| Position | Center |
|---|---|
| Played for | Minnesota North Stars Jokerit SaiPa |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height | 5 ft |
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 170 |
| Birth date | April 16, 1955 (age 71) |
| 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 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 | Saginaw Gears | 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
- ^ "Giving to Unh"
- ^ "Jon Fontas | New England Wolves - Pointstreak Sites". Archived from the original on 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2015-11-05.