Brandon Manning (born June 4, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for IF Björklöven in the Swedish second tier HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Manning previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Edmonton Oilers.
| Brandon Manning | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93007.jpg) Manning with the Straubing Tigers in 2022 | |||
| Born |
June 4, 1990 Prince George, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Straubing Tigers IF Björklöven | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2011–present | ||
Playing career
editPrior to turning professional, Manning played major junior hockey in the Western Hockey League with the Chilliwack Bruins.[1]
On November 23, 2010, during the 2010–11 season with Chilliwack, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Manning as an undrafted free agent.[2]
On March 8, 2012, after playing 32 games (9 points) for Adirondack Phantoms in 2011–12 AHL season,[3] he was called up to the Flyers main roster to replace injured Pavel Kubina.[4] He made his NHL debut the same day in a home game against Florida Panthers.[5] On August 27, 2014, Manning signed a one-year contract to stay with the Flyers.[6] On March 21, 2016, Manning scored his first career NHL goal against Thomas Greiss of the New York Islanders.
On December 8, 2016, in a post-game interview following a loss against the Flyers, Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid claimed Manning boasted on-ice that he intentionally broke McDavid's collarbone the year before on November 3, 2015, which sidelined the Oiler's star for 37 games, calling it "one of the [most] classless things [he's] ever seen on the ice".[7] Manning denied the claim, reiterating that it was a "total accident" and that "there was never any intention of hurting anyone".[8]
On February 27, 2017, Manning was suspended two games for interference against Jake Guentzel.[9] Manning concluded the 2016–17 season with 12 points in 65 games. During the 2017–18 season, Manning recorded a career-high 7 goals and 19 points in 65 games to help the Flyers qualify for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Flyers ended up losing in 6 games to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On July 1, 2018, Manning left the Flyers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks.[10] He began the 2018–19 season on the Blackhawks third defensive pairing, adding 1 goal and 2 assists in 27 games before he was traded by Chicago, along with Robin Norell, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Drake Caggiula and Jason Garrison on December 30, 2018.[11] Manning scored 1 goal in 12 games with the Oilers, before on February 18, 2019, he was placed on waivers by the Oilers and later reassigned to AHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors.[12] While with the Condors, Manning was suspended for five games for using a racial slur against Boko Imama of the Ontario Reign.[13] During his second game after the suspension, Manning was involved in a fight with Imama.[14]
For the 2020–2021 season, Manning chose to take a break from professional hockey to focus on family.[15]
On July 31, 2021, Manning returned to the professional ranks, having signed a one-year contract with European club, the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.[16] In the 2021–22 season, his first season abroad, Manning contributed with 21 assists through 38 regular season games for the Tigers. He made 4 post-season appearances in a 3-1 quarterfinal series defeat to Adler Mannheim.
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Cariboo Cougars | BCMML | 34 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Prince George Spruce Kings | BCHL | 58 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 107 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2007–08 | Chilliwack Bruins | WHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Chilliwack Bruins | WHL | 72 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Chilliwack Bruins | WHL | 69 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 138 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2010–11 | Chilliwack Bruins | WHL | 53 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 129 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 46 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 65 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Adirondack Phantoms | AHL | 73 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 60 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 56 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 65 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 21 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 38 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Straubing Tigers | DEL | 43 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 31 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 255 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 254 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Five Flyers Rookies to Watch As Training Camp Opens This Week". SB Nation Philly. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ National Hockey League (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2012. Dan Diamond and Associates, Inc. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
- ^ "Brandon Manning Game by Game Stats". American Hockey League. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (2012-08-03). "Kubina out, Manning in for Flyers". NHL. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Panthers @ Flyers (NHL 2011-2012 game 1000) Playing Roster report".
- ^ "Flyers re-sign D Brandon Manning". Philadelphia Flyers. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ Catalino, Mike (December 8, 2016). "Connor McDavid: Brandon Manning made 'classless' comments about injury". CSNPhilly.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ Carchidi, Sam (December 9, 2016). "Flyers' Manning: McDavid's focus in wrong place". Philadelphia Media Network. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Manning of Flyers suspended two games". NHL.com. February 27, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Blackhawks agree to terms with three". Chicago Blackhawks. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
- ^ "Oilers acquire Brandon Manning and Robin Norell". Edmonton Oilers. December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Oilers place defenceman Brandon Manning on waivers". Sportsnet. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
- ^ "Condors' Brandon Manning suspended five games for racial slur". sportsnet.ca. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ "Imama and Manning drop the gloves after AHL racial slur incident". sports.yahoo.com. February 8, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ "Ex-junior teammates Howse and Manning return to their hockey roots". www.princegeorgecitizen.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ "Defenceman Manning taking his NHL savvy to Germany". 31 July 2021.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database