David Hanson (ice hockey)

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David Hanson
Born (1954-04-12) April 12, 1954 (age 70)
Cumberland, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Minnesota North Stars
New England Whalers
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Birmingham Bulls
NHL draft Undrafted
WHA draft 59th overall, 1974
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Playing career 19741984

David J. Hanson (born April 12, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League between 1978 and 1980, and 103 games in the World Hockey Association between 1977 and 1979.

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Biography

Hanson was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin, and grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he eventually starred in football, baseball and hockey at Humboldt Senior High School.

Hanson continued playing hockey for the St. Paul Vulcans and for Herb Brooks's University of Minnesota college team. Hanson played four seasons for the Detroit Red Wings and Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League, and the New England Whalers, Minnesota Fighting Saints and Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association.

He was originally cast as "Dave 'Killer' Carlson" in the 1977 film Slap Shot , but when Jack Carlson was unable to perform because his team was in the playoffs, Hanson was recast as "Jack Hanson", one of the Hanson Brothers. Professional actor Jerry Houser was then cast as "Killer", the character based on Dave Hanson. Hanson appeared in several other films, and won a "DVD Premiere Award", along with fellow Hanson Brothers Steve and Jeff Carlson (brothers of Jack Carlson), for his part in the 2002 sequel Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice . [1]

In 1977, Hanson married Sue Kaschalk, a coal miner's daughter from Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. [2] He has two daughters and one son, Christian, a center whose professional career included time with the Toronto Maple Leafs, AHL teams and the Norwegian champion Stavanger Oilers. [2] [3] At one point Hanson was general manager of the Capital District Islanders in upstate New York, then the New York Islanders farm team and the Albany River Rats, the New Jersey Devils farm team. [3] As of 2015 he resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and manages a sports center at Robert Morris University. [2] [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74St. Paul VulcansMidJHL5691322220
1973–74 Marquette Iron Rangers USHL
1974–75 Johnstown Jets NAHL 72102434249
1975–76 Johnstown JetsNAHL6682129311903354
1976–77 Johnstown JetsNAHL603327
1976–77 Hampton Gulls SHL 285712188
1976–77 Rhode Island Reds AHL272101298
1976–77 Minnesota Fighting Saints WHA 702235
1976–77 New England Whalers WHA1000910000
1977–78 Kansas City Red Wings CHL 1500041
1977–78 Hampton GullsAHL50338
1977–78 Birmingham Bulls WHA4271623241501148
1978–79 Birmingham BullsWHA5362228212
1978–79 Detroit Red Wings NHL 1100026
1979–80 Oklahoma City Stars CHL600012
1979–80Birmingham BullsCHL334610174
1979–80 Minnesota North Stars NHL 2211239
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 771121322671814530
1981–82 Adirondack Red WingsAHL75112334206513423
1982–83 Indianapolis Checkers CHL8018213928551342
1983–84 Indianapolis CheckersCHL10000
1983–84 Toledo Goaldiggers IHL 68112637120913433
WHA totals103134053497601148
NHL totals3311265

References

  1. David Hanson at IMDb
  2. 1 2 3 Sports Illustrated, July 2, 2007, p. 106.
  3. 1 2 Hanson, Christian (March 2, 2017). "Life, Hockey and Everything In Between". The Players' Tribune . Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  4. "Our Team - RMU Island Sports Center". rmuislandsports.org. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2015.