Maurizio Mansi
| Maurizio Mansi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
September 3, 1965 Montreal, QC, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Flint Generals (AHL) Maine Mariners (AHL) HC Brunico (Serie A) HC Varese (Serie A) HC Milano (Serie A) ESV Kaufbeuren (DEL) | ||
| National team |
 Canada  Italy | ||
| NHL Draft |
198th overall, 1985 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2006 | ||
Maurizio (Maurice) Mansi (born September 3, 1965) is an Italian-Canadian ice hockey coach and a retired professional ice hockey winger.
Playing career
He was drafted in the 10th round by the Montreal Canadiens in 1985 while playing for the RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team. During the 1985 season they won the NCAA title while setting a record by going undefeated for 30 games. After finishing university Maurizio played in the minors and briefly with the Canadian National Team before going to Italy. He played sixteen seasons primarily in Italy (EV Bruneck, HC Varese, HC Milano Vipers) but also in Germany (Kaufbeurer Adler, SC Riessersee, Düsseldorfer EG) and England (London Knights) and won an Italian championship with Milano in the last year (2005-06) of his playing career.
Coaching career
In 2006, Mansi turned to coaching taking over the headcoaching job at Italian second division team All Stars Piemonte. In 2007, he was hired as head coach by ESV Kaufbeuren in Germany.[1] In 2008-09, Mansi served as assistant coach of the Hamburg Freezers of the German elite league Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL),[2] followed by a headcoaching stint at SC Riessersee of the German third division. In 2010, Mansi embarked on a three-year stint as assistant coach EHC München of the German DEL,[3] before joining the coaching staff of fellow DEL outfit Nürnberg Ice Tigers in 2013.[4] He parted ways with the team in December 2014.[5]
In January 2015, Mansi returned to SC Riessersee, serving as head coach for the remainder of the 2014-15 campaign.[6]
He is currently working for the Spanish ice hockey federation and has been an assistant coach for Spain in the Division II world championships four times.
International play
Maurizio Mansi played in the Olympics in 1994, and 1998 for team Italy. Additionally he played in the World Championships ten times.
External links
- Maurizio Mansi's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Maurizio Mansi profile at Eurohockey.com
- Maurizio Mansi's career statistics at EliteProspects.com (coaching), Maurizio Mansi's career statistics at EliteProspects.com (playing)
- Maurizio Mansi at linkedin.com
References
- ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "ESV Kaufbeuren: Maurizio Mansi neuer Trainer in Kaufbeuren - Einjahresvertrag mit Option". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ EISHOCKEY.INFO. "Hamburg Freezers: Freezers verpflichten Pinizzotto und Blanchard - Mansi neuer Co-Trainer - Verträge für Leask und Sommerfeld". EISHOCKEY INFO. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ "Mansi bleibt beim EHC München". http://www.merkur.de. Retrieved 2016-04-04. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "Maurizio Mansi neuer Co-Trainer | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nürnberg". www.icetigers.de. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ Online, FOCUS. "Nürnberg Ice Tigers entlassen Cheftrainer Tuomie". FOCUS Online. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ CP. "Krinner in Landshut - Manzi beim SC Riessersee". swp.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-04-04.