John Hanna (ice hockey)
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| John Hanna | |||
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| Born |
April 5, 1935 Sydney, NS, CAN | ||
| Died |
November 20, 2005 (aged 70) Sydney, NS, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| 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 and coach.
Hanna was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He played junior hockey for the Trois-Rivières Aigles and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens before signing a professional contract. He would play 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. However, the majority of his career was spent in the minors with the Quebec Aces of the American Hockey League and the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League.
After retiring from competitive play, he was hired for several brief coaching stints in the AHL. He also served as interim head coach of the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association.
Coaching stats
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result | ||
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1974-75 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | (29) | 2nd in East | Missed playoffs |
External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1935 births
- 2005 deaths
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Lebanese descent
- Canadian people of Syrian descent
- Cleveland Crusaders players
- Sportspeople from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- 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
- Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia