{{Short description|Canadian ice hockey player (born 2007)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox ice hockey biography | name = Sara Manness | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|9|26}} | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 9 | weight_lb = | position = Forward | shoots = Left | league = ECAC | team = Clarkson | former_teams = | played_for = | sex = f | ntl_team = | career_start = 2025 | medaltemplates = }} '''Sara Manness''' (born September 26, 2007) is a Canadian college ice hockey forward for the Clarkson Golden Knights of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
==Playing career== Manness originally had a verbal commitment to play college ice hockey at Minnesota in 2023, before committing to play for Clarkson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2024/08/05/man-oh-man-oh-manness-sisters |title=Man oh man oh Manness sisters |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |first=Mike |last=Sawatzky |date=August 5, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref>
She began her collegiate career during the 2025–26 season. During October, she led all freshmen with 12 assists and was named named Co-Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) Rookie of the Month, along with Hilda Svensson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20252026/womens-honors-for-september-october-are-announced.php |title=Women's HCA Honors for September–October Are Announced |website=hockeycommissioners.com |date=November 6, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> On January 24, 2026, in a game against Harvard, she became the first Clarkson player in program history to score a goal in 10 consecutive games in one season, surpassing the previous record of nine consecutive games set by Loren Gabel during the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2026/1/24/womens-hockey-manness-sets-goal-scoring-record-for-knights-clarkson-wins-fifth-straight.aspx |title=Manness Sets Goal Scoring Record for Knights, Clarkson Wins Fifth Straight |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=January 24, 2026 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> During January, she recorded 14 goals, and nine assists in 11 games. She had at least one point in each game and had nine multi-point games, including three multi-goal games, four game winners and her third career hat-trick. She was subsequently named ECAC Rookie of the Month and HCA Rookie of the Month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ecachockey.com/news/2026/2/3/womens-ice-hockey-ecac-hockey-announces-womens-january-monthly-awards.aspx |title=ECAC Hockey Announces Women's January Monthly Awards |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=February 5, 2026 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20252026/womens-honors-hca-honors-outstanding-performances-for-january.php |title=Women's Honors: HCA Honors Outstanding Performances for January |website=hockeycommissioners.com |date=February 5, 2026 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> During her freshman year she led the conference in scoring with 21 goals and 31 assists in 22 games. She led all rookies nationally and in the ECAC in game-winning goals (6), points (52), and goals (21).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecachockey.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-ice-hockey-sara-manness-named-ecac-hockey-rookie-of-the-year.aspx |title=Sara Manness Named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year |website=ecachockey.com |date=March 5, 2026 |access-date=March 6, 2026}}</ref>
Following the season she was named to the All-ECAC first team and All-ECAC rookie team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecachockey.com/news/2026/2/20/womens-ice-hockey-ecac-hockey-announces-2025-26-womens-first-team-all-ecac.aspx |title=ECAC Hockey Announces 2025-26 Women's First Team All-ECAC |website=ecachockey.com |date=February 26, 2026 |access-date=February 26, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecachockey.com/news/2026/2/19/womens-ice-hockey-ecac-hockey-announces-2025-26-womens-all-rookie-team.aspx |title=ECAC Hockey Announces 2025-26 Women's All-Rookie Team |website=ecachockey.com |date=February 23, 2026 |access-date=February 25, 2026}}</ref> She was also named ECAC Rookie of the Year, Forward of the Year and Player of the Year. She became the first rookie to win ECAC Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ecachockey.com/news/2026/3/3/womens-ice-hockey-sara-manness-named-ecac-hockey-player-of-the-year.aspx |title=Sara Manness Named ECAC Hockey Player of the Year |website=ecachockey.com |date=March 5, 2026 |access-date=March 5, 2026}}</ref> She was also named co-National Rookie of the Year, along with Hilda Svensson.<ref name="Julie Chu">{{cite web|url=https://hockeycommissioners.com/articles/20252026/manness-and-svensson-share-julie-chu-rookie-of-the-year-award.php |title=Manness and Svensson Share Julie Chu Rookie of the Year Award |website=hockeycommissioners.com |date=March 19, 2026 |access-date=March 19, 2026}}</ref>
==International play== Manness represented Team Manitoba at the 2023 National Women's Under-18 Championship and tied for the tournament lead in scoring with five goals and four assists in five games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeymanitoba.ca/news/sara-manness-named-tournament-mvp-at-2023-national-womens-u18-championship/ |title=Sara Manness named Tournament MVP at 2023 National Women’s U18 Championship |website=hockeymanitoba.ca |first=Ezra |last=Ginsburg |date=November 12, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> She was subsequently named MVP.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/other-news/sara-manness-was-magic-for-manitoba |title=Manness Was Magic For Manitoba |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=November 10, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> Following her performance at the National Under-18 Championship, she was selected to represent Canada at the 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship where she was the youngest member for team Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/manness-looks-to-build-off-u-18-national-mvp-honor-at-worlds |title=Manness Looks To Build Off U-18 National MVP Honor At Worlds |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=January 5, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> During the tournament she recorded three assists in six games and won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/01/16/bronze-good-but-not-good-enough-for-canadas-u18-women |title=Jan 2024: Bronze good, but not good enough for Canada’s U18 women |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |first=Mike |last=FreySawatzky |date=January 16, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref>
On December 10, 2024, she was again selected to represent Canada at the 2025 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship, along with her twin sister, Kate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/canada-names-their-u-18-national-team-ahead-of-2025-world-championships |title=Canada Names Their U-18 National Team Ahead Of 2025 World Championships |publisher=The Hockey News |first=Ian |last=Kennedy |date=December 10, 2024 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> The twins became the fifth set of sisters to represent Canada at the U18 World Championship, and the first to do so together at the same competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-hockey-sisters-championships-1.7429740 |title=Manitoba sisters score gold, make hockey history for Canada on international stage |website=CBC.ca |date=January 13, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref> During the tournament she recorded two goals and seven assists in six games and won a gold medal.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/canada-wins-gold-2025-u18wwc |title=Canada wins gold at 2025 IIHF U18 Women’s World Championship |website=Hockey Canada |date=January 12, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Manness was born to April and Jason Manness, and has a twin sister, Kate, and an older sister, Alison.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2025/12/04/future-is-bright-for-la-salles-touted-twins |title=Future is bright for La Salle's touted twins |newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press |first=Joshua |last=Frey-Sam |date=December 4, 2025 |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref><ref name="Manness">{{cite web |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/sara-manness/9012 |title=Sara Manness |website=clarksonathletics.com |access-date=February 14, 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== === Regular season and playoffs === {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:50em" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="97" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !Season !Team !League !GP !G !A !Pts !PIM !GP !G !A !Pts !PIM |- | 2023–24 | Burlington Jr. Barracudas | OWHL | 39 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2024–25 | Burlington Jr. Barracudas | OWHL | 29 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3"|OWHL totals ! 68 ! 69 ! 84 ! 153 ! 54 ! 4 ! 0 ! 2 ! 2 ! 0 |}
===International=== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" ID="Table3" style="text-align:center; width:40em" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |- | 2024 | Canada | U18 | {{bronze3}} | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2025 | Canada | U18 | {{gold1}} | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="4"|Junior totals ! 12 ! 2 ! 10 ! 12 ! 0 |}
==Awards and honours== {| class="wikitable" ! Honors ! Year ! |- |- ! colspan="3"|College |- | First Team All-ECAC | 2026 |rowspan="5"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://clarksonathletics.com/news/2026/3/6/womens-hockey-manness-earns-trio-of-awards-at-ecac-ceremony.aspx |title=Manness earns trio of awards at ECAC Ceremony |website=clarksonathletics.com |date=March 6, 2026 |access-date=March 6, 2026}}</ref> |- | ECAC All-Rookie Team | 2026 |- | ECAC Player of the Year | 2026 |- | ECAC Forward of the Year | 2026 |- | ECAC Rookie of the Year | 2026 |- | National Rookie of the Year | 2026 | <ref name="Julie Chu"/> |}
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{ice hockey stats}}
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