Moe Mantha Jr.

Moe Mantha Jr.
Born (1961-01-21) January 21, 1961
Lakewood, OH, USA
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, 1980
Winnipeg Jets
Playing career 1980–1993

Maurice William Mantha Jr. (born January 21, 1961) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman and former coach who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota North Stars and Philadelphia Flyers. Mantha's nephew, Ryan Mantha, was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing and coaching career

Mantha was born while his father, Moe Mantha Sr., was playing for the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League. 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 Winnipeg Jets in 1980. He played for the Jets or 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.

1992-1993 was Mantha's final season as a player, for the AHL Hershey Bears; he has since coached teams in the AHL (Hershey Bears and Cincinnati Mighty Ducks) and the East Coast Hockey League's Columbus Chill. He coached the junior USA team out of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 2000-2004. 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 OHL.

Moe Mantha 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 Ontario Hockey League, making his second trip behind the Spirit bench, replacing the recently fired Greg Gilbert.

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1978–79 Toronto Marlboros OHA 68 10 38 48 45 — — — — —
1979–80 Toronto Marlboros OHA 58 8 38 46 86 — — — — —
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 statistics

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1992 United States Oly 4th 8 1 1 2 4

Coaching statistics

Year Team (League) Regular season Post season
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
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
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