Former Columbus Blue Jackets forward Manny Malhotra, head coach of the Abbotsford Canucks of the AHL, won the Calder Cup last night by defeating the Charlotte Checkers in six games.
The Canucks finished the regular with a 44-24-2-2 record, which was good enough for second in the Pacific Division. Abbotsford beat Tucson, Coachella Valley, Colorado, and Texas before beating Charlotte in the Final.
Manny was hired by Abbotsford in May of 2024 after spending a few seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs Organization.
Malhotra played 344 of his 991 career NHL games with Columbus. He scored 53 goals and totaled 145 points for the Jackets. Two months into the 2015–16 season, Malhotra signed a professional try-out contract with the Lake Erie Monsters on December 3, 2015. He played in 23 games and had six points. He was drafted 7th overall by the New York Rangers in 1998.
Congrats to Manny Malhotra and the Abbotsford Canucks on their Calder Cup Championship.
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