Victor Mancini

Victor Mancini
Mancini during his time with the Abbotsford Canucks on June 17, 2025
Born (2002-05-26) May 26, 2002
Hancock, Michigan
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
NHL draft 159th overall, 2022
New York Rangers
Playing career 2021–present

Victor Mancini (born May 26, 2002) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He currently plays for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the New York Rangers.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Mancini played 3 regular season games with the Sioux Falls Stampede and one season with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), as well as, three years with the Omaha Mavericks of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC).

He was drafted 159th overall by the New York Rangers in the 2022 NHL entry draft. On April 2, 2024, Mancini signed a two-year entry-level contract to join the Rangers.[1] He was sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Hartford Wolf Pack.

On October 9, 2024, the Rangers called him up and Mancini made his NHL debut in a 6–0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2] On October 17, Mancini scored his first NHL goal against Cam Talbot in a 5–2 win against the Detroit Red Wings.[3] On April 2, 2024, Mancini signed a two-year contract to stay with the Rangers.[4] On February 9, 2019, Mancini signed another one-year contract to stay with the Blues.[5]

On 31 January 2025, the Rangers traded Mancini along with Filip Chytil and a 2025 conditional first-round draft pick to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Erik Brännström, Jackson Dorrington, and J. T. Miller.[6]

He won the Calder Cup with the Abbotsford Canucks in 2025.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Victor Mancini". New York Rangers. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Rangers score 6, shut out Penguins in season opener". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Rangers at Red Wings: Postgame Notes". New York Rangers. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Victor Mancini". New York Rangers. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Blues sign MacEachern to one-year, one-way extension". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Canucks Acquire Chytil, Mancini, and a Conditional First-Round Pick From New York Rangers". Vancouver Canucks. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Abbotsford Canucks complete epic comeback to win first-ever Calder Cup". Daily Hive Vancouver. Retrieved April 30, 2026.

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