The Vancouver Giants have announced the hiring of Manny Viveiros as the organization’s next head coach.
He was formally introduced at a press conference at Tsawwassen Springs on Thursday morning, becoming the ninth head coach for the Western Hockey League team.
“Manny is someone we are really excited to get,” said Giants general manager Barclay Parneta. “The experience and the level that he has coached at lends well to this. He has been in the NHL; he has been in the AHL; he has been in the WHL. He is a person that has won championships, he is a person that has competed on the national stage and he is a person that has the communication skills that are so important to today’s athlete.”
Viveiros, 57, most recently served as the first ever head coach of the Henderson Silver Knights, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights.
He compiled a 74-73-2-7 regular season record over three seasons behind the bench. In his first season, Viveiros guided the club to a first-place finish in the Pacific Division, going 25-13-0-1.
“I’d like to thank Ron Toigo, Pete Toigo, Barclay Parneta, and the entire Vancouver Giants organization for having the faith and the trust to welcome me back to the Western Hockey League,” Viveiros said. “I truly believe [Vancouver] is one of the premier franchises in all of the CHL and I’m really excited to be here.”
