"Legace finally enjoyed his first full season in the NHL last year. He outplayed Ken Wregget to win the backup job and even challenged former No. 1 man Chris Osgood. In 14 less appearances, the 5-9 162-pounder was only one win shy of Osgood's total of 25 and actually registered one more shutout than his Motown rival. Furthermore, Legace's goals-against average (2.05) placed him second overall and his save percentage (.920) was good for seventh in the league." (The Sports Forecaster 2001-02, p. 157)

"The Red Wings love Legace even if they don't show it with more playing time. His stable demeanor and ability to play at a high level after periods of inactivity make him an ideal backup netminder. He has played behind both Chris Osgood and Dominik Hasek with the Wings and adjusted his game accordingly. Legace's heart and determination make up for his lack of size. Hasek's retirement shouldn't have much impact on Legace's playing time. The 29-year-old will likely appear in 30 games in 2002-03, which is what he has averaged in his first two seasons in Motown." (The Sports Forecaster 2002-03, p. 151)

"Once upon a time in Detroit, Legace backed up Chris Osgood. Now, the roles may be reversed in Legace enjoys a strong training camp. Legace has always been a solid backup in Detroit, but has failed to prove his mettle as the starter whenever called upon. That must change for him to beat out Osgood." (The Sports Forecaster 2005-06, p. 102)

• Selected by Hartford Whalers in eighth round (fifth Whalers pick, 188th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 26, 1993.
• Whalers franchise moved to North Carolina and renamed "Carolina Hurricanes" for 1997-98 season, June 25, 1997.
• Traded by Hurricanes to Los Angeles Kings for conditional pick in 1999 draft, July 31, 1998. (Legace did not meet conditions for the pick and the draft choice was forfeited)
• Signed as free agent with Detroit Red Wings, July 15, 1999.
• Claimed on waivers by Vancouver Canucks, September 30, 1999.
• Claimed on waivers by Detroit Red Wings, October 13, 1999.
• Signed with Khimik Voskresensk (Russian League) during NHL lockout, December 20, 2004.
• Signed as unrestricted free agent with St. Louis Blues, August 8, 2006.
• Invited to training camp by Atlanta Thrashers, September 2, 2009.
• Signed to professional tryout contract with Chicago Wolves (AHL), October 12, 2009.
• Signed as free agent to one-year contract with Carolina Hurricanes, November 9, 2009.
• Signed to professional tryout contract with San Antonio Rampage (AHL), October 7, 2011.
• Released by San Antonio (AHL), October 19, 2011.
• Signed to professional tryout contract with Springfield Falcons (AHL), October 20, 2011.
• Announced retirement from professional hockey, October 6, 2012.

• Named to Ontario Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1992-93.
• Named to Canadian Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1992-93.
• Member of silver medal-winning Canadian Olympic Team, 1994.
• Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1995-96.
• Shared (with Scott Langkow) Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award (AHL), 1995-96.
• Winner, Baz Bastien Trophy, 1995-96.
• Member of Stanley Cup-champion Detroit Red Wings, 2002.
• Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game (wearing number 34), January 27, 2008.

• Manny made his first National Hockey League postseason start on April 7, 2004, when the Detroit Red Wings hosted the Nashville Predators at Joe Louis Arena, and he had to deal with some obstacles in order to earn his first career playoff win. First, Nashville's Adam Hall scored in a pileup just sixteen seconds in. Less than two minutes later, the Predators' Steve Sullivan was awarded a penalty shot - fortunately for Legace, Sullivan shot wide of the net after Legace forced him to cut across to the goaltender's blocker side. In the third period, the Wings scored three times to take home the 3-1 win - Manny's first. Legace made twenty-three saves, but downplayed his performance afterwards: "Just because we won one game doesn't mean we're going to win the Stanley Cup. It's a long road."

• Suffered unknown injury; missed two games, November 27, 2000.
• Injured elbow; missed one game, March 31, 2001.
• Left game with knee sprain; missed thirteen games, November 1, 2005.
• Left game with left knee sprain; missed three games, November 25, 2005.
• Left game with flulike symptoms, December 19, 2006.
• Left game with head injury, February 8, 2007. Legace was crunched by Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom in a collision in front of the goal with 15:47 remaining in the second period. Holmstrom was sent flying into Legace by defenseman Bryce Salvador. Legace remained in the game briefly before leaving the game at the 16:26 mark in favour of Curtis Sanford. The two shared a 1-0 shutout of the Red Wings.
• Left game with tweaked right knee, October 6, 2007.
• Left game with sickness, January 2, 2008. Legace was also hit in the back of the head with a puck during pregame warmups, but played the first period before vacating the net.
• Left game with injured right arm, January 16, 2008. According to St. Louis coach Andy Murray, "He's got a bruise and he didn't have the mobility he needed tonight." Legace did not miss any additional time.
• Left game with hip flexor injury, April 1, 2008.
• would be safe to step on," Legace said. "If he's holding it and I figured the other end's pretty much secure, I was just worrying about the carpet slipping (forward). As soon as I went to step down, he took his foot off the carpet. As soon as I stepped on the carpet, the carpet just shot out and my leg kept going and my other one was still on the bench. I felt it pull right away." Legace played the first period but the left hip flexor injury obviously affected his play. He gave up two goals on 12 shots and was replaced by St. Louis native Ben Bishop at the start of the second period.
• Left game after being kneed in the head late in the first period, December 10, 2008.
• Left game with lower body injury, January 19, 2009.
• Left game with unspecified injury, March 4, 2009. Early in the second period, Legace sprawled to his left and tried to lay on a loose puck which ultimately resulted in a penalty shot to visiting Quad City. Legace stayed in for the penalty shot (a goal by Kyle Greentree) before being removed in favour of Chris Holt.
• Left game with recurrence of conjunctivitis, January 23, 2010.
• Left game with apparent knee injury, March 20, 2010. Moments earlier, Pittsburgh forward Tyler Kennedy had landed on Legace during a goalmouth scrum.
• Left game with undisclosed injury, December 4, 2011. With 5:04 remaining in the second period, Portland (AHL) forward Brock Trotter collided into Legace, sending the goaltender to the ice. Legace returned to his feet, holding Portland off of the scoreboard for the remainder of the frame, but was replaced by Allen York during the first minute of the third period.
• Left game with undisclosed injury, December 21, 2011. "Manny had a collision in the second perioda and was feeling it a little bit at the start of the third," said Springfield coach Rob Riley. "(Allen) Yorkie was ready to go, I don't see any long-term effects, we have four days off now and it looks like Manny will be ready to go after the break."

• During the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs, Manny was a studio analyst for the Versus television network.