Manny Viveiros

Manny Viveiros
Viveiros in 2013
Born	(1966-01-08) January 8, 1966 (age 57) 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 team	Austria
NHL Draft	106th overall, 1984 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	1986–2007

Emanuel "Manny" Viveiros (born January 8, 1966) is a Canadian-Austrian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently 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.

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	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1981–82	St. Albert Saints	AJHL		10	1	1	2	2		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		59	6	26	32	55		—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		67	15	94	109	48		2	0	3	3	0
1984–85	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		68	17	71	88	94		13	2	9	11	14
1984–85	Prince Albert Raiders	MC		—	—	—	—	—		5	2	6	8	4
1985–86	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL		57	22	70	92	30		20	4	24	28	4
1985–86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		4	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		1	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Springfield Indians	AHL		76	7	35	42	38		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Minnesota North Stars	NHL		24	1	9	10	6		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		57	15	48	63	41		7	1	8	9	0
1988–89	Kalamazoo Wings	IHL		54	11	29	40	37		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	ESV Kaufbeuren	FRG II		8	2	7	9	8		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Albany Choppers	IHL		14	3	7	10	6		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Springfield Indians	AHL		48	2	22	24	29		7	0	2	2	4
1991–92	EC VSV	AUT		46	9	47	56	24		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	EC VSV	AUT		54	13	37	50	—		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	EC VSV	AUT		51	11	50	61	58		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	EHC Lustenau	AUT		41	13	32	45	40		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	SERC Wild Wings	DEL		44	8	17	25	34		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	SERC Wild Wings	DEL		43	4	8	12	30		8	1	3	4	6
1998–99	WSV Sterzing Broncos	ITA		22	3	12	15	26		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	WSV Sterzing Broncos	Alp		5	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Wiener EV	AUT		11	4	4	8	12		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Wiener EV	IEHL		27	7	6	13	16		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	EC KAC	AUT		49	21	40	61	30		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	EC KAC	AUT		17	4	4	8	12		11	2	4	6	6
2002–03	EC KAC	AUT		41	11	18	29	61		6	2	2	4	4
2003–04	EC KAC	AUT		37	5	31	36	26		5	0	1	1	10
2004–05	EC KAC	AUT		37	8	16	24	34		10	1	8	9	8
2005–06	EC KAC	AUT		36	7	8	15	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	EC KAC	AUT		7	1	5	6	14		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				29	1	11	12	16		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				124	9	57	66	67		7	0	2	2	4
AUT totals				462	116	323	439	410		32	5	15	20	28

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986	Canada	WJC			7	1	1	2	2
2005	Austria	WC	16th		5	0	2	2	4

Awards

• WHL East Second All-Star Team – 1984 & 1985
• WHL East First All-Star Team – 1986

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. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
4. Sport1.de. "DEL: Manny Viveiros neuer Trainer bei Vizemeister ERC Ingolstadt". Sport1.de (in German). Retrieved March 19, 2016.
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.

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 Mark Lamb	Head coach of the Swift Current Broncos 2016–2018	Succeeded by Dean Brockman
Preceded by Dan Lambert	Head coach of the Spokane Chiefs 2019–2020	Succeeded by Adam Maglio
Preceded by Position created	Head coach of the Henderson Silver Knights 2020–2023	Succeeded by Ryan Craig
Preceded by Michael Dyck	Head coach of the Vancouver Giants 2023–present	Succeeded by Incumbent