Jimmy Mann (ice hockey)

James Edward Mann (born April 17, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 293 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques and the Pittsburgh Penguins. He makes regular appearances with a program for charity, called Oldtimers Hockey Challenge.

Jimmy Mann
Born	(1959-04-17) April 17, 1959 (age 65) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Winnipeg Jets Quebec Nordiques Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL draft	19th overall, 1979 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1979–1989

Early life

Mann was born in Montreal, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1972 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Verdun, Quebec.^[1]

Career

Mann was selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 1979 NHL Entry Draft, this pick was the first pick in franchise history. Mann made a reputation for himself as a brawler collecting 287 penalty minutes during his first NHL season.

Mann was suspended for three games and fined $500 for shoving a linesman, Gord Broseker, while trying to resume a fight with defenseman John Gibson in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on December 9, 1981.^[2] During a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on January 13, 1982 Penguins center Paul Gardner cross-checked Jets winger Doug Smail in the face, resulting in an injury. Before the next face-off, Mann attacked Gardner from behind with two punches that broke Gardner's jaw. Mann eventually received a ten-game suspension and a criminal record with a $500 fine before the courts of Manitoba.^[3] Mann missed the entire 1986–87 season recovering from abdominal injury originally suffered in December 1984.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975–76	Laval National	QMJHL		65	8	9	17	107		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Laval National	QMJHL		6	0	2	2	19		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		63	12	12	24	186		17	1	4	5	70
1977–78	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		67	27	54	81	277		7	3	9	12	14
1978–79	Sherbrooke Castors	QMJHL		65	35	47	82	260		12	14	12	26	83
1979–80	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		72	3	5	8	287		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		37	3	3	6	105		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Tulsa Oilers	CHL		26	4	7	11	175		5	0	0	0	21
1981–82	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		37	3	2	5	79		3	0	0	0	7
1982–83	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		40	0	1	1	73		1	0	0	0	0
1983–84	Sherbrooke Jets	AHL		20	6	3	9	94		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Winnipeg Jets	NHL		16	0	1	1	54		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		22	1	1	2	42		3	0	0	0	22
1984–85	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		25	0	4	4	54		13	0	0	0	41
1984–85	Fredericton Express	AHL		13	4	4	8	97		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Quebec Nordiques	NHL		35	0	3	3	148		2	0	0	0	19
1987–88	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		9	0	0	0	53		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Muskegon Lumberjacks	IHL		10	0	2	2	61		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Indianapolis Ice	IHL		38	5	10	15	275		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				293	10	20	30	895		22	0	0	0	89

Awards

• QMJHL First All-Star Team (1979)

Transactions

• February 6, 1984 – Traded to the Quebec Nordiques by the Winnipeg Jets for Quebec's fifth round choice (Brent Severyn) in 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
• June 16, 1987 – Signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

References

1. (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
2. "N.H.L. SUSPENDS JETS' MANN - NYTimes.com". NYTimes.com. December 19, 1981.
3. "Mann Given $500 Fine For Hockey Assault - NYTimes.com". NYTimes.com. May 19, 1982.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Miles Zaharko

Winnipeg Jets first round draft pick 1979

Succeeded by Dave Babych