Moe Mantha, Sr.

Moe Mantha, Sr.
Born	(1933-12-13)December 13, 1933 North Bay, ON, CAN
Died	Sturgeon Falls, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Cincinnati Mohawks Ottawa Jr. Canadiens Montreal Royals Cleveland Barons Quebec Aces San Francisco Seals Seattle Totems Vancouver Canucks California Seals Providence Reds Columbus Checkers
Playing career	1954–1970

Maurice William Mantha (December 13, 1933 – September 18, 2015) was a Canadian ice hockey player and politician.

Born in North Bay, Ontario, Mantha played minor league hockey for several teams in the American Hockey League, the Quebec Hockey League and the Western Hockey League (minor pro) from 1954 to 1970. He subsequently returned to Sturgeon Falls and operated his own business (Laurentide Golf Club) for a number of years before entering politics, serving as the Reeve of Springer Township.

In the 1984 federal election, Mantha ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in Nipissing. He won the seat, defeating Liberal incumbent Jean-Jacques Blais. In the 1988 election, however, Mantha was defeated by Liberal candidate Bob Wood. Mantha ran again in the 1993 election, but lost to Wood again.

Mantha's son, Moe Mantha, Jr., played in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1992, and subsequently became a coach for several teams in the AHL. His grandson, Ryan Mantha, was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Mantha died on September 18, 2015 at the age of 81 after a brief illness.

External links

• Moe Mantha, Sr.'s career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Jean-Jacques Blais, Liberal	Members of Parliament from Nipissing 1984–1988	Succeeded by Bob Wood, Liberal