San Diego Gulls Reassign Daniel Mannella To Tulsa
Dec 30, 2022The San Diego Gulls announced today the American Hockey League (AHL) club has reassigned goaltender Daniel Mannella to the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.
Mannella, 27 (8/24/95), appeared in two games with San Diego this season, including his Gulls debut on Dec. 14 against Abbotsford. The Woodbridge, Ontario also posted a 2-5-1 record with a 3.98 goals against average (GAA) and .870 save percentage (SV%) in eight games with Tulsa in 2022-23 prior to being recalled by the Gulls on Dec. 11. In 59 career ECHL games with the Oilers, Mannella registered a 31-21-5 record with a 2.78 GAA and .902 SV%. He spent the majority of the 2021-22 season with Tulsa, posting a 29-16-4 record with two shutouts to lead all ECHL goaltenders in wins and registered a 2.60 GAA and .907 SV% to lead Tulsa. Mannella earned both ECHL Goaltender of the Week and ECHL Goaltender of the Month honors in January 2022. In addition, he went 3-4-0 with a 3.39 GAA and a .901 SV% in seven ECHL postseason contests.
The 6-1, 187-pound goaltender has appeared in three career AHL games with the Chicago Wolves, posting a 2-0-0 record with one shutout, a 1.19 goals-against average (GAA) and .955 SV%. He made 23 saves on 23 shots to earn his first career AHL shutout on Jan. 12 against Grand Rapids and played in his first career AHL game on Jan. 8 against Iowa.