Georges Mantha
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Georges Leon Mantha was a Canadian ice hockey
forward
born in Lachine
, Quebec
, Canada
.
Mantha played his National Hockey League
career with the Montreal Canadiens
. His career lasted from 1928 to 1941. His brother Sylvio Mantha
also played in the NHL. Mantha would win two Stanley Cup
s in his career, in 1930 and 1931.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
forward
Forward (ice hockey)
In ice hockey, a forward is a player position on the ice whose primary responsibility is to score goals. Generally, the forwards try to stay in three different lanes, also known as thirds, of the ice going from goal to goal. It is not mandatory however, to stay in a lane. Staying in a lane aids in...
born in Lachine
Lachine, Quebec
Lachine was a city on the Island of Montreal in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is now a borough within the city of Montreal.-History:...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Mantha played his National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
career with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. His career lasted from 1928 to 1941. His brother Sylvio Mantha
Sylvio Mantha
Sylvio Mantha was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...
also played in the NHL. Mantha would win two Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s in his career, in 1930 and 1931.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1928–29 | Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 44 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 35 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 1937–38 NHL season -European tour:After the Stanley Cup final finished, the Detroit Red Wings and the Montreal Canadiens played a nine-game exhibition series in Europe, becoming the first NHL teams to play outside North America. Six games were played in England, three in France... |
Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1938–39 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1939–40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 42 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 1940–41 AHL season The 1940–41 AHL season was the fifth season of the American Hockey League, which had operated the previous four seasons as the "International-American Hockey League." Nine teams played 56 games each in the schedule.The Cleveland Barons won their second F. G... |
New Haven Eagles New Haven Eagles The New Haven Eagles were a professional ice hockey team that played in New Haven, Connecticut. The Eagles were one of five inaugural franchises in the Canadian American Hockey League, and a founding member of the American Hockey League.-History:... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
49 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1941–42 1941–42 AHL season The 1941–42 AHL season was the sixth season of the American Hockey League. Ten teams played 56 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G... |
Washington Lions Washington Lions The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They were founded as a member of the American Hockey League in the 1941–42 season. The Lions played for two seasons, disbanded during World War II. Another Washington Lions team played in the Eastern Hockey League... |
AHL | 50 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1942–43 1942–43 AHL season The 1942–43 AHL season was the seventh season of the American Hockey League. Seven teams played 56 games each in the schedule, while an eighth team, the New Haven Eagles ceased operations 32 games into the season, in January 1943. The Buffalo Bisons won the F. G... |
Washington Lions | AHL | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 498 | 89 | 102 | 191 | 148 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | ||||