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.
- Led the AHL’s Abbotsford Canucks 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.