Andrew Mangiapane

BIOGRAPHY

Andrew Mangiapane was born April 4, 1996 in Bolton, Ontario, Canada. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League.

On March 23, 2016, Mangiapane was signed to an entry-level contract by the Calgary Flames, the organization which drafted him in the sixth round, 166th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Mangiapane was listed as the 85th ranked North American skater by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Scouts described Mangiapane as an undersized, two-way forward with strong skating, speed, agility and puck protection. After attending the Flames' training camp ahead of the 2017–18 season, Mangipane was reassigned to the club's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Stockton Heat, to begin the 2017–18 season. Recalled by the Flames, he made his NHL debut on December 31, 2017, in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks. He was reassigned to the Heat on January 15, 2018, after playing seven games with Calgary.

Mangiapane began the 2018–19 season in the AHL for Stockton. On November 30, 2018, he was called up by Calgary after recording 14 points in 13 games with the Heat. Although he was reassigned to the AHL on December 16, he was recalled a few days later after the Flames' Michael Frolík was placed on injured reserve. On January 13, 2019, Mangiapane earned his first NHL point in a 7–1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, assisting on captain Mark Giordano's first-period goal. Mangiapane re-signed with the Calgary Flames with a two-year $4.850 million contract on October 16, 2020, just four days before a scheduled arbitration hearing.

Mangiapane was voted as the most valuable player by the media in the 2021 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships in Latvia. During the tournament, he scored 7 goals and 4 assists in 7 games to help propel Canada to its first World Championship title since 2016. Before Mangiapane arrived, Team Canada had lost all three of its round-robin games, but went 6-0-1 after Mangiapane joined the team.

On November 4, 2023, Mangiapane was assessed a match penalty for attempt to injure following a cross check to the back of the neck of Seattle Kraken centre Jared McCann. McCann left the game bloodied, but eventually returned to play. One day later Mangiapane was suspended for one game.