Josh Manson

Colorado Avalanche logo
Age 31 Oct 7, 1991
Hinsdale USA
Defense shoots right
6'3" 191 cm
224 lbs 102 kg
ELC Signing Age 22
Waivers Signing Age 23
UFA Year 2019
Agent Ross Gurney
Draft Year 2011
Drafted Overall 159
Draft Round 6
Draft Team Anaheim Ducks logo

Transaction History
Sep 20, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson is still dealing with a lower-body injury but is expected to be on the ice for Thursday's practice, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
May 9, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson had an unspecified procedure after Colorado was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by Seattle, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Apr 29, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't be available for Game 7 versus Seattle on Sunday, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.
Apr 28, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Game 6 versus Seattle on Friday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Apr 26, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) didn't play in the third period of Wednesday's Game 5 loss to the Seattle Kraken after aggravating his previous injury, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Apr 17, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) will be in action versus Seattle for Tuesday's Game 1 matchup, Avalanche freelance writer Adrian Dater reports.
Apr 11, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is expected to be available for the playoffs, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Apr 6, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) practiced in a non-contact jersey Thursday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Mar 29, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson isn't expected to play Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild.
Mar 7, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Coach Jared Bednar is hopeful Manson (lower body) will be able to return by the end of March, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
Mar 3, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) "will miss some time" after tweaking something during Wednesday's game against the New Jersey Devils, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar told Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette.
Mar 1, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) "tweaked something" in Wednesday's game versus the New Jersey Devils, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Feb 25, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson provided an assist, two shots on goal, two hits, two PIM and three blocked shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Feb 18, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson will be a healthy scratch Saturday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Feb 16, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson had an assist, two shots on goal, four hits and five blocked shots over 20:35 of ice time in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Feb 15, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is off the injured reserve list, per the NHL media site.
Feb 14, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) may play Wednesday versus the Minnesota Wild, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Feb 13, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is expected to remain on the shelf for Tuesday's clash with Tampa Bay, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Feb 6, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't play during Colorado's three-game road trip this week, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reports.
Feb 6, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) could join the Colorado Avalanche on a road trip that kicks off Tuesday in Pittsburgh, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Jan 24, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said Monday that Manson (lower body) is "probably not" an option to play before the All-Star break, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Jan 17, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) will travel with the Colorado Avalanche for the team's upcoming three-game road trip, Brennan Vogt of Full Press Hockey reports.
Jan 3, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) will skate for the first time Tuesday, Avalanche freelance writer Adrian Dater reports.
Dec 7, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is expected to be out of action for a month, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar told Ryan Boulding of NHL.com on Wednesday.
Dec 3, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is week-to-week and has been placed on injured reserve, Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey reports.
Dec 2, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) did not play in the third period Thursday. Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
Nov 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on five shots, dished an assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Nov 20, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson had an assist, one shot on net and three blocked shots over 18:57 of ice time in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Washington Capitals.
Nov 18, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson had an assist in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Nov 11, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson delivered seven hits and blocked three shots over 18:14 of ice time in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators.
Oct 17, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on three shots, levied three hits and added two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Jul 13, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson signed a four-year, $18 million contract extension with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Jun 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson logged an assist, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6.
Jun 18, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on three shots, levied five hits and went plus-3 in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2.
Jun 2, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on four shots and blocked three shots in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2.
May 27, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson provided an assist, three shots on goal, two hits and two PIM in Friday's 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6.
May 21, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson picked up an assist, three hits and two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 3.
May 17, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist, added three hits and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 1.
Apr 28, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson notched an assist, five hits and four blocked shots in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Nashville Predators.
Apr 26, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal and added two hits in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Apr 14, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson recorded an assist and three hits in Thursday's 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Apr 8, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson logged an assist, five hits and two blocked shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Apr 6, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on two shots, delivered three hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Mar 25, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson collected an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mar 16, 2022 Colorado Avalanche | Josh Manson | Manson had one shot on goal and 10 hits over 18:41 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Mar 14, 2022 TRADE ANALYSIS
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Josh Manson from the Anaheim Ducks for Drew Helleson and 2023 Second Round Draft Pick
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Mar 14, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Drew Helleson | Colorado traded Helleson and a 2023 draft pick to Anaheim in exchange for Josh Manson on Monday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
Mar 13, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson chipped in a goal, four PIM, and two hits in a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Sunday.
Mar 12, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (finger) logged an assist, two shots on goal and two hits in 20:01 of ice time in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 12, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (finger) will return to the lineup Saturday versus the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 10, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (finger) will not play Thursday against the Nashville Predators.
Mar 10, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (finger) could possibly return Thursday against the Nashville Predators.
Feb 8, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (finger) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson is dealing with a finger injury that will keep him out of the lineup against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Jan 29, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson left Saturday's game in Ottawa with an upper-body injury and did not return.
Jan 27, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (COVID-19 protocols) will be in the lineup against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Jan 18, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson was added to the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list Tuesday, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Jan 15, 2022 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson logged five hits and one shot in a 3-0 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Dec 7, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson recorded an assist, five hits, three blocked shots and two shots on net in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Dec 7, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on two shots and added four hits in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals.
Dec 3, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson posted an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Calgary Flames.
Dec 1, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal on two shots, logged three hits and added two PIM in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nov 11, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson produced an assist, four hits, five PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Oct 26, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson scored a goal, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
May 9, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson put up an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
May 7, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) is in the lineup for Friday's game against the Minnesota Wild.
May 3, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) is traveling with the team on its season-ending four-game road trip but won't play Monday in St. Louis, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Apr 28, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 26, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) will not suit up for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 24, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (undisclosed) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Apr 18, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson notched an assist, five hits, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Apr 14, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson notched an assist, three hits and a fighting major in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 12, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson posted an assist, three hits and two PIM in Monday's 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 6, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson provided an assist, four hits, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 28, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson scored the game-winning goal and had three shots in Sunday's 3-2 overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues. He also had two PIM and two hits.
Mar 24, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson produced an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Mar 22, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) had one shot and one block in a 2-1 loss to Minnesota on Monday.
Mar 22, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) will be activated from injured reserve to play in Monday's game versus the Minnesota Wild, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Mar 12, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) will not be in the lineup for Friday's game against the San Jose Sharks, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Mar 10, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) won't play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Mar 9, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (lower body) is day-to-day ahead of Wednesday's game versus the Los Angeles Kings.
Mar 8, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson suffered a lower-body injury Monday against the Los Angeles Kings and did not return.
Mar 5, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (oblique) was activated from injured reserve Friday, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Jan 21, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson has been placed on injured reserve and will be sidelined for approximately six weeks with an oblique injury he suffered during Monday's win over the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 20, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (upper body) won't play Wednesday against the Minnesota Wild, Felix Sicard of The Fourth Period reports.
Jan 19, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson (upper body) missed Tuesday's practice session, Elliott Teaford of The Orange County Register reports.
Jan 18, 2021 Anaheim Ducks | Josh Manson | Manson left Monday's game against the Minnesota Wild with an upper-body injury and is not expected to return.
Dec 10, 2019 Anaheim Ducks | Activated D Josh Manson from injured reserve.
Oct 4, 2017 Anaheim Ducks | Signed D Josh Manson to a four-year, $16.4 contract extension.
Mar 25, 2016 NHL fined D Josh Manson $2,486.56 for making a throat-slashing gesture toward an opponent.
Jul 22, 2015 Anaheim Ducks | Signed D Josh Manson to a two-year, $1.65 million contract extension.
Apr 19, 2015 Anaheim Ducks | Recalled D Josh Manson from Norfolk (AHL).
Mar 12, 2015 Anaheim Ducks | Assigned D Josh Manson to Norfolk (AHL).
Feb 16, 2015 Anaheim Ducks | Recalled D Josh Manson from Norfolk (AHL).
Dec 11, 2014 Anaheim Ducks | Assigned D Josh Manson to Norfolk (AHL).
Mar 26, 2014 Anaheim Ducks | Signed D Josh Manson to a two-year, two-way contract.
Mar 25, 2014 Anaheim Ducks | Signed D Josh Manson to a two-year, entry-level contract.
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Josh Manson
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche logo 27 2 8 10 13 42 408 69.70 47.30 -0.70 48.80 -0.10 0.29 1.47
Josh Manson Stats by Elite Prospects Josh Manson Advanced Stats by
Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2007-2008 Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 42 4 6 10 73 Playoffs 8 2 0 2 0
2008-2009 Flin Flon Bombers SJHL 2 0 0 0 0
2008-2009 Prince Albert Mintos U18 AAA SMAAAHL 40 19 16 35 64 Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0
2009-2010 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 54 10 14 24 75 Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0
Draft Yr 2010-2011 Salmon Arm Silverbacks BCHL 57 12 35 47 80 Playoffs 14 2 7 9 0
2011-2012 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 33 0 4 4 48
2012-2013 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 33 3 4 7 45
2013-2014 Northeastern Univ. NCAA 33 3 7 10 65
2013-2014 Norfolk Admirals AHL 9 1 0 1 26 Playoffs 10 1 0 1 0
2014-2015 Norfolk Admirals AHL 36 3 9 12 47
2014-2015 Anaheim Ducks NHL 28 0 3 3 31 444 53.57 52.67 -1.83 54.09 5.93 0.00 0.41
2015-2016 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71 5 10 15 74 1,138 54.79 57.04 5.39 57.42 5.86 0.21 0.74 Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0
2016-2017 Anaheim Ducks NHL 82 5 12 17 82 1,286 52.75 57.82 7.63 54.16 5.76 0.19 0.65 Playoffs 17 0 3 3 0
2017-2018 Anaheim Ducks NHL 80 7 30 37 62 1,364 63.30 52.34 3.83 51.39 2.61 0.26 1.50 Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0
2018-2019 Anaheim Ducks NHL 74 3 13 16 62 1,364 43.56 44.49 0.45 46.60 -1.21 0.13 0.62
2019-2020 Anaheim Ducks NHL 50 1 8 9 37 837 41.50 49.30 3.10 49.70 1.50 0.07 0.43
2020-2021 Anaheim Ducks NHL 23 1 6 7 30 340 48.40 39.60 -4.20 41.60 -7.30 1.06
2021-2022 Anaheim Ducks NHL 45 4 5 9 53 758 50.90 50.10 2.50 51.50 4.50 0.16 0.55
2021-2022 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 2 5 7 12 338 35.50 44.50 -8.70 48.50 -5.10 0.36 1.24 Playoffs 20 3 5 8 0
2022-2023 Colorado Avalanche NHL 27 2 8 10 42 408 69.70 47.30 -0.70 48.80 -0.10 0.29 1.47 Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0
Josh Manson Stats by Elite Prospects | Josh Manson Advanced Stats by

Active Contract

Signing Team Colorado Avalanche logo
Signing Date July 13, 2022
Signing Status UFA
Agent Ross Gurney
Standard Contract | 4 Years $18,000,000 5.39% of cap space
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Cap Hit $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
UFA
AAV $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $5,500,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,500,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $1,000,000
Total Salary $5,500,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000
Minors Salary $5,500,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000
Clauses NTC NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy It Out Buy It Out Buy It Out
*No Trade Clause; Modified No Trade – commencing June 15, 2024 – 12 team no trade list

Contract History

Signing Team Anaheim Ducks logo
Signing Date October 4, 2017
Signing Status RFA
Agent Ross Gurney
Standard Contract | 4 Years $16,400,000 5.16% of cap space
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022
Cap Hit $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000
UFA
AAV $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000 $4,100,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0
Base Salary $3,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Salary $3,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000
Minors Salary $3,250,000 $4,250,000 $4,450,000 $4,450,000
Clauses M-NTC M-NTC M-NTC
UFA Year
* Retained 50% of contract was retained by Anaheim Ducks in trade to Colorado Avalanche
Signing Team Anaheim Ducks logo
Signing Date July 22, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $1,650,000 1.13% of cap space
2016-2017 2017-2018
Cap Hit $825,000 $825,000
RFA
AAV $825,000 $825,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $825,000 $825,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $825,000 $825,000
Minors Salary $825,000 $825,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Signing Team Anaheim Ducks logo
Signing Date March 25, 2014
Entry Level Contract | 2 Years $1,850,000 1.34% of cap space
2014-2015 2015-2016
Cap Hit $925,000 $925,000
RFA
AAV $925,000 $925,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500
Total Salary $925,000 $925,000
Minors Salary $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year