Antonin Manavian (born April 26, 1987) is a French professional

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who is currently playing for Brûleurs de Loups of the

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Playing career

Manavian played two seasons with Hungarian club, Alba Volán Székesfehérvár of the EBEL before leaving as a free agent following the 2016–17 season. On May 26, 2017, Manavian agreed to a one-year deal with neighbouring DEL outfit,

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. He was later released from his contract before the season and returned to Alba Volán Székesfehérvár.

International play

He participated at the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013

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as a member of the France National men's ice hockey team. Of

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n descent. Manavian was later named to the

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for competition at the

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* 1987 births Living people Acadie–Bathurst Titan players Fehérvár AV19 players Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Brûleurs de Loups players Dragons de Rouen players Ducs d'Angers players Ethnic Armenian sportspeople French ice hockey defencemen French people of Armenian descent Gatineau Olympiques players HC TWK Innsbruck players KHL Medveščak Zagreb players Ice hockey people from Paris {{France-icehockey-bio-stub