Christian Hanson (ice hockey)

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Christian Hanson
Christian Hanson AHL.jpg
Born (1986-03-10) March 10, 1986 (age 38)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2009–2016

Christian David Hanson (born March 10, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played in the St. Louis Blues organization 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 Toronto Maple Leafs after his senior season. [1]

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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 in 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 Tri-City Storm USHL 58118193592134
2004–05 Tri-City StormUSHL601933522391238
2005–06 University of Notre Dame CCHA 2312314—————
2006–07 University of Notre DameCCHA3362824—————
2007–08 University of Notre DameCCHA471392257—————
2008–09 University of Notre DameCCHA3716153128—————
2008–09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51122—————
2009–10 Toronto Marlies AHL 3812193135—————
2009–10 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3125716—————
2010–11 Toronto MarliesAHL5813213451—————
2010–11 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL60004—————
2011–12 Hershey Bears AHL5210112142—————
2012–13 Providence Bruins AHL6712172953121238
2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL63511163292024
2014–15Sun Valley SunsBDHL47180—————
2014–15 Stavanger Oilers GET 924641534718
2015–16Sun Valley SunsBDHL21124—————
AHL totals27852791312132132512
NHL totals4236922—————

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
2010 United States WC 60112
Senior totals60112

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-CCHA Second Team 2008–09

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
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