Paul Manning (ice hockey)
| Paul Manning | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Manning with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2003 | |||
| Born |
April 15, 1979 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Columbus Blue Jackets Syracuse Crunch Hamburg Freezers Hannover Scorpions | ||
| NHL draft |
62nd overall, 1998 Calgary Flames | ||
| Playing career | 2001–2012 | ||
Paul Manning (born April 15, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played eight National Hockey League (NHL) games with the Columbus Blue Jackets during the 2002–03 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2001 to 2012, was mainly spent with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 3rd round (62nd overall) of the 1998 NHL entry draft.
Manning was also drafted by New York Yankees with the 619th pick in the 1997 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]
Playing career
After playing four seasons of college hockey for Colorado College, Calgary traded Manning's NHL rights to the Columbus Blue Jackets for a 2001 fifth-round draft pick.[3] He was recalled midway through his second pro season and made his NHL debut on January 4, 2003.[4] After playing eight games, Columbus signed veteran defenseman Darren Van Impe and returned Manning to the AHL.[5]
After the 2002–03 season, Manning was a restricted free agent but opted to continue his career in Germany, signing with the Hamburg Freezers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[6] He played seven seasons for Hamburg before moving on to the Hannover Scorpions for the final two seasons of his playing career.[7]
Manning played for the Canadian national team at the Deutschland Cup in 2010.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Red Deer Rebels U15 | AMBHL | 30 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Red Deer Rebels U15 | AMBHL | 26 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Red Deer Chiefs U18 | AMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Red Deer Chiefs | AMHL | 36 | 9 | 33 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Colorado College | WCHA | 30 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Colorado College | WCHA | 39 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Colorado College | WCHA | 34 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Elmira Jackals | UHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 49 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| 2006–07 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2008–09 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 45 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 39 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 50 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 29 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| DEL totals | 389 | 26 | 70 | 96 | 425 | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 85 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1997–98 | |
| All-WCHA Third Team | 1999–00 | |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 2000–01 | [9] |
References
- ^ "Paul Manning - Baseball Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Rode, Danny (July 26, 2024). "Rode: Former Red Deer resident Paul Manning recalls being drafted in two pro sports". Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "BLUE JACKETS CLOSE 2001 ENTRY DRAFT WITH SIX MORE PICKS". Columbus Blue Jackets. June 24, 2001. Archived from the original on October 29, 2004. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "BLUE JACKETS RECALL LW MATHIEU DARCHE, D PAUL MANNING FROM AHL'S SYRACUSE CRUNCH". Columbus Blue Jackets. January 4, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "BLUE JACKETS SIGN D DARREN VAN IMPE". Columbus Blue Jackets. January 20, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2004. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ "2003 NHL free agent list". ESPN.com. July 1, 2003. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "Paul Manning". Hannover Scorpions (in German). Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "Canada calls on Manning". Red Deer Advocate. November 5, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "Paul Manning". Columbus Blue Jackets 25th Anniversary. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database