Former NY Rangers prospect Victor Mancini wins 2025 Calder Cup with Abbotsford Canucks

Former New York Rangers prospect Victor Mancini is now a Calder Cup champion as the Abbotsford Canucks defeated the Charlotte Checkers to capture the American Hockey League title. Mancini was drafted in the 5th round of the 2022 NHL draft, and he joined the Vancouver Canucks organization as part of the trade that sent J.T. Miller back to New York in January.

At the time of the trade Mancini had appeared in 15 games for the Rangers and had scored a goal and tallied four assists for five points. He also skated in 23 games with the Hartford Wolf Pack and posted a line of 3-7-10.

After joining the Canucks, Mancini skated in 16 games and added another goal and two assists for three points. He appeared in seven regular season games for the Canucks' AHL squad, and posted a line of 1-2-3. Mancini elevated his game in the playoffs for Abbotsford, and finished the playoffs with three goals, five assists, and eight points in 24 games played on en route to a championship.

Mancini wasn't the only former Ranger who was part of the championship squad, as Sammy Blais and Phil Di Giuseppe played a role for the Canucks' minor league squad. Blais is infamously known for being a key part of the Rangers trade of Pavel Buchnevich to the St. Louis Blues, and he tallied 40 points in the regular season and scored six goals and added 19 points in 23 games in the playoffs which was third most among skaters.

Di Giuseppe spent parts of two seasons with the Rangers, and this season logged 20 games in the NHL with Vancouver and 22 in the AHL with Abbotsford. He tallied a line of 6-5-11 in 24 games in the Calder Cup playoffs in supporting role.