Manny Malhotra

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Position Centre
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
Columbus Blue Jackets
New York Rangers
Dallas Stars
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born May 18, 1980,
Mississauga, ON, CAN
NHL Draft 7th overall, 1998
New York Rangers
Pro Career 1998 – present

Manny Malhotra (born May 18, 1980 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

He was drafted in the first round as the 7th overall pick of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career he has played for the Rangers, the Dallas Stars and his current team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Malhotra spent the 2005-2006 season centering Columbus' 3rd line.

He is the second NHL player of Indian descent (the first being Robin Bawa during the 1989-90 season with the Washington Capitals) as his father is from the state of Punjab in India[citation needed]. His mother is French Canadian.