Christian Hanson (ice hockey)
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Born |
Glens Falls, New York, U.S. | March 10, 1986||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
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NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2009–2016 |
Christian David Hanson (born March 10, 1986) is an
Playing career
He attended high school at Peters Township High School, where he was a member of their Pennsylvania State AA Hockey Championship teams. He played for the Tri-City Storm in the state of Nebraska from 2003-2005. He played Midget "AAA" hockey for the Pittsburgh Hornets, where he was a teammate of Los Angeles Kings prospect Patrick Mullen.
Hanson was signed to a two-year, $1.575-million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 31, 2009, which included an annual $87,500 signing bonus.[2][3]
Hanson made his NHL debut on April 3, 2009 against the Philadelphia Flyers.[4] Four nights later, Hanson scored his first career NHL goal against Martin Brodeur in a 4–1 win over the New Jersey Devils.[5] This goal tied his father's career goal mark as well. On April 10, 2010, Hanson recorded his first short-handed goal and his first multi-goal game versus Montreal.
Hanson was selected to join the Team USA roster for the 2010 World Hockey Championship.[6][7]
Hanson played for Planet USA in the 2010 AHL All-Star Game in Portland, Maine.[8]
On 10 July 2011, the Washington Capitals signed Hanson as an unrestricted free agent, and he was assigned to play in the AHL with the Hershey Bears for the 2011–12 AHL season.[9]
On July 9, 2012, Hanson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the
On August 20, 2013, Hanson agreed to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[11] He played with the Blues' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, for the 2013–2014 season.
In a 2017 article for The Players' Tribune, Hanson said that he had retired from professional ice hockey and is working at Sutton Special Risk,[1] a Toronto-based insurance company for which he is Assistant Vice President, Sports.[12]
Family
His father is
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2003–04
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Tri-City Storm | USHL | 58 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
2004–05
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Tri-City Storm | USHL | 60 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
2005–06
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University of Notre Dame | CCHA | 23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07
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University of Notre Dame | CCHA | 33 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | University of Notre Dame | CCHA | 47 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | University of Notre Dame | CCHA | 37 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 38 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 31 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 58 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 52 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 67 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 63 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Sun Valley Suns | BDHL | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Stavanger Oilers | GET
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9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||
2015–16 | Sun Valley Suns | BDHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 278 | 52 | 79 | 131 | 213 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||
NHL totals | 42 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2010 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year |
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All-CCHA Second Team | 2008–09 |
References
- ^ a b c Hanson, Christian (March 2, 2017). "Life, Hockey and Everything in Between". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ^ Wharnsby, Tim (April 1, 2009). "Leafs expect offence, not pugnacity, from Hanson". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Dreger, Darren (March 31, 2009). "Leafs Maple Leafs sign Hanson to two-year entry level contract". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- ^ Hunter, Paul (April 3, 2009). "Gerber, Hanson in for Philly rematch". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "Hanson scores first NHL goal as Leafs pound Devils". The Sports Network. CP. April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
- ^ "Leafs' Hanson to get a shot at worlds". Toronto Sun. March 1, 2010. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
- ^ "USA names 23-man roster". iihf.com. Colorado Springs, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation. April 30, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "2010 PLANETUSA AHL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED". theahl.com. Springfield, Mass: AHL. December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Carrera, Katie (July 10, 2011). "Washington Capitals sign forward Christian Hanson". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Center Hanson signs with Bruins". National Hockey League. July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
- ^ St. Louis Blues (August 20, 2013). "Blues sign Hanson". Twitter. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
- ^ "Contact Our Team". Sutton Sports Risk. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Christian Hanson profile and statistics at TheAHL.com