Education
Manitowich attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, where he played four seasons (1999 - 2003) of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I hockey with the Iona Gaels.
Manitowich attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, where he played four seasons (1999 - 2003) of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I hockey with the Iona Gaels.
Manitowich went on to play three seasons of professional hockey with the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs of the Central Hockey League (CHL), concluing his CHL career with the 2005-2006 season having played a total of 164 regular season games and another 39 playoff games, all with the Mudbugs.