Jon Fontas

Jon Fontas
Born (1955-04-16) April 16, 1955 (age 69)
Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Center
Shot Right
Played for Minnesota North Stars
Jokerit
SaiPa
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1978–1985

Jon Paul Fontas (born April 16, 1955) is an American retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars, one each in the 1979–80 and 1980–81 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1985, was spent in the minor leagues and later in Finland.

Prior to his NHL career, Fontas played college ice hockey for the University of New Hampshire Wildcats between 1974 and 1978. He was inducted into the university's Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

Fontas is now a coach and hockey instructor in New Hampshire.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Choate Rosemary Hall HS-CT — — — — — — — — — —
1974–75 University of New Hampshire ECAC 10 4 9 13 4 — — — — —
1975–76 University of New Hampshire ECAC 31 10 23 33 41 — — — — —
1976–77 University of New Hampshire ECAC 36 27 37 64 16 — — — — —
1977–78 University of New Hampshire ECAC 30 31 33 64 12 — — — — —
1978–79 Port Huron Flags IHL 79 36 45 81 32 4 2 2 4 0
1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 68 22 26 48 16 — — — — —
1980–81 Minnesota North Stars NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 5 1 1 2 0 — — — — —
1980–81 Baltimore Clippers EHL 63 25 47 72 44 4 0 2 2 0
1981–82 Jokerit FIN 36 20 23 43 51 — — — — —
1982–83 JoKP FIN-2 36 25 34 59 57 5 4 1 5 29
1983–84 JoKP FIN-2 36 27 36 63 24 3 1 4 5 12
1984–85 SaiPa FIN 36 12 15 27 44 — — — — —
FIN totals 72 32 38 70 95 — — — — —
NHL totals 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Giving to Unh".
  2. ^ "Jon Fontas | New England Wolves - Pointstreak Sites". Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-11-05.


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