Summary
Sakari Manninen (born 10 February 1992) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).
| Sakari Manninen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Manninen with Finland in 2017 | |||
| Born |
10 February 1992 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg; 11 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NL team Former teams |
Genève-Servette HC Oulun Kärpät KalPa HPK Örebro HK Jokerit Salavat Yulaev Ufa | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2012–present | ||
Playing career edit
Manninen made his Liiga debut playing with Oulun Kärpät during the 2013–14 Liiga season.[1]
After the 2018–19 season, placing second on Jokerit in scoring with 20 goals and 48 points in 62 games, Manninen was traded by Jokerit to fellow KHL club, Salavat Yulaev Ufa, in exchange for financial considerations and the rights to Miro Heiskanen and Henrik Borgström on 17 May 2019.[2]
In March 2022, while in his third season with the club, Manninen left Salavat Yulaev Ufa during playoffs due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[3][4][5]
On 13 July 2022, Manninen as an undrafted free agent, opted to move to North America and was signed to his first ever NHL contract after agreeing to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Vegas Golden Knights for the 2022–23 season.[6] After attending the Golden Knights training camp, Manninen was assigned to play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights. He remained with the Silver Knights for the duration of the season, posting 40 points through 53 regular season games.
As a pending free agent from the Golden Knights, Manninen opted to resume his European career in agreeing to a one-year contract with Swiss-based, Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL), on 12 May 2023.[7]
International play edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2022 Beijing | |
| World Championships | ||
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2019 Slovakia | |
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2022 Finland | |
In 2019 IIHF World Championship Manninen was the point leader of the Finnish national team that claimed the world championship.[8]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | FIN U18 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kärpät | FIN U18 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | Jr. A | 39 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kärpät | Jr. A | 46 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Hokki | Mestis | 38 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Jr. A | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Liiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Peliitat | Mestis | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KalPa | Liiga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 51 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Hokki | Mestis | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HPK | Liiga | 51 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | HPK | Liiga | 57 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Örebro HK | SHL | 48 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Jokerit | KHL | 62 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 56 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 55 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | KHL | 38 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Henderson Silver Knights | AHL | 53 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 184 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 2 | ||||
| KHL totals | 211 | 68 | 95 | 163 | 58 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Finland | OG |
|
6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WC |
|
10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 39 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 18 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| International | ||
| Olympic All-Star Team | 2022 | [9] |
| World Championship All-Star Team | 2022 | [10] |
References edit
- ^ "Sakari Manninen - HPK - SM-LIIGA - Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- ^ "KHL transfer market". Kontinental Hockey League (in Russian). 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Venäläismedia: Suomalaiset KHL-pelaajat lähtevät joukolla Venäjältä". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Schram, Carol. "NHL Suspends Dealings With KHL As Russia's Ukraine Invasion Impacts Hockey World". Forbes.
- ^ "Snapshots: KHL Departures, AHL Signings, NHL Trade Market". Pro Hockey Rumors. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Vegas Golden Knights announce roster transactions". Vegas Golden Knights. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Sakari Manninen est un Aigle!". gshc.ch (in Swiss French). 12 May 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi. "Leijonat - Sakari Manninen Leijonien paras pistemies – Tässä mestarijoukkueen pelaajien pisteet". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Slafkovsky voted MVP". IIHF. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Olkinuora MVP, All-Stars named". IIHF. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database