Antonin Manavian (born April 26, 1987) is a French professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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who is currently playing for
Brûleurs de Loups of the
Ligue Magnus.
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,
Krefeld Pinguine. 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
IIHF World Championship as a member of the France National men's ice hockey team.
Of
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
n descent. Manavian was later named to the
France men's national ice hockey team for competition at the
2014 IIHF World Championship.
References
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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
21st-century French sportsmen
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