Career

During the 1981-82 OHL season he scored 42 goals, and after the season was drafted with the 15th selection in the first round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He split his time in both the NHL and minor leagues in his first two seasons.

He was member of the Tulsa Oilers (CHL) team that suspended operations on February 16, 1984, playing only road games for final six weeks of 1983-84 season. Despite this adversity, the team went on to win the league's championship. Kontos spent the first half of 1985-86 playing in Finland before returning to finish the year in the AHL. On January 21, 1987, Kontos was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ron Duguay, finishing his tenure with the Rangers with 38 points in 78 games. He would score 25 points in 67 games with the Penguins over two seasons before being dealt to the Los Angeles Kings on February 5, 1988.

He played only six regular season games for the Kings in 87-88 tallying 12 points (another career highlight was a 6-point game against Chicago where Kontos had 1 goal and 5 assists), and scored a goal in his first NHL playoffs. The following year, after returning from playing in Switzerland he scored three points in seven games, and his 9 playoff goals would help the Kings advance to the second round. He played only 11 games (6 regular season, 5 playoff) with Los Angeles after the 1988-89 playoff run, and decided to join the Canadian National Team in 1991-92.

When the Tampa Bay Lightning started play in 1992-93, Kontos signed on as a free agent. His surprising 4 goal-performance led the upstart Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-3 shocker of the Chicago Blackhawks on October 7, 1992. He scored 27 goals in 66 games, second only to Brian Bradley. His Lightning record 4 goals in one game has since been tied by Martin St. Louis in 2014. He would return to the National Team in 93-94, help Canada win a silver medal at the 1994 Olympics losing to Sweden in a heartbreaking shoot out after overtime. Kontos continued to play in Sweden for(Skellefteå AIK 94-95), the IHL and Germany before retiring in 1998.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1980-81	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		56	17	27	44	36		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		12	6	6	12	18		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		59	36	56	92	68		10	7	9	16	2
1982-83	Toronto Marlboros	OHL		28	21	33	54	23		—	—	—	—	—
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL		44	8	7	15	33		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	New York Rangers	NHL		6	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
1983-84	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		21	5	13	18	8		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		48	19	24	43	30		—	—	—	—	—
1984-85	New York Rangers	NHL		28	4	8	12	24		—	—	—	—	—
1985-86	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		21	8	15	23	12		5	4	2	6	4
1985-86	Ilves Tampere	SM-liiga		36	16	15	31	30		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		36	14	17	31	29		—	—	—	—	—
1986-87	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		31	8	9	17	6		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		16	8	16	24	4		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		10	3	6	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		36	1	7	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
1987-88	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		6	2	10	12	2		4	1	0	1	4
1988-89	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		7	2	1	3	2		11	9	0	9	8
1989-90	New Haven Nighthawks	AHL		42	10	20	30	25		—	—	—	—	—
1989-90	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		6	2	2	4	4		5	1	0	1	0
1990-91	Phoenix Roadrunners	IHL		69	26	36	62	19		11	9	12	21	0
1991-92	Courmaosta HC	Italy-A		7	10	8	18	4		—	—	—	—	—
1992-93	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		66	27	24	51	12		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Skelleftea AIK	Swe-1		36	21	27	48	30		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		81	26	44	70	13		17	5	8	13	0
1996-97	Cincinnati Cyclones	IHL		11	1	3	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Quebec Rafales	IHL		19	8	3	11	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Manitoba Moose	IHL		40	17	18	35	12		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Revier Lions	DEL		26	10	4	14	14		—	—	—	—	—
NHL Totals				230	54	69	123	103		20	11	0	11	12

Awards

He won the 1983-84 CHL Championship (Adams Cup) as a member of the Tulsa Oilers team coached by Tom Webster.

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