Chris Mantyka

Date of Birth: Nov 09, 1967
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Saskatoon, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: F
Height: -
Weight: -
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Chris Mantyka Facts

Mantyka, 19, died on December 30, 1986, in a team bus crash, near Swift Current, Sask.

Chris Mantyka Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1985-1986	Nipawin Hawks	SJHL	15	4	7	11	186	-
1985-1986	North Battleford North Stars	SJHL	26	5	10	15	328	-
1985-1986	Swift Current Indians	SJHL	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	10	2	3	5	113	-
1986-1987	Swift Current Broncos	WHL	31	3	2	5	101	-

Chris Mantyka Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
SJHL	1	41	9	17	26	0.63	514	-	1	10	2	3	5	0.50	113	-
WHL	1	31	3	2	5	0.16	101	-	0

Chris Mantyka Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Nipawin Hawks	1	15	4	7	11	0.73	186	-	0
North Battleford North Stars	1	26	5	10	15	0.58	328	-	0
Swift Current Broncos	1	31	3	2	5	0.16	101	-	0
Swift Current Indians (SJHL)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	10	2	3	5	0.50	113	-

Chris Mantyka Biography and Trivia

Number 22 retired by Swift Current Broncos

Mantyka was one of four victims killed when the Swift Current Broncos team bus crashed on its way to a WHL game in Regina on December 30, 1986. Three of his teammates, Trent Kresse, Scott Kruger and Brent Ruff, were also killed in the accident. The WHL named its Player of the Year award the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy in honour of the four Broncos players who were killed in the bus crash. The Swift Current Broncos retired the player jersey numbers and the numbers were included on a shoulder patch that can be seen on the Broncos' jerseys.