Manny Viveiros

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Manny Viveiros
AUT, EBEL,EC KAC vs. EC VSV (11581264676).jpg
Viveiros in 2013
Born (1966-01-08) January 8, 1966 (age 59)
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
ESV Kaufbeuren
EC VSV
EHC Lustenau
Schwenninger Wild Wings
EC Graz
Wiener EV
EC KAC
Current WHL coach Vancouver Giants
Coached for EC KAC
ERC Ingolstadt
Swift Current Broncos
Spokane Chiefs
Henderson Silver Knights
National teamFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
NHL draft 106th overall, 1984
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19862007

Emanuel "Manny" Viveiros (born January 8, 1966) is a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is formerly the head coach of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and formerly served as head coach of the Spokane Chiefs and Swift Current Broncos of the WHL, the Henderson Silver Knights of the American Hockey League (AHL), Klagenfurt AC of the Erste Bank Eishockey Liga (EBEL), and ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), as well as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally, Viveiros has served as the head coach of the Austrian national hockey team.

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Playing career

As a youth, Viveiros played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from St. Albert, Alberta. [1]

Viveiros played for the St. Albert Saints and the Prince Albert Raiders in the early- and mid-1980s. He was a member of the 1985 Memorial Cup-winning Raiders. [ citation needed ]

He played 29 games in the National Hockey League for the Minnesota North Stars. He won the Calder Cup in the American Hockey League in 1991 with the Springfield Indians. The year after that he signed with the EC VSV in Austria, where he won the national championship in 1992 and 1993.[ citation needed ]

After four seasons with VSV, Viveiros moved through several teams in Austrian, Italian and German leagues, until settling in with Austrian Klagenfurter AC in 2000, winning two more national championships in 2001 and 2004. Viveiros played in parts of 7 seasons for KAC.[ citation needed ]

Viveiros also obtained Austrian citizenship and played as part of the Austrian national team in 2005. [2]

Coaching career

He switched to coaching after retiring early into the 2006-07 season due to a back injury and took over head coaching duties at Klagenfurter AC for the 2007-08 campaign. He guided the team to a national championship as a coach in 2009 and to the finals in 2011. However, after a disappointing 2011-12 season Viveiros was removed from his position as head coach, but then was named sports director of the club.[ citation needed ]

He coached the Austrian national team for three years that included the participation at the 2014 Olympic Games. He did not have his contract renewed in April 2014. [3]

In 2014, he joined the coaching staff of German team ERC Ingolstadt as an assistant, working under Larry Huras. ERC reached the finals of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga that season. Viveiros was promoted to head coach for the following campaign. [4] He was sacked on November 14, 2015, after his team had collected only 17 points from 18 games. [5]

Viveiros was formerly the head coach for the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL). On May 25, 2018, he was named as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers. [6] After one season in Edmonton, he returned to the WHL as head coach of the Spokane Chiefs. [7]

On August 31, 2020, he was brought on as head coach for the Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights. [8] After three seasons coaching Henderson, with just one playoff berth, Viveiros and the organization mutually parted ways on April 19, 2023. [9]

On August 24, 2023, Viveiros was named head coach of the Vancouver Giants, returning to the WHL. [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 St. Albert Saints AJHL 101122
1982–83 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 596263255
1983–84 Prince Albert RaidersWHL6715941094820330
1984–85 Prince Albert RaidersWHL681771889413291114
1984–85 Prince Albert Raiders MC 52684
1985–86 Prince Albert RaidersWHL572270923020424284
1985–86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 40110
1986–87 Minnesota North StarsNHL10110
1986–87 Springfield Indians AHL 767354238
1987–88 Minnesota North StarsNHL2419106
1987–88 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 571548634171890
1988–89 Kalamazoo WingsIHL5411294037
1989–90 ESV Kaufbeuren FRG II 82798
1990–91 Albany Choppers IHL1437106
1990–91 Springfield IndiansAHL48222242970224
1991–92 EC VSV AUT 469475624
1992–93 EC VSVAUT54133750
1993–94 EC VSVAUT5111506158
1995–96 EHC Lustenau AUT4113324540
1996–97 SERC Wild Wings DEL 448172534
1997–98 SERC Wild WingsDEL4348123081346
1998–99 WSV Sterzing Broncos ITA 223121526
1998–99 WSV Sterzing Broncos Alp 50112
1999–2000 Wiener EV AUT1144812
1999–2000 Wiener EV IEHL 27761316
2000–01 EC KAC AUT4921406130
2001–02 EC KACAUT1744812112466
2002–03 EC KACAUT411118296162244
2003–04 EC KACAUT375313626501110
2004–05 EC KACAUT378162434101898
2005–06 EC KACAUT36781526
2006–07 EC KACAUT715614
NHL totals291111216
AHL totals124957666770224
AUT totals462116323439410325152028

International

YearTeamEventResult GPGAPtsPIM
1986 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg71122
2005 Austria WC 16th50224

Awards

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  2. "Former Raider to Coach Austrian National Team". Prince Albert Raiders. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. GmbH., AHVV Verlags. "Trotz Aufstieg zur A-WM: Manny Viveiros ist nicht mehr Eishockey-Teamchef". Heute. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  4. Sport1.de. "DEL: Manny Viveiros neuer Trainer bei Vizemeister ERC Ingolstadt". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved March 19, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "ERC beurlaubt Emanuel Viveiros". erc-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  6. "Release: Oilers name Gulutzan, Yawney and Viveiros assistant coaches". NHL.com. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  7. "Manny Viveiros Hired as Chiefs' Head Coach". OurSports Central. July 9, 2019.
  8. "Henderson Silver Knights Announce Hiring Of Head Coach Manny Viveiros". NHL.com. August 31, 2020.
  9. Gotz, Ben (April 19, 2023). "Silver Knights coach leaves organization after 3 seasons". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  10. Wahl, Chris (August 24, 2023). "Giants welcome Manny Viveiros as new head coach". chl.ca. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Preceded by Head coach of the Swift Current Broncos
20162018
Succeeded by
Dean Brockman
Preceded by Head coach of the Spokane Chiefs
2019–2020
Succeeded by
Adam Maglio
Preceded by
Position created
Head coach of the Henderson Silver Knights
20202023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Michael Dyck
Head coach of the Vancouver Giants
2023–present
Succeeded by
Incumbent