Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha isn’t the prototypical player the franchise’s fans are used to. He’s a 6-foot-5 (tallest on the team), 234-pound (heaviest on the team) forward who better fits the mold of today’s NHL player.
The mix of size and finesse popped off the charts and into the stat sheets as a prospect with Val-d’Or Foreurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). In 124 games with the club he scored a whopping 107 goals and a total of 209 points. That’s how you get drafted 20th overall.
While many of you know who Mantha is on the ice, what else is there to know about the 25-year-old Canadian who grew up a Montreal Canadians fan, living across the St.