Paul Manning
Jersey Number: 17
Player information for Paul Manning
Position
Defense
Height
6'4" (193cm)
Born
April 15, 1979
Number
17
Shoots
Left
Weight
208 lbs (94kg)
Birthplace
Red Deer, Alberta, CAN
Years in Columbus
1
Player Images
Player Career Notes
- Appeared in his lone NHL season while with Columbus, recording two penalty minutes in eight games in 2002-03.
- Made his NHL debut as a 23-year-old with the Blue Jackets on Jan. 4, 2003 vs. Phoenix.
- Finished with a career-high 16:10 of ice time on Jan. 11, 2003 at Calgary.
- Played two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Syracuse Crunch from 2001-03.
- Went on to play nine seasons in Germany’s top professional league (DEL) from 2003-04 and retired after playing for the Hannover Scorpions in 2011-12.
- Totaled 26-70-96 and 425 penalty minutes in 389 career DEL games with the Hamburg Freezers and Hannover Scorpions.
- Represented Canada in the 2010 Deutschland Cup, factoring into three contests.
- Played college hockey at Colorado College from 1997-2001, producing 12-60-72 and 165 PIM in 144 career contests.
- Named to the 2000-01 WCHA Second All-Star Team after leading Colorado College blueliners in scoring as a senior after collecting 2-28-30 in 34 games while serving as team captain.
- Served as a skating and skills coach for the Northern Alberta Xtreme program in 2022-23.
CBJ Career Regular Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Transaction History
- Drafted by Calgary in the third-round, 62nd overall, in the 1998 NHL Draft.
- Acquired by Columbus from Calgary for a fifth-round pick in the 2001 NHL Draft on June 24, 2001.