Manny Malhotra

Who is Manny Malhotra?

Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain of the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He previously played in the NHL for the Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, and New York Rangers. Malhotra is known as a two-way forward and for his faceoff proficiency.

Malhotra was drafted in the first round as the seventh overall pick of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. He joined the NHL after a two-year career in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm, with whom he served as captain in his final year. Winning a J. Ross Robertson Cup championship and subsequently appearing in the 1998 Memorial Cup with the Storm, Malhotra also earned a Bobby Smith Trophy, George Parsons Trophy and Memorial Cup All-Star honours as a junior.

He played with the Rangers from 1998 to 2002. During this time he was assigned on numerous occasions to the team's AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, with whom he won a Calder Cup championship in 2000. At the 2001–02 trade deadline, he was dealt to the Stars and spent parts of three seasons with the club.