Sara Manness

Sara Manness (born September 26, 2007) is a Canadian college ice hockey forward for the Clarkson Golden Knights of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Playing career Manness originally had a verbal commitment to play college ice hockey at Minnesota in 2023, before committing to play for Clarkson.

She began her collegiate career during the 2025–26 season. During October, she led all freshmen with 12 assists and was named named Co-Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) Rookie of the Month, along with Hilda Svensson. On January 24, 2026, in a game against Harvard, she became the first Clarkson player in program history to score a goal in 10 consecutive games in one season, surpassing the previous record of nine consecutive games set by Loren Gabel during the 2017–18 season. During January, she recorded 14 goals, and nine assists in 11 games. She had at least one point in each game and had nine multi-point games, including three multi-goal games, four game winners and her third career hat-trick. She was subsequently named ECAC Rookie of the Month and HCA Rookie of the Month. During her freshman year she led the conference in scoring with 21 goals and 31 assists in 22 games. She led all rookies nationally and in the ECAC in game-winning goals (6), points (52), and goals (21).

Following the season she was named to the All-ECAC first team and All-ECAC rookie team. She was also named ECAC Rookie of the Year, Forward of the Year and Player of the Year. She became the first rookie to win ECAC Player of the Year. She was also named co-National Rookie of the Year, along with Hilda Svensson.

International play Manness represented Team Manitoba at the 2023 National Women's Under-18 Championship and tied for the tournament lead in scoring with five goals and four assists in five games. She was subsequently named MVP. Following her performance at the National Under-18 Championship, she was selected to represent Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she was the youngest member for team Canada. During the tournament she recorded three assists in six games and won a bronze medal.

On December 10, 2024, she was again selected to represent Canada at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, along with her twin sister, Kate. The twins became the fifth set of sisters to represent Canada at the U18 World Championship, and the first to do so together at the same competition. During the tournament she recorded two goals and seven assists in six games and won a gold medal.

Personal life Manness was born to April and Jason Manness, and has a twin sister, Kate, and an older sister, Alison.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM 2023–24 Burlington Jr. Barracudas OWHL 39 43 57 100 28 — — — — — 2024–25 Burlington Jr. Barracudas OWHL 29 26 27 53 26 4 0 2 2 0OWHL totals 68 69 84 153 54 4 0 2 2 0

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2024 Canada U18 6 0 3 3 0 2025 Canada U18 6 2 7 9 0Junior totals 12 2 10 12 0

Awards and honours Honors Year College First Team All-ECAC 2026 ECAC All-Rookie Team 2026 ECAC Player of the Year 2026 ECAC Forward of the Year 2026 ECAC Rookie of the Year 2026 National Rookie of the Year 2026