Sakari Manninen

Sakari Manninen (born 10 February 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a forward for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).

Playing career Manninen made his Liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2013–14 Liiga season.

After the 2018–19 season, placing second on Jokerit in scoring with 20 goals and 48 points in 62 games, Manninen was traded by Jokerit to fellow KHL club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, in exchange for financial considerations and the rights to Miro Heiskanen and Henrik Borgström on 17 May 2019.

In March 2022, while in his third season with the club, Manninen left Salavat Yulaev Ufa during playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On 13 July 2022, Manninen as an undrafted free agent, opted to move to North America and was signed to his first ever NHL contract after agreeing to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2022–23 season. After attending the Golden Knights training camp, Manninen was assigned to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights. He remained with the Silver Knights for the duration of the season, posting 40 points through 53 regular-season games.

As a pending free agent from the Golden Knights, Manninen opted to resume his European career by agreeing to a one-year contract with Swiss-based Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL), on 12 May 2023.

International play

In 2019 IIHF World Championship Manninen was the point leader of the Finnish national team that claimed the world championship.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2008–09 Kärpät FIN U18 26 8 14 22 4 6 3 2 5 4 2009–10 Kärpät FIN U18 25 5 25 30 12 5 2 1 3 0 2010–11 Kärpät FIN U20 39 13 29 42 26 — — — — — 2011–12 Kärpät FIN U20 46 23 39 62 14 3 1 2 3 2 2012–13 Hokki Mestis 38 13 16 29 8 4 0 3 3 0 2013–14 Kärpät FIN U20 9 3 7 10 8 — — — — — 2013–14 Kärpät Liiga 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2013–14 Peliitat Mestis 10 4 5 9 2 — — — — — 2013–14 KalPa Liiga 8 1 0 1 4 — — — — — 2014–15 Kärpät Liiga 51 4 15 19 8 19 2 3 5 0 2014–15 Hokki Mestis 3 2 5 7 0 — — — — — 2015–16 HPK Liiga 51 10 21 31 12 — — — — — 2015–16 Kärpät Liiga 10 1 4 5 2 13 2 5 7 2 2016–17 HPK Liiga 57 16 24 40 12 7 2 3 5 0 2017–18 Örebro HK SHL 48 11 17 28 8 — — — — — 2018–19 Jokerit KHL 62 20 28 48 14 6 2 0 2 2 2019–20 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 56 10 21 31 22 6 4 2 6 6 2020–21 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 55 19 33 52 10 9 2 3 5 6 2021–22 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 38 19 13 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 2022–23 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 53 14 26 40 24 — — — — — 2023–24 Genève–Servette HC NL 50 18 23 41 26 2 1 1 2 4 2024–25 Genève–Servette HC NL 47 16 34 50 40 — — — — — 2025–26 Genève–Servette HC NL 46 17 28 45 24 12 0 7 7 6 Liiga totals 184 32 64 96 40 39 6 11 17 2 KHL totals 211 68 95 163 58 22 8 5 13 14

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2018 Finland OG 6th 5 2 1 3 0 2018 Finland WC 5th 8 0 2 2 10 2019 Finland WC 10 2 9 11 6 2022 Finland OG 6 4 3 7 0 2022 Finland WC 10 6 4 10 2 2023 Finland WC 7th 8 3 4 7 0 2026 Finland WC 10 2 2 4 2 Senior totals 57 19 25 44 20

Awards and honours Award Year RefInternational Olympic All-Star Team 2022 World Championship All-Star Team 2022