Mikyla Grant-Mentis
Mikyla Grant-Mentis | |||
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Born |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada | July 15, 1998||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
PHF team Former teams |
Toronto Six Buffalo Beauts Merrimack Warriors | ||
Playing career | 2016–present |
Mikyla Grant-Mentis (born July 15, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey forward, currently playing with the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF). She is the all-time leading scorer of the Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey team. In 2021, she became the first black player to win the PHF's Most Valuable Player award.[1]
Playing career[]
Grant-Mentis played four years of NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Merrimack Warriors of Merrimack College, a member institution of the Hockey East conference, located in North Andover, Massachusetts. On November 8 of her senior season, she had a four-point (two goals, two assists) game against Maine, becoming just the second player to surpass 100 points in Merrimack program history.[2] She went on to score a hat-trick against Brown three weeks later and was recognized as the Hockey East Co-Player of the Month for November 2020.[3] Her season totals distinguished her as the Warriors' leader in goals (20) and points (33), ranking second on the Hockey East goals leaderboard and top-10 in scoring nationally. In total, she scored 117 points (56 goals and 61 assists) in 137 games with the Warriors and is the program's all-time leading point scorer, all-time assists leader, and second all-time in goals.[4]
Professional[]
At the end of February 2020, Grant-Mentis signed with the Buffalo Beauts to finish the 2019–20 NWHL season along with Merrimack teammate Léa-Kristine Demers.[5] She scored three points (2 goal, 1 assist) in two regular season games and added another two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in the PHF playoffs semi-final qualification as the Beauts lost to the Connecticut Whale. She was named Player of the Week in her first week in the PHF.[6]
In May 2020, she signed with the Toronto Six, joining the team ahead of their first season in the PHF.[7] Her first PHF goal as a member of the Six took place in a January 24, 2021, contest versus the 2019 Clarkson Cup champion Minnesota Whitecaps.[8] A 6–5 shootout loss, Grant-Mentis became the only Six player to score in the shootout round. She recorded the game-winning goal in the Six's first win in franchise history against the Boston Pride on January 26, coming back from a 1–0 deficit with a pair of third period goals by Brooke Boquist and Grant-Mentis.[9] She become the most decorated player in a single PHF season, earning a record four accolades, including the first black player in league history to win the Most Valuable Player and Newcomer of the Year Award.[10] Additionally, she was the leading scorer on the Six, which won the regular season title, and was tied as the league-leading scorer.
Personal life[]
Grant-Mentis was born July 15, 1998, in Brampton, Ontario. She is the daughter of Sandra Grant-Mentis and James Mentis. Her father played ball hockey with Team Canada and Team West Indies, and remains active with the Brampton Express of the Greater Toronto Ball Hockey League.[11][12] She has two siblings, Marquis and Tre.[13]
Grant-Mentis holds a bachelor's degree in criminology from Merrimack College.[14]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | Merrimack Warriors | NCAA | 35 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2017–18 | Merrimack Warriors | NCAA | 34 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2018–19 | Merrimack Warriors | NCAA | 35 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2019–20 | Merrimack Warriors | NCAA | 33 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2019–20 | Buffalo Beauts | PHF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Toronto Six | PHF | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
PHF totals | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Sources: Elite Prospects,[15] USCHO[16]
Awards and honors[]
- 2021 NWHL Most Valuable Player[17]
- 2021 NWHL Newcomer of the Year
- 2021 NWHL Foundation Award (Toronto Six representative)[18]
- 2021 NWHL Fans' Three Stars[18]
- 2020–21 NWHL most goals scored[19]
References[]
- ^ "Toronto's Mikyla Grant-Mentis named MVP at 2021 NWHL Awards". sportsnet.ca. April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "College Hockey: Grant-Mentis sets new program points record for Merrimack women". The Eagle-Tribune. February 8, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Grant-Mentis and Vanišová Named Co-Player of the Month for November". Hockey East. December 5, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Connolly, John (February 24, 2020). "Mikyla Grant-Mentis shines for Merrimack". Boston Herald. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Oliver, Nathaniel (February 27, 2020). "Buffalo Beauts Ink Two Merrimack Stars in Time for Playoffs". The Hockey Writers. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Murphy, Mike (March 3, 2020). "NWHL Goal of the Week: Welcome to the show, Mikyla Grant-Mentis". The Ice Garden. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Levine, Justin (May 18, 2020). "Toronto Begins Busy Day With Signing Of Forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis". The Puck Authority. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Away Whitecaps vs Home Toronto Jan 24, 2021 at 1:00pm EST at: Herb Brooks Arena - 6 – 5 FINAL SO". March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Away Toronto vs Home Pride Jan 26, 2021 at 8:30pm EST: Herb Brooks Arena 2 – 1 FINAL". nwhl.zone. January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Kevin McGran (April 30, 2021). "From the rink to the food bank, Toronto Six star Mikyla Grant-Mentis is making a difference". thestar.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Honoring the Sport History". National Ball Hockey Association of Canada. October 3, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Stats: James Mentis". Greater Toronto Ball Hockey League. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[dead link] - ^ "2019-20 Merrimack College Women's Ice Hockey Roster: Mikyla Grant-Mentis". Merrimack College Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Merrimack Hockey Player Accomplishing Goals On and Off the Ice". Merrimack College Office of Communications. March 12, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Player Profile: Mikyla Grant-Mentis". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mikyla Grant-Mentis: Career Statistics". United States College Hockey Online. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Toronto Six forward Mikyla Grant-Mentis named National Women's Hockey League MVP". thestar.com. April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ a b Paul Krotz (April 28, 2021). "NWHL ANNOUNCES 2021 AWARD RECIPIENTS". NWHL. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Stats 2020–21". nwhl.zone. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Brampton
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Canadian women's ice hockey forwards
- Black Canadian ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey
- Buffalo Beauts players
- Toronto Six players