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Manny Fernandez	#35 \| Goalie \| Boston Bruins

Height: 6-0 Weight: 180 Shoots: L Born: August 27, 1974, Etobicoke, Ontario

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December 13, 2007
Manny Fernandez underwent surgery on his left knee on Wednesday and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, according to the AP. He missed a substantial amount of time with an injury to the same knee last year while playing for the Wild.

November 21, 2007
Manny Fernandez (knee) is expected to be activated Wednesday, the AP reports. He's unlikely to play a lot right away, as Tim Thomas has been outstanding all season.

November 17, 2007
Manny Fernandez plans to take a course of action to get back into games without undergoing surgery on his ailing knee. He's going to get back on his skates, try to build up strength in the joint and hope that will do the trick, according to the Boston Globe. Basically, surgery would cost him the rest of the season, so he's taking this approach as a last-ditch attempt to play again this season. Stay tuned.

November 9, 2007
Bruins goalie Manny Fernandez was placed on injured reserve on Friday, due to an injury to the same knee that sidelined him for half of last season when he was with the Minnesota Wild. Fernandez strained the knee during an October 30 practice, and has not been healthy since.

October 31, 2007
Manny Fernandez strained his left knee during practice on Tuesday, according to the AP. In related news, the team called up Jordan Sigalet from the AHL.

October 23, 2007
Manny Fernandez ceded all six goals in a 6-1 loss to the Canadiens on Monday. He stopped only 14 shots.

October 10, 2007
Manny Fernandez is expected to start on Wednesday against the Ducks, according to ESPN.com. He suffered a hand injury during practice this week when he was struck by a puck.

July 1, 2007
The Wild agreed to trade Manny Fernandez to the Bruins on Saturday in exchange for forward Petr Kalus and a mid-round draft pick, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The deal cant technically be completed until Sunday. Fernandez compiled a 113-102-28 record in 260 games with the Wild.

June 22, 2007
The Wild appear to be on the verge of trading goalie Manny Fernandez . The Bruins were the leading candidates to acquire Fernandez as of Thursday night, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

May 30, 2007
Manny Fernandez is lobbying for a trade. Citing frustration with a lack of support from his team and the coaching staff, Fernandez is looking for a fresh start. Any athlete who feels hes been backed by his team and by their coaching staff, its been easier to make it, Fernandez told the St. Paul Pioneer Press. If they find a place for me, I have the confidence of the coaching staff and the team, I can do some good things.

May 13, 2007
Manny Fernandez is recovering well from his sprianed knee, according to the Pioneer Press. "The latest MRI shows it's healing on its own, and he's going to be here doing a bit of rehab until he's declared fit to play," Wild assistant GM Tom Lynn said Friday. Assuming the club re-signs Niklas Backstrom, Fernandez will become trade bait.

March 28, 2007
Although Manny Fernandez has been skating lightly, the Wild has yet to set a timetable on his return, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

March 21, 2007
Manny Fernandez will not dress again before the playoffs, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "We're going to treat Manny right now as if he's starting from the (knee) injury," said assistant GM Tom Lynn. "The signal on the MRI showed that either it hadn't healed enough or he re-tweaked [the injury]. So that this doesn't keep going on ... let's start over, because we want him ready for the playoffs."

March 18, 2007
Manny Fernandez didn't skate Saturday and will be examined by team doctors before the Wild decides what to do with him next, according to the Star Tribune. Fernandez has played in only one game since January because of a knee injury.

March 6, 2007
Manny Fernandez replaced Niklas Backstrom in goal to begin the third period Tuesday night. Fernandez had missed the previous 14 games with a sprained left knee.

March 6, 2007
Manny Fernandez will be in uniform tonight but will not start, according to the Star Tribune. Fernandez is coming back from a sprained knee. "I think he's ready," coach Jacques Lemaire said. "He feels better. We'll go with Backstrom because Manny is not quite ready to be in. He needs a little more work in practices, but it will be a matter of time before he gets back in the net."

March 1, 2007
Manny Fernandez is ready to practice and will join the Wild in Edmonton Thursday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. He's coming back from a sprained knee. A quick recovery for Fernandez would serve the team well, as Niklas Backstrom left Wednesday's game in the first period with a lower-body injury.

February 27, 2007
Manny Fernandez, recovering from a sprained knee, will not travel with the team to Calgary for tonight's game, according to the Star Tribune. If Fernandez improves enough to practice with the team, he could join the team either Thursday in Edmonton or Sunday in Vancouver.

February 26, 2007
The Wild haven't decided whether Manny Fernandez will travel with the team on their upcoming road trip to practice with the team, according to the Star-Tribune. He's been out all month with a sprained knee, and it's not clear when he will return to action.

February 15, 2007
It's not clear when Manny Fernandez, who on Wednesday missed his sixth consecutive game and seventh in nine games, will return to the lineup, according to the Star Tribune. He is dealing with a sprained left MCL. "Honestly, it's not even my call," Fernandez said. "I go as fast as they tell me to go. Unless somebody says otherwise, I've got to stay off my knees for a bit. I'm just standing up and warming up my gloves."

February 1, 2007
Manny Fernandez re-aggravated his groin injury in Tuesday's game against the Blues, and he won't start tonight against Colorado, according to the Star-Tribune. "I don't know exactly what I have," a limping Fernandez said after sitting out Wednesday's practice. "We're still in the process of finding out. We knew it was going to be tweaked and re-tweaked and I was going to have work through that."

January 26, 2007
A sprained left knee will keep Manny Fernandez out of the Wild's first game after the All-Star break, according to the AP. Fernandez stayed in Minnesota during the four-day All-Star break and skated to test the knee, which he injured in a game against Dallas right before the break. He practiced briefly on Thursday, but left when his knee stiffened up, coach Jacques Lemaire said. Backup goalie Niklas Backstrom expected to play instead.

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