Reinhold Jean Matz (June 1, 1892 – December 21, 1969) was an American- born Canadian

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player. Matz played senior amateur and professional ice hockey from 1911 until 1928, including one season in the

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for the

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in 1924–25.

Playing career

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

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. Matz played his first professional game in 1914–15 with the

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of the

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(PCHA). He played one further season with the Rossland Ramblers senior team, then enlisted for duty in

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with the Royal North West Mounted Police and saw service in

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. Back from

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in 1919–20 Matz played two seasons for the Edmonton Hustlers and the Edmonton Dominions of the

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in Alberta. He later joined the professional

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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. In 1924–25, he played one season for the

of the

(NHL) which won the NHL championship but lost in the

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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

References

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* 1892 births 1969 deaths American men's ice hockey centers Canadian ice hockey centres Edmonton Eskimos (ice hockey) players Montreal Canadiens players Saskatoon Sheiks players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Sportspeople from Nebraska Vancouver Millionaires players American emigrants to Canada {{Canada-icehockey-winger-stub