Christian Hanson (ice hockey)

Christian Hanson
Born	(1986-03-10) March 10, 1986 (age 39) Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
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
National team	United States
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2009–2016

Christian David Hanson (born March 10, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL. Hanson played college hockey for the University of Notre Dame. He was not selected in the NHL Entry Draft but signed a contract as a free agent with the Maple Leafs after his senior season. ^[1]

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 Boston Bruins. The contract paid Hanson $600,000 if he played in the NHL and $105,000 while playing with the Bruins' AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. ^[10] Hanson spent the entire duration of the 2012–13 season with Providence and contributed 29 points in 67 games.

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 Dave Hanson, who also played professional hockey and starred as one of the Hanson Brothers in the movie Slap Shot . ^[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	Tri-City Storm	USHL		58	11	8	19	35		9	2	1	3	4
2004–05	Tri-City Storm	USHL		60	19	33	52	23		9	1	2	3	8
2005–06	University of Notre Dame	CCHA		23	1	2	3	14		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	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		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
2010	United States	WC		6	0	1	1	2
Senior totals				6	0	1	1	2

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-CCHA Second Team	2008–09

References

1. Hanson, Christian (March 2, 2017). "Life, Hockey and Everything in Between". The Players' Tribune . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
2. Wharnsby, Tim (April 1, 2009). "Leafs expect offence, not pugnacity, from Hanson". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved April 2, 2009.
3. 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.
4. Hunter, Paul (April 3, 2009). "Gerber, Hanson in for Philly rematch". Toronto Star . Retrieved April 10, 2009.
5. "Hanson scores first NHL goal as Leafs pound Devils". The Sports Network . CP. April 8, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
6. "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.
7. "USA names 23-man roster". iihf.com. Colorado Springs, United States: International Ice Hockey Federation. April 30, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
8. "2010 PLANETUSA AHL ALL-STARS ANNOUNCED". theahl.com. Springfield, Mass: AHL. December 30, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
9. Carrera, Katie (July 10, 2011). "Washington Capitals sign forward Christian Hanson". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
10. "Center Hanson signs with Bruins". National Hockey League . July 9, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
11. St. Louis Blues (August 20, 2013). "Blues sign Hanson". Twitter . Retrieved August 20, 2013.
12. "Contact Our Team". Sutton Sports Risk. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. 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