Career
Turning professional right out of high school, Manastersky played 6 seasons and 68 regular season games for his hometown Montreal Alouettes. He finished his career playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 1954. He was also one of the rare two-sport professional athletes.
He had played hockey for the Montreal Royals, Cincinnati Mohawks and Victoria Cougars in the minor leagues, but in the 1950-1951 National Hockey League season he got called up.
A big defenceman, he played six games for the Montreal Canadiens, recording only 11 penalty minutes. He died on March 11, 2012 following a lengthy illness.