Anthony Mortas began his career as a hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of the Hockey Club de Reims , for whose professional team he was active from 1991 to 2002 in the Ligue Magnus , the top French division. In 2000 and 2002 he won the French championship title with his team . As a result of the second championship title, the Hockey Club de Reims went bankrupt and the center moved within the Ligue Magnus to HC Amiens Somme , with whom he was also French champion in 2004. After a total of 21 years in the professional field, the left-handed shooter ended his career at the age of 38 in Amiens following the 2011/12 season .