UNDERSTANDING THE WHY

Longtime NHL assistant Manny Malhotra brings his own ideas to B.C. as AHL Abbotsford’s rookie bench boss

BY DILLON COLLINS

IF YOU WERE TO highlight a player past or present for off-ice greatness in the world of hockey, Manny Malhotra would undoubtedly make the short list. During his 16-year NHL career, Malhotra suited up for the New York Rangers, Dallas, Columbus, San Jose, Carolina, Montreal and, perhaps most notably, Vancouver. And in that time, the native of Mississauga, Ont., proved himself one of the league’s top two-way players, earning Selke Trophy votes in five seasons and finishing as high as fifth in 2010-11. Now, one of the 2000s’ ultimate team players is, in the best possible way, a players’ coach. After seven years as an NHL assistant, first under Travis Green in Vancouver, then under Sheldon Keefe in Toronto, Malhotra now has the chance to write his own story. And as the…

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