»POSITION Goalie »CATCHES Left »HEIGHT 6'0 »WEIGHT 185 »BIRTHPLACE Etobicoke, Ontario »BIRTHDATE 08/27/74 »SALARY $2,200,000.00 »EXPIRES 2004-05 Summer »DRAFTED Drafted by Quebec in the 3rd round (52nd) in 1992 NHL Entry Draft. »ACQUIRED Trade from Dallas that involved Brad Lukowich in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2000 and a 4th round in 2002 on June 12, 2000.

»Season Stats GP W L T GA SO AVG MIN 191 73 79 24 455 10 2.51 10862

»Playoff Stats GP W L T GA SO AVG MIN 11 3 4 0 19 0 2.00 571

»Scouting Report

Role with the team: Fernandez is one half of the Wild's dynamic duo pair in net.   Strengths: Flexible, sees the ice well, good glove hand, has ability to do a post to post split save in the blink of an eye, and can be a workhorse.   Weaknesses: Has a problem with his ego, a bad goal can shake him up.   Potential: Fernandez does have the potential to be a number one goalie but in the Wild's system, only a team effort wins and that is why he splits time with Roloson. While he could be possible trade bait to a team that needs a number one goalie, right now Manny is the most flexible and stunning goalie the Wild have.

»Player Biography

Resides in Laval, Quebec in the offseason; is the nephew of Wild coach Jacques Lemaire; first job was working construction with his uncle as a kid; says his mother is the most influential person in his life because "...she used to shoot puck at me when I was a kid..."; enjoys golf, car racing, and bike racing when he is off the ice; favorite player growing up was Pelle Lindberg (reason why he has #31 on the backplate of his mask); favorite onscreen people of his are Anthony Hopkins and Julia Roberts; says that Sylvain Blouin, Georges Laraque, and Patrick Cote are some of his best hockey friends...

Player Biography Information courtesy of NHLPA and Wild.com