Paul Manning

Paul Manning (born April 15, 1979) is a Canadian former 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.

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. He was recalled midway through his second pro season and made his NHL debut on January 4, 2003. After playing eight games, Columbus signed veteran defenseman Darren Van Impe and returned Manning to the AHL.

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. He played seven seasons for Hamburg before moving on to the Hannover Scorpions for the final two seasons of his playing career.

Manning played for the Canadian national team at the Deutschland Cup in 2010.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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