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.
He won 2009 Allan Cup with the Bentley Generals and won the 2010 Allan Cup with the Fort Saint John Flyers. Manitowich continued to play Canadian senior hockey, twice winning the Canadian national championship and the Allan Cup. First in 2009 with the Bentley Generals, and again in 2010 with the Fort Saint John Flyers.