Moe Mantha, Sr.

Maurice William (Moe) Mantha (born December 13, 1933 in North Bay, Ontario) is a former Canadian athlete and politician.
Mantha played minor league hockey for several teams in the AHL, the QHL and the WHL 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. To this day, he still owns and runs the golf course.
He was a Member of the Canadian Parliament for the Progressive Conservative Party from 1984 to 1988.
Mantha's son, Moe Mantha, Jr., played hockey in the NHL from 1980 to 1992, and subsequently became a coach for several teams in the AHL.
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Willy O'Ree-Carmichael-Boileau-Mantha-McCallum.jpg|Willie O'Ree scores on Gilles Villemure during the 1965-66 Western Hockey League season.
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