Mantas Armalis

Mantas Armalis (born 6 September 1992) is a Lithuanian professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for Ilves of the Liiga. He previously played in various Swedish ice hockey leagues, American Hockey League (AHL) and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Playing career Armalis began his career with the Djurgårdens IF's under-16 squad during the 2007–08 season, but moved to the Mora IK organization where he played for their junior J18 and J20 teams from 2007 to 2011. He started the 2011–12 season continuing to play for Mora IK, and was temporarily loaned to Söderhamn/Ljusne, a Division 1 C club. He made his debut in Division 1 on 5 October 2011 against Lindlövens IF. Söderhamn/Ljusne lost 5–3, while Armalis made 30 saves on 35 shots playing 60 minutes. On 30 November 2011, he played one more game while on loan to Division 1C team Borlänge HF against Hudiksvalls HC. His team lost 6–5 in overtime as Armalis again made 30 saves on 35 shots. He started 2012–13 season on loan to Tranås AIF and after 18 games of the regular season he had a 6–5–1 record with the second best save percentage in the league among all goalkeepers (93.31%) with 2.09 GAA. His team's results steadily improved after starting season with four losses and they were fighting for a playoff spot, while Mantas went away to help the Lithuanian national team in Olympic qualifiers.

On 11 April 2016, it was announced that Armalis signed an entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks. Prior to signing with the Sharks, the Toronto Maple Leafs were considered favourites to land Armalis. Armalis made his debut for the Sharks in a preseason game against the Vancouver Canucks where he saved six shots out of seven, while the Sharks won. On 3 October 2016, Armalis was assigned to the Sharks' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate San Jose Barracuda. After the 2016–17 season, the Sharks decided not to issue a qualifying offer to Armalis and he would become an unrestricted free agent on 1 July 2017.

On 3 October 2017, Armalis signed with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). As Dinamo's backup for the 2017–18 season, Armalis collected three wins in 12 appearances.

On 7 May 2018, Armalis returned to SHL and signed a two-year contract with Skellefteå AIK.

On 24 March 2020, Armalis returned to Djurgårdens IF of the SHL and signed a two-year contract. On 13 April 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Leksands IF of the SHL. On 20 March 2025, it was announced that Armalis would not return to Leksands IF.

On 20 October 2025, Armalis signed a one-year contract with Ilves of the Liiga. On 31 December, he was signed to a one-year contract extension.

International play Armalis has played for Lithuania at various levels since 2008, and first played for Lithuania senior team in the 2010 World Championship Division I. He was named best goaltender of the tournament at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II A tournament

Modeling Armalis participated in several Versace runway shows during Milan Fashion Week. He worked with several agencies: Stockholmsgruppen, L.A Models, NYMM.

Armalis also modeled for Versace for their spring/summer collection in 2012 as well as the fall/winter collection in 2013. Making him an established face of the Versace label, Donatella Versace commented "Versace needs faces and bodies like Mantas, the strong gladiator-like build and muscular thighs,"

Personal life Armalis's parents moved to Sweden when he was four months old. Both his parents were professional orienteers and moved due to popularity of the sport. He was encouraged to join the same sport as his parents, but picked up ice hockey instead.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2009–10 Mora IK J20 21 — — — — — — 3.99 .878 — — — — — — — — 2010–11 Mora IK J20 19 — — — — — — 3.45 .897 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Mora IK J20 14 3 10 1 838 55 0 3.94 .854 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Söderhamn/Ljusne Div.1 1 0 1 0 60 5 0 5.00 .857 — — — — — — — — 2011–12 Borlänge HF Div.1 1 0 0 1 61 5 0 5.00 .857 — — — — — — — — 2012–13 Tranås AIF Div.1 33 — — — 1,967 — 3 2.62 .915 5 — — — — — 3.80 .901 2013–14 Mora IK Allsv 40 — — — — — — 2.20 .926 5 — — — — — 4.33 .857 2014–15 Djurgårdens IF SHL 20 7 10 0 1,050 54 2 3.09 .905 — — — — — — — — 2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 34 16 16 0 1,986 80 2 2.42 .918 3 0 3 178 11 0 3.71 .895 2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 24 12 5 3 1,256 64 2 3.06 .885 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Dinamo Riga KHL 12 3 5 1 577 24 0 2.50 .911 — — — — — — — — 2018–19 Skellefteå AIK SHL 32 18 14 0 1,901 69 4 2.18 .916 6 2 2 254 11 1 2.60 .904 2019–20 Skellefteå AIK J20 1 — — — — — — 1.01 .972 — — — — — — — — 2019–20 Skellefteå AIK SHL 38 5 8 1 769 38 1 2.96 .880 — — — — — — — — 2020–21 Djurgårdens IF SHL 31 16 13 0 1,792 76 1 2.55 .909 3 1 2 178 6 0 2.02 .934 2021–22 Djurgårdens IF SHL 36 13 22 0 2,049 110 1 3.22 .900 — — — — — — — — 2022–23 Leksands IF SHL 41 24 16 0 2,328 86 4 2.22 .920 3 1 2 190 7 0 2.21 .883 2023–24 Leksands IF SHL 25 11 13 0 1,464 62 2 2.54 .899 2 0 2 115 5 0 2.59 .857 2024–25 Leksands IF SHL 16 5 11 0 933 47 1 3.02 .880 — — — — — — — — 2025–26 Ilves Liiga 22 12 6 4 1,272 42 3 1.98 .910 7 3 3 375 21 0 3.35 .856AHL totals 24 12 5 3 1,256 64 2 3.06 .885 — — — — — — — —