Daniel Manzato (born 17 January 1984) is a

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

professional

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who currently plays for

SC Bern Schlittschuh Club Bern ('' Ice-skating Club Bern'' in English) is a professional ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rin ...

in the

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(NL). He was drafted 160th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Con ...

Playing career

During the 2014–15 season, on January 5, 2015, Manzato signed a three-year contract extension to the remain in Lugano until 2018. Manzato joined

HC Ambrì-Piotta Hockey Club Ambrì-Piotta is a Swiss professional ice hockey club and a member of the National League (NL). The club was founded September 19, 1937, and is also known as "Bianco-Blu" (English: white and blues). Though they have never won the leagu ...

for the 2018/19 season on a two-year deal. On December 12, 2019, in his final year of his contract with Ambri, Manzato agreed to a one-year deal with Genève-Servette HC for the 2020/21 season. On March 11, 2021, Manzato agreed to a one-year deal with

for the 2021/22 season.

International play

Manzato participated at the

2010 IIHF World Championship The 2010 IIHF World Championship was the 74th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It took place between 7 and 23 May 2010 in Germany. The games were played in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, SAP Arena in Mannh ...

as a member of the

Switzerland men's national ice hockey team The Switzerland men's national ice hockey team (; ; ) is a founding member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is controlled by the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation. As of 2024, the Swiss team is ranked 5th in the IIHF World Rankin ...

Personal life

Born and raised in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, he speaks German as well as Italian, being of Italian descent and having lived for about six years in the Italian-speaking Canton of Ticino.

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* 1984 births Living people Albany River Rats players HC Ambrì-Piotta players EHC Basel players SC Bern players Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players Sportspeople from Fribourg EHC Kloten players Las Vegas Wranglers players HC Lugano players SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers players Swiss ice hockey goaltenders Swiss people of Italian descent Victoriaville Tigres players {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub