Jon Fontas Explained

Position:Center
Played For:Minnesota North Stars
Jokerit
SaiPa
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:170
Birth Date:16 April 1955
Birth Place:Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S.
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1978
Career End: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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1973–74Choate Rosemary HallHS-CT
1974–75University of New HampshireECAC10 4 9 13 4
1975–76University of New HampshireECAC31 10 23 33 41
1976–77University of New HampshireECAC36 27 37 64 16
1977–78University of New HampshireECAC30 31 33 64 12
1978–79Port Huron FlagsIHL79 36 45 81 324 2 2 4 0
1979–80Minnesota North StarsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1979–80Oklahoma City StarsCHL68 22 26 48 16
1980–81Minnesota North StarsNHL1 0 0 0 0
1980–81Oklahoma City StarsCHL5 1 1 2 0
1980–81Baltimore ClippersEHL63 25 47 72 444 0 2 2 0
1981–82JokeritFIN36 20 23 43 51
1982–83JoKPFIN-236 25 34 59 575 4 1 5 29
1983–84JoKPFIN-236 27 36 63 243 1 4 5 12
1984–85SaiPaFIN36 12 15 27 44
FIN totals72 32 38 70 95
NHL totals2 0 0 0 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Giving to Unh.
  2. Web site: Jon Fontas | New England Wolves - Pointstreak Sites . 2015-11-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151012125045/http://americanhockeyinstitute.pointstreaksites.com/view/americanhockeyinstitute/about-the-institute-1/staff-175/jon-fontas-1 . 2015-10-12 .