In an unexpected turn, Andrew Mangiapane’s old agent shared some concerning news that he kept secret when he worked out his client’s contract with Calgary back in August 2022.
The contract being discussed was for Mangiapane, lasting three years and worth $17.4 million, which added up to a cap hit of $5.8 million. This deal came after the 2021-22 season with Calgary, where he scored a personal best of 35 goals, which was about double his highest score from any previous year.
“You have to be aware of the type of goals your player scores. When Andrew (Mangiapane) scored 35 goals he had 12 broken play goals. Those are very difficult to replicate in the future, and I’m not sure if they (Calgary) had looked that deeply on how he scored and we got him a…
— Jason Gregor (@JasonGregor) February 11, 2026
During the talks for his contract, Andrew’s then-agent, Ritch Winter, knew that nearly a third of those 35 goals—specifically twelve—came from broken plays, but he didn’t mention this while re-signing Mangiapane.
He was not required to speak up about this information. It should have been the general manager’s job to know this back then, which was Brad Treliving, who is now the GM for Toronto.
Mangiapane’s contract with Calgary in 2021-22 was a big jump from his earlier contracts, and the Flames seem to regret it now because he only scored 17 goals and then 14 goals in the next two seasons.
After his time in Calgary, Mangiapane played for Washington, where he scored 14 goals, and is now with Edmonton, where he’s likely on his way out of the team if they can find someone to trade him to.
In a time when stats and analytics are very important, it’s surprising that the general managers, including Stan Bowman, didn’t get the full story. If he had looked closer, he would have seen that the 35 goals were a one-time thing and not something that could easily happen again.
For the Oilers, they were never going to see the level of performance from him that they were counting on.
Now, all that’s left is for Bowman to locate a buyer, but it’ll probably end up costing the team more than they are willing to spend.
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