 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 1314513—————
1983–84 Winnipeg JetsNHL721638546731010
1983–84 Sherbrooke JetsAHL711210—————
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL7111405154—————
1985–86 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL78155267102—————
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL629314044—————
1987–88 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL21281023—————
1987–88 Edmonton Oilers NHL2506626—————
1987–88 Minnesota North Stars NHL30913224—————
1988–89 Minnesota North StarsNHL1616710—————
1988–89 Philadelphia Flyers NHL3038113310000
1989–90 Winnipeg JetsNHL73226282871562
1990–91 Winnipeg JetsNHL579152433—————
1991–92 Winnipeg JetsNHL120446—————
1991–92Philadelphia FlyersNHL50002—————
1992–93 Hershey Bears AHL10000—————
NHL totals65681289370501175101518

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1982 United States WC 71126
1985 United StatesWC1021310
1991 United StatesWC90002
1992 United States OG 81124
Senior totals3443722

Coaching statistics

YearTeam (League) Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishGWLResult
1994–95 Columbus Chill (ECHL)68313205674th East Division303Lost in round 1
1995–96 Columbus Chill (ECHL)70372805794th North Division303Lost in round 1
1996–97 Baltimore Bandits (AHL)803037103734th Mid-Atlantic Division303Lost in round 1
1997–98 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)802337137664th Mid-Atlantic DivisionDid not qualify
1998–99 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)80353942764th Mid-Atlantic Division303Lost in round 1
1999–00 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL)80303794735th Mid-Atlantic DivisionDid not qualify
2000–01 USNTDP Under-18 Team (NAHL)56183503395th East DivisionDid not qualify
2005–06 Windsor Spitfires (OHL)68322907713rd West Division734Lost in round 1
2010–11 Michigan Warriors (NAHL)58351706763rd North Division1174Lost in Final
2011–12Michigan Warriors (NAHL)60233205514th North Division413Lost in round 1
2012–13Michigan Warriors (NAHL)60193209478th North DivisionDid not qualify
2013–14Michigan Warriors (NAHL)603020010702nd North Division963Lost in round 3

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References

  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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