Brandon Manning (born June 4, 1990) is a

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professional

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for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Manning previously played in the

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(NHL) for the

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, and the

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Playing career

Prior to turning professional, Manning played major junior hockey in the

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with the

Chilliwack Bruins The Chilliwack Bruins were a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League (WHL) based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. The 2006–07 season marked the Bruins' inaugural season in the WHL. The team played at Prospera Centre, ...

. On November 23, 2010, during the

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season with Chilliwack, the

signed Manning as an undrafted free agent. On March 8, 2012, after playing 32 games (9 points) for

Adirondack Phantoms The Adirondack Phantoms were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL), who began play in the 2009–10 AHL season. The Phantoms were based in Glens Falls, New York, playing home games at the Glens Falls Civic Center and ...

in 2011–12 AHL season, he was called up to the Flyers main roster to replace injured

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. He made his NHL debut the same day in a home game against Florida Panthers. On August 27, 2014, Manning signed a one-year contract to stay with the Flyers. On November 3, 2015, During a game against the Edmonton Oilers, Manning injured Oilers rookie Connor McDavid, A year later McDavid said that he admitted intent to hurt McDav
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On March 21, 2016, Manning scored his first career NHL goal against

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of the New York Islanders. On December 8, 2016, during a game against the

, Oilers star

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claimed Manning boasted on-ice that he intentionally broke McDavid's collarbone the year before which had sidelined McDavid for 37 games, which he labelled as "classless" in a post game interview. Manning denied the claim. On February 27, 2017, Manning was suspended two games for interference against

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. Manning concluded the 2016–17 season with 12 points in 65 games. During the 2017–18 season, Manning recorded a career-high 7 goals and 19 points in 65 games to help the Flyers qualify for the

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. The Flyers ended up losing in 6 games to the

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. On July 1, 2018, Manning left the Flyers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with the

. He began the 2018–19 season on the Blackhawks third defensive pairing, adding 1 goal and 2 assists in 27 games before he was traded by Chicago, along with

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, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for

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and

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on December 30, 2018. Manning scored 1 goal in 12 games with the Oilers, before on February 18, 2019, he was placed on waivers by the Oilers and later reassigned to AHL affiliate the Bakersfield Condors. While with the Condors, Manning was suspended for five games for using a racial slur against Boko Imama of the

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. During his second game after the suspension, Manning was involved in a fight with Imama. For the 2020–2021 season, Manning chose to take a break from professional hockey to focus on family. On July 31, 2021, Manning returned to the professional ranks, having signed a one-year contract with European club, the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. In the 2021–22 season, his first season abroad, Manning contributed with 21 assists through 38 regular season games for the Tigers. He made 4 post-season appearances in a 3-1 quarterfinal series defeat to Adler Mannheim.

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