NAHL alum wins first NHL start
March 16, 2009
New York Islanders goaltender Peter Mannino, who played two seasons in the NAHL, won his first NHL start after making 40 saves in a 4-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on March 15.
Mannino, from Farmington Hills, Mich., played for the NAHL’s defunct Pittsburgh Forge from 2001-03. He played four years at the University of Denver before beginning his professional career this season.
