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Ice hockey player| Born |
(1935-04-05)April 5, 1935 Sydney, NS, CAN | ||
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| Died | November 20, 2005(2005-11-20) (aged 70) | ||
| Height | 20 gypsy | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Played for |
NHL New York Rangers Montreal Canadiens Philadelphia Flyers WHA Cleveland Crusaders | ||
| Playing career | 1955–1975 | ||
John Isaac "Jack" Hanna (April 5, 1935 – November 20, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 198 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers. He also played 66 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA) with the Cleveland Crusaders.
Defenceman John Hanna played parts of five NHL seasons with three different clubs in the 50s and 60s. He was best known as a fine playmaker in the minors during a pro career that lasted 18 years.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Hanna played junior with the Quebec League's Trois Rivieres Flambeaux. He made his pro debut with the Philadelphia Ramblers of the EHL and also competed in the Quebec Senior loop and the AHL before making it to the big leagues. After a particularly solid showing with the Trois Rivieres Lions 1957-58 he was named to the QHL second all-star team.
Beginning in 1958-59, Hanna played nearly three full years with the New York Rangers. Following the 1960-61 season he lost his place in the line up to Doug Harvey and Albert Langlois. He then spent several years in the AHL, mostly with the Quebec Aces. Hanna dressed for six games with the Montreal Canadiens in 1963-64 but was chiefly a minor leaguer during this period.
Hanna returned to the NHL for 15 games with the expansion Philadelphia Flyers in 1967-68 then settled into a fine career with the Western League's Seattle Totems. He reached the 20-goal mark twice in the Pacific Northwest and was named to the WHL first all-star team twice and second team once. Hanna was also a two-time recipient of the Hal Laycoe Cup as the league's top defenceman and was named the winner of the Leader Cup in 1969 as the league's most valuable player. He skated in the WHA's inaugural season as a member of the Cleveland Crusaders then played a few games for the AHL's Jacksonville Barons in 1973-74 before retiring.
External links
- John Hanna career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- John Hanna biography at Legends of Hockey (archived)
{{Persondata | NAME = Hanna, John | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Junior....his confirmation name was Isaac, never given a middle name at birth. | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = April 5, 1935 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Sydney, NS, CAN | DATE OF DEATH = November 20, 2005 | PLACE OF DEATH = Sydney, Nova Scotia
Categories:- 1935 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- Canadian people of Syrian descent
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia
- Jacksonville Barons players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New York Rangers players
- People from Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Providence Reds players
- Quebec Aces (AHL) players
- Seattle Totems (WHL) players
- Springfield Indians players
- Syracuse Eagles players