Alan Hangsleben
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| Alan Hangsleben | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 30, 1953 Warroad, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||||||||
| Position | Defense | ||||||||
| Shot | Left | ||||||||
| Played for | |||||||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft |
56th overall, WHA Draft |
51st overall, New England Whalers | ||||||
| Playing career | 1973–1984 | ||||||||
Alan William Hangsleben (born February 22, 1953) is an American former professional
New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association between 1974 and 1979, and then in the National Hockey League with the Hartford Whalers, Washington Capitals, and Los Angeles Kings between 1979 and 1982. Internationally Hangsleben played for the American national team at three World Championships and the 1976 Canada Cup
.
Playing career
Selected in 1973 by both the
1979 NHL Expansion Draft, and he was claimed by the Hartford Whalers
when they were admitted into the NHL in 1979.
Hangsleben was traded to the
Tom Rowe, and played for the Capitals until he was released early into the 1981–82 NHL season. Hangsleben would sign with the Los Angeles Kings and play for them for the rest of that season. He played two seasons in the American Hockey League
before retiring in 1984.
International play
Hangsleben played for Team USA at the 1973,1974 and 1981
Ice Hockey World Championship tournaments. He was also a member of the U.S. team at the inaugural 1976 Canada Cup
tournament.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1968–69 | Warroad High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Warroad High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Warroad High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 36 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 36 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | New England Whalers
|
WHA | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 1974–75 | Cape Codders | NAHL | 55 | 4 | 39 | 43 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | New England Whalers | WHA | 78 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 1975–76 | Cape Codders | NAHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New England Whalers | WHA | 74 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1977–78 | New England Whalers | WHA | 79 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 140 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||
| 1978–79 | New England Whalers | WHA | 77 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 148 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 37 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 37 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 76 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 71 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 58 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 334 | 36 | 73 | 109 | 437 | 47 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 97 | ||||
| NHL totals | 185 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 396 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | |
| 1974 | United States | WC-B | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1976 | United States | CC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1981 | United States | WC | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |
| Senior totals | 27 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All- First Team
|
1971–72
|
[1] |
| AHCA West All-American | 1971–72
|
[2] |
References
- ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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