| Birth Date: | January 27, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 202 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Ntl Team: | CAN |
| Played For: | Chicago Blackhawks Edmonton Oilers Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Draft: | 11th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1985 |
| Draft Team: | Chicago Black Hawks |
| Career Start: | 1986 |
| Career End: | 2002 |
David Michael Manson (born January 27, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with several teams.[1] He was an assistant coach with the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and was relieved of duties on November 12, 2023.
Manson played junior hockey with his hometown Prince Albert Raiders in the Western Hockey League. He was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, and joined the team a year later. He also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs. He retired in 2002 with 390 points and 2792 penalty minutes in 1103 career NHL games.
Manson worked as an assistant coach with the Prince Albert Raiders from 2002 to 2009, leaving briefly to take a coaching job with the Prince Albert Mintos. He returned to his post prior to the start of the 2011-12 WHL season, remaining there until 2018.
Manson was hired as an assistant coach for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League on June 4, 2018.[2]
Manson was hired as an assistant coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League on February 10, 2022. He was relieved of his coaching duties with the Oilers on November 12, 2023
Manson and his late wife, Lana have four children. He currently resides in Christopher Lake, Saskatchewan.
His son, Josh, is a defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche, and his daughter, Meagan played for the women's soccer team at the University of Saskatchewan. He also has twins; a son, Ben, who previously played for the La Ronge Ice Wolves of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 2017 to 2020, and a daughter, Emma.
Manson is remembered for his low raspy voice, which occurred after taking a hard punch to the throat from Sergio Momesso during a 1991 game. The force of Momesso's punch caused permanent damage to Manson's larynx.[3]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1982–83 | Prince Albert Mintos | SMHL | 28 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 70 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 233 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 72 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 247 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | ||
| 1984–85 | Prince Albert Raiders | MC | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 1985–86 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | 70 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 177 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 63 | ||
| 1986–87 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 63 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 146 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 1987–88 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 54 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 185 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | ||
| 1987–88 | Saginaw Hawks | IHL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 79 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 352 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 84 | ||
| 1989–90 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 59 | 5 | 23 | 28 | 301 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 46 | ||
| 1990–91 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 75 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 191 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | ||
| 1991–92 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 79 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 220 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 44 | ||
| 1992–93 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 83 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 57 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 44 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 82 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 205 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 66 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1997–98 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 81 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 122 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1998–99 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 64 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 37 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 2000–01 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 74 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 1,103 | 102 | 288 | 390 | 2,792 | 112 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 343 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | Assistant coach | |
| 2004–05 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | Assistant coach | |
| 2005–06 | Prince Albert Raiders | WHL | Assistant coach | |
| 2008–09 | Prince Albert Mintos | SMAAAHL | Assistant coach |