Mike Maneluk is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 professional ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 left wing

Winger (ice hockey)

Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...

. He retired from ice hockey in 2009 after several poor seasons and a loss in form that led to him failing to find a team for the 2010 season and he finally left Switzerland and returned to Canada. He now resides in Winnipeg Mb

Playing career

Maneluk played three seasons for the Brandon Wheat Kings

Brandon Wheat Kings

The Brandon Wheat Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Brandon, Manitoba. They compete in the Western Hockey League, and joined the league in the 1967–68 season. Prior to that they played in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and were known as the Brandon Elks for a short time in the...

 of the Western Hockey League

Western Hockey League

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 and one for the Canadian National Team

Canadian national men's hockey team

The Canadian national ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, and participates in international competitions. From 1920 until 1963, Canada's international representation was by senior...

 before becoming a professional. He put up large numbers in the American Hockey League

American Hockey League

The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...

 with the Baltimore Bandits

Baltimore Bandits

The Baltimore Bandits were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. They played in Baltimore, Maryland, at the Baltimore Arena...

, Worcester IceCats

Worcester IceCats

The Worcester IceCats were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA at the Worcester Centrum...

, and Philadelphia Phantoms

Philadelphia Phantoms

The Philadelphia Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team that played in the American Hockey League from 1996 to 2009. The club was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and played most of its home games at the Spectrum. During schedule conflicts or some Calder Cup playoff games, games were...

, averaging nearly a point a game in his AHL career. He won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as MVP of the 1998 Calder Cup Playoffs

1997–98 AHL season

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, and led the league in scoring (47 goals, 40 assists) in the 1999–2000 season

1999–2000 AHL season

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.

Maneluk went to Switzerland for the 2001–02 season. He joined HC Lugano, and played four seasons there. He then joined EV Zug, and played several seasons with the team. He joined EHC Basel and HC Davos for the 2007–08 season. After a short trip to Minsk (played just several games) he signed in Langenthal (SC Langenthal

SC Langenthal

SC Langenthal is a Swiss professional ice hockey team. They compete in the National League B, the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League A.-External links:*...

) a contract for the season 2008-09 plus option for 2009-10.

Maneluk was a journeyman in the NHL

National Hockey League

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, appearing in 14 games with the Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...

, 28 with the Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...

, four with the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

, and 39 with the Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...

. In 85 total games, he scored eleven goals and added ten assists.

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