Jack McManus (ice hockey)

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Jack McManus
Born North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position Forward
Played for Michigan Tech
Playing career 1953–1960

Jack G. McManus is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward who helped Michigan Tech reach the National Championship game for the first time in program history in 1956. [1]

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Career

McManus arrived in Houghton in the fall of 1953 and, due to the team not having a freshman team, began playing immediately for the varsity squad. He put up modest totals in his first year but broke out as a star in his sophomore season. He led the team in scoring with 25 goals and 45 points in 25 games as Tech rose from dead last in the WIHL to 4th. The surprising jump earned McManus an AHCA Second Team All-American spot. [2] The team continued to ascend as McManus led the offense; the Huskies finished 2nd in their conference in 1955–56 and received the second western seed for the NCAA Tournament. Michigan Tech blew past Boston College in the semifinal with a 10–4 win, and advanced to face Michigan in the championship match. McManus assisted on the Huskies first goal of the game and the contest went back and forth through the first half. Tech grabbed a lead in the 2nd period but it lasted all of 30 seconds and three successive goals from the Wolverines put them ahead for good. [3]

In his final season McManus was named team captain [4] and led the team in scoring for the third consecutive season. He finished his career as the all-time leader in both goals (88) and points (160) [5] and despite playing in far fewer games than most succeeding players he still remains 5th on in goals in program history.

A few years after graduating, McManus played for the Minneapolis Millers in their first season but called it quits soon thereafter. He was inducted into the Michigan Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.

Statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1953–54 Michigan Tech WIHL 25881610—————
1954–55 Michigan Tech WIHL 2625204533—————
1955–56 Michigan Tech WIHL 2829235214—————
1956–57 Michigan Tech WIHL 2826234926—————
1959–60 Minneapolis Millers IHL ——————————
NCAA totals107887216083—————

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WIHL Second Team 1954–55 [6]
AHCA Second Team All-American 1954–55 [2]
All-WIHL First Team 1955–56 [6]
AHCA Second Team All-American 1955–56 [7]
All-WIHL Second Team 1956–57 [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jack G. McManus". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "1954-1955 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Team History" (PDF). Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Captains". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Century Club". Michigan Tech Huskies. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "1955-1956 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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