Daniel Manzato

Daniel Manzato
Daniel Manzato ECHL.jpg
Born (1984-01-17) January 17, 1984
Fribourg, SUI
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Shoots Left
NLA team
Former teams
HC Lugano
Kloten Flyers
HC Ambrì-Piotta
EHC Basel
Albany River Rats
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
SC Bern
National team   Switzerland
NHL Draft 160th overall, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2004present

Daniel Manzato (born 17 January 1984) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for HC Lugano in the National League A (NLA). He was drafted 160th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. During the 2014–15 season, on January 5, 2015, Manzato signed a three-year contract extension to the remain in Lugano until 2018.[1]

Born and raised in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, he speaks German as well as Italian, being of Italian descent and having lived for about six years in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino.

Manzato attended the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Switzerland men's national ice hockey team.[2]

References

  1. "Daniel Manzato commits until 2018" (in Italian). HC Lugano. 2015-01-05. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  2. IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.


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