Johnny Matz
Matz while a member of the Edmonton Hustlers in 1919–20.
Born (1892-06-01)June 1, 1892
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died December 21, 1969(1969-12-21) (aged 77)
Height 5 ft 7[1] in (170 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg; 10 st 0 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Edmonton Eskimos
Vancouver Millionaires
Saskatoon Crescents
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19111928

Reinhold Jean Matz (June 1, 1892 – December 21, 1969) was an American-born Canadian ice hockey player. Matz played senior amateur and professional ice hockey from 1911 until 1928, including one season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens in 1924–25.

Playing career

Matz, standing second from left, with the Saskatoon Sheiks/Crescents in 1923–24.

Johnny Matz began playing senior-level hockey in 1911–12 with the Edmonton YMCA of the Alberta Senior Hockey League. He next played for the Edmonton Dominions of the Edmonton league in 1912–13, and then played two seasons of ice hockey with the Grand Forks Athletic Club of the Boundary Hockey League in British Columbia.[2] Matz played his first professional game in 1914–15 with the Vancouver Millionaires of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA).[3] He played one further season with the Rossland Ramblers senior team, then enlisted for duty in World War I with the Royal North West Mounted Police and saw service in Great Britain.

Back from Europe in 1919–20 Matz played two seasons for the Edmonton Hustlers and the Edmonton Dominions of the Big-4 League in Alberta. He later joined the professional Edmonton Eskimos of the West Coast Hockey League in 1921, playing one and a half season for the Edmonton club, as well as one and a half season for the Saskatoon Crescents of the WCHL.[4] In 1924–25, he played one season for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) which won the NHL championship but lost in the Stanley Cup Final against the Victoria Cougars of the WCHL. He did not play in 1925–26 due to injury, but returned to Western Canada for two seasons with the Moose Jaw Maroons before retiring from ice hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1911–12 Edmonton YMCA ESRHL 65050
1911–12 Edmonton Maritimers ASHL 33035
1912–13 Edmonton Dominions ESRHL 77074
1913–14 Grand Forks AC BCBHL
1914–15 Grand Forks AC BCBHL
1914–15 Vancouver Millionaires PCHA 11010
1915–16 Rossland Hockey Club WKHL
1919–20 Edmonton Hustlers BIG-4 12113148
1920–21 Edmonton Dominions BIG-4 161239
1921–22 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 244152 20000
1922–23 Edmonton Eskimos WCHL 40004
1922–23 Saskatoon Sheiks WCHL 244376
1923–24 Saskatoon Crescents WCHL 242134
1924–25 Montreal Canadiens NHL 302460 1000)
1924–25 Montreal Canadiens St-Cup 40002
1926–27 Moose Jaw Warriors PHL 321101162
1927–28 Moose Jaw Warriors PHL 2833644
WCHL totals 761051516 20000
NHL totals 302460 10000

References

Notes

  1. Reinhold Matz WW1 attestation papers Library and Archives Canada at bac-lac.gc.ca
  2. "The Sporting Periscope" Edmonton Journal. Nov. 21, 1916 (p. 11). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  3. "Contracts are secured of prairie hockeyists" Vancouver Sun. Nov. 18, 1914 (p. 6). Retrieved 1923-03-22.
  4. "Former star of Dominions with Eskimos" Calgary Albertan. Dec. 13, 1921 (p. 10). Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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