Moe Mantha, Jr.

Maurice William (Moe) Mantha, Jr. (born January 21, 1961 in Lakewood, Ohio) is a former National Hockey League player and World Hockey Association coach.

Mantha was born in Ohio 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 North Bay, Ontario.

He 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 traded to the Edmonton Oilers in 1988; the Oilers traded him to the Minnesota North Stars later the same season. He later played for the Philadelphia Flyers and another stint with the Jets.

In the 1992-1993 season, Mantha played for the AHL Hershey Bears; he subsequently retired from playing and became a hockey coach for teams in the AHL, the East Coast Hockey League and the revived World Hockey Association.