Joel Hanley

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Joel Hanley
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Hanley with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015
Born (1991-06-08) June 8, 1991 (age 34)
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Calgary Flames
Montreal Canadiens
Arizona Coyotes
Dallas Stars
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens, Arizona Coyotes and Dallas Stars.

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Playing career

Hanley was born in Keswick, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the York-Simcoe Express minor ice hockey team. [1]

Hanley played Junior A with the Newmarket Hurricanes before spending four seasons with the UMass Minutemen ice hockey of the NCAA. [2] Following his college career, he signed his first professional contract with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates; He spent two seasons between 2013 and 2015 in Portland including a short demotion to the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators. [2]

On July 1, 2015, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens. [3] He began the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On March 20, 2016, the Canadiens recalled him. [4] He made his NHL debut that evening in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames. [5] Two nights later, he recorded his first two career NHL points with two assists in a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. [6] He finished the season with six assists in ten games for the Canadiens, and 13 points in 64 games for the IceCaps.

On June 22, 2016, the Canadiens signed Hanley to a one-year, two-way contract extension. [7] He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the IceCaps.

On July 1, 2017, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes. [8] He appeared in five games for the Coyotes during the 2017–18 season, as well as 52 for the American Hockey League's (AHL) Tucson Roadrunners.

On July 1, 2018, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars. [9] On February 20, 2019, the Stars signed Hanley to a two-year contract extension. [10] He split the 2018–19 season between Dallas (16 games) and their AHL affiliate the Texas Stars (60 games). On May 1, 2019, he made his NHL playoff debut in Game 4 of the Stars' second round matchup against the St. Louis Blues. [11] It was his lone postseason appearance, as he suffered an upper-body injury. [12]

On September 10, 2020, Hanley recorded his first career playoff point, assisting on Jamie Benn's goal during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights. [13] On September 19, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals. [14] On April 14, 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Dallas. [15]

In the midst of his sixth year with the Stars in the 2023–24 season, after registering 3 assists through 32 regular season games, Hanley was placed on waivers and subsequently claimed by the Calgary Flames on March 5, 2024. [16]

On July 1, 2025, Hanley signed a two-year, $1.75M AAV contract extension with the Calgary Flames. [17]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Georgina Ice COJHL 38822304593586
2007–08 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 20000—————
2008–09 Newmarket HurricanesOJHL5014243861931422
2009–10 Newmarket HurricanesOJHL23515201119491312
2010–11 UMass Minutemen HE 283151824—————
2011–12 UMass MinutemenHE367182518—————
2012–13 UMass MinutemenHE335111646—————
2013–14 UMass MinutemenHE342141639—————
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 1505516—————
2014–15 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 31010—————
2014–15 Portland PiratesAHL63215173450110
2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL64581325—————
2015–16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 100660—————
2016–17 St. John's IceCapsAHL65220223440002
2016–17 Montreal CanadiensNHL70004—————
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL52218203190440
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL50000—————
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL608202832—————
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL16000210000
2019–20 Texas StarsAHL40010108—————
2019–20 Dallas StarsNHL80226121124
2020–21 Dallas StarsNHL350882—————
2021–22 Dallas StarsNHL44246470000
2022–23 Dallas StarsNHL2602215130114
2023–24 Dallas StarsNHL3203323—————
2023–24 Calgary Flames NHL101127—————
2024–25 Calgary FlamesNHL5327921—————
NHL totals2465333884331238

References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Cowan, Stu (March 25, 2016). "Canadiens prospects Hanley, Dietz seize their chance as injuries take toll on blue line". Montreal Gazette . Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "One-year, two-way contract for Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens. July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ Basu, Arpon. "Habs announce Victory Bartley has a lower body injury, day to day, Joel Hanley has been called up #lookingupjoelhanley". Twitter. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ Beacon, Bill (March 21, 2016). "Habs' woes continue in 4–1 loss to Flames". CTV News Montreal. Archived from the original on December 10, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hickey, Pat. "In the Habs' Room: Goal was 'a great feeling' for Mike Brown". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens . Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coyotes sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo". Arizona Coyotes. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Stars sign Joel Hanley to one-year deal". Dallas Stars. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Stars re-sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract extension". Dallas Stars . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. ↑ DeFranks, Matthew. "How the Stars are approaching Game 6 vs. the Blues with a rare trip to the conference finals on the line". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ Shapiro, Sean. "Hanley is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Fedun likely in. But Montgomery also mentioned Heatherington and Bayreuther's names as someone he would think about". Twitter. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars 'found a way to get it done' in Game 3's OT win over Vegas to retake series lead". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  14. ↑ DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars' Joel Hanley scores first career goal in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Stars sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract". NHL.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Flames claim Joel Hanley off of waivers from Stars". Calgary Flames. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Flames re-sign defenceman Joel Hanley to two-year contract". SportsNet. July 1, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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