Manny Malhotra
Jersey Number: 27
Player information for Manny Malhotra
Position
Center
Height
6'2" (188cm)
Born
May 18, 1980
Number
27
Shoots
Left
Weight
207 lbs (94kg)
Birthplace
Mississauga, Ontario, CAN
Years in Columbus
5
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Player Career Notes
- Recorded 53-92-145 and 203 penalty minutes in 344 career contests over five seasons with the Blue Jackets from 2003-09.
- Led Columbus in face-off win percentage in all five of his seasons and ranks third on the Blue Jackets all-time faceoff leaderboard (min. 1,000 draws) with a 56.7 faceoff win percentage (3,023-of-5,332).
- Was the club’s King Clancy Memorial Trophy nominee in three-straight campaigns from 2005-08.
- His best season as a Blue Jacket was in his final campaign with the franchise in 2008-09 when he set career highs in assists and points with 11-24-35 in 77 games.
- Finished his 16-year NHL career with 116-179-295 and 451 penalty minutes in 991 contests with the Montreal Canadiens, Carolina Hurricanes, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and New York Rangers from 1998-2015.
- Made his NHL debut with the Rangers as an 18-year-old on Oct. 10, 1998 at Montreal and scored his first career goal 10 days later on Oct. 20 vs. Edmonton (Bob Essensa).
- Set career highs in goals and plus/minus in his lone season with the Sharks in 2009-10, producing 14-19-33 with a plus-17 rating in 71 contests.
- Concluded his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 2014-15, appearing in 58 games.
- Won the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup with the Hartford Wolf Pack in 2000.
- Represented Canada in the 2002 IIHF World Championships, 1998 and 2000 (bronze) IIHF World Junior Championships and the 2016 Spengler Cup (gold).
- Played junior hockey for the Guelph Storm in the Ontario Hockey League from 1996-98 and led the club to the 1998 CHL Memorial Cup.
- Joined the Canucks as a development coach in 2016-17 and served as an assistant coach with the club from 2017-20 before serving as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2020-24.
- Has served as the head coach of the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks since 2025 and led the club to the 2025 Calder Cup in his first season as head coach.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 56 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -5 | 24 | 103 |
| 2005-2006 | 58 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1 | 41 | 102 |
| 2006-2007 | 82 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -8 | 76 | 109 |
| 2007-2008 | 71 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -3 | 34 | 112 |
| 2008-2009 | 77 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 28 | 116 |
| Totals | 344 | 53 | 92 | 145 | -6 | 203 | 542 |
CBJ Playoff Statistics
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2009 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
| Playoff Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by the NY Rangers in the first-round, seventh overall, in the 1998 NHL Draft.
- Claimed off waivers by Columbus from Dallas on Nov. 21, 2003.