Tomas Manco

Tomas Manco
Born (1988-01-19) 19 January 1988
Brezno, Slovakia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
AIHL team
Former teams		 CBR Brave
Sydney Ice Dogs
Sydney Bears
National team  Australia
Playing career 2005–present
Website AIHL Profile

Tomas Manco (born Brezno, 19 January 1988) is an Australian ice hockey player currently playing as a defenceman for the CBR Brave in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). Manco is a former Australian International who lst played for Australia in 2012.

Playing career

Club career

Manco first played ice hockey in 2005 for the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League in 2005. In 2006 Manco became a member for Sydney of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Midget League and also played his second season for the Bears. In 2007 Manco moved to the West Sydney Ice Dogs (now Sydney Ice Dogs) where he played 23 games, scoring two goals and recording three assists in his first season.[1] In 2012 season Manco was named as one of the teams alternate captains.[2] In January 2014 the Ice Dogs announced that Manco along with Scott Stephenson would not be returning for the 2014 season.[3]

On 5 February 2015, CBR Brave announced the signing of Manco and former teammate David Dunwoodie from the Sydney Ice Dogs for the 2015 AIHL season.[4] The Aussie pair will add depth to the Brave roster and are regarded as very good signings.[5]

25 April 2015, Tomas made his return to the AIHL and debut for the CBR Brave in the opening round clash of the 2015 AIHL season in Canberra when the CBR Brave took on Tomas' former club the Sydney Bears. The Brave ran out 4-2 winners over the Bears in front of a packed Brave Cave.[6]

International career

During 2008, Manco was a member of the New South Wales State team in the Brown grade (23 & under) for which he has played four games, and scoring two points.[1]

Manco was first called up to represent Australia in 2005 where he joined the national under-18 team to play at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[7] The following year Manco was again selected for the under-18 team to play at the World Championships and was also selected to play in the national under-20 team at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[8][9] In 2007 Manco joined the national senior team to play at the 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.[10] He has since represented Australia at the Ice Hockey World Championships on four other occasions.[2]

Personal life

Manco was born on 19 January 1988 in Brezno, Slovakia to Ivan and Renata Manco.[2] In 2000 Manco and his family moved to Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. His brother, Lukas, also plays in the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) for the Sydney Bears. His father is an official for the AIHL while his mother plays ice hockey for the Norwest Emperors in the New South Wales Women's League.[11] After leaving the Ice Dogs in 2014 Manco was appointed Junior Development Officer by Ice Hockey NSW.[12]

Career statistics

Tomas Manco
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Ice hockey
Ice Hockey World U18 Championships
2005 Bulgaria Division III
2006 Lithuania Division II Group B
Ice Hockey World Championships
2007 Seoul Division II Group B
2010 Mexico City Division II Group A
2011 Melbourne Division II Group A
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Sydney Bears AIHL 22 1 4 5 14 — — — — —
2006 Sydney NSW Midget 1 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
2006 Sydney Bears AIHL 19 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
2007 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 23 2 3 5 53 — — — — —
2008 West Sydney Ice Dogs Wilson Cup 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008 West Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 22 0 5 5 71 2 0 0 0 4
2009 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 22 0 6 6 40 — — — — —
2010 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 23 3 7 10 45 — — — — —
2011 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 27 2 10 12 74 1 0 1 1 2
2012 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 24 2 10 12 28 1 0 0 0 2
2013 Sydney Ice Dogs AIHL 21 1 5 6 49 2 0 1 1 2
2014 Did not Play — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 CBR Brave AIHL 23 0 6 6 20 1 0 0 0 0
AIHL Totals 226 11 59 70 408 7 0 2 2 10
International
Year Team Comp   GP G A Pts PIM
2005 Australia U18 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III 5 5 4 9 4
2006 Australia U18 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B 5 1 0 1 6
2006 Australia U20 2006 IIHF World U20 Championships Division II Group A 5 0 2 2 8
2007 Australia 2007 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 4 0 1 1 16
2009 Australia 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I Group A 5 0 0 0 4
2010 Australia 2010 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 5 0 1 1 0
2011 Australia 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 4 1 1 2 6
2012 Australia 2012 IIHF World Championship Division I Group B 5 0 0 0 6

References

  1. 1 2 "Tomas Manco - Sydney". New South Wales Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tomas Manco". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Player Announcements". Sydney Ice Dogs. 2014-01-18. Archived from the original on 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  4. ↑ "Brave sign Dunwoodie and Manco". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2015-02-05. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  5. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2015-04-24). "Canberra Brave have unfinished business in Australian Ice Hockey League". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  6. ↑ "CBR Brave vs Sydney Bears Boxscore". www.theaihl.com. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
  7. ↑ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  8. ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  9. ↑ "2006 IIHF World U20 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  10. ↑ "2007 IIHF World Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  11. ↑ Watts, Ellie-Marie (2012-05-12). "Hockey Mums". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  12. ↑ "Mites Summer Development". New South Wales Ice Hockey. Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
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