Manny Malhotra

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Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	Columbus Blue Jackets New York Rangers Dallas Stars
Nationality	Canada
Born	May 18, 1980 (1980-05-18) (age 28), Mississauga, ON, CAN
NHL Draft	7th overall, 1998 New York Rangers
Pro career	1998 – present

Emmanuel Noveen Malhotra (born May 18, 1980 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

He was drafted in the first round as the 7th overall pick of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers. During his NHL career he has played for the Rangers, the Dallas Stars and his current team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Malhotra spent the 2005–2006 season centering Columbus' 3rd line. During the 2007–2008 season, his play earned him a spot on the first line with All-Star Rick Nash.

He is the second NHL player and first centre of Indian descent to play in the NHL(the first being Robin Bawa during the 1989–90 season with the Washington Capitals) as his father is from the state of Punjab in India^{[citation needed]} His mother is a French Canadian. In September, 2007, Manny married Joann Nash, sister of NBA basketball player Steve Nash.

Manny and Joann were expecting their first child in early 2008.