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John Hanna (ice hockey)

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John Hanna
Born (1935-04-05)April 5, 1935
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died November 20, 2005(2005-11-20) (aged 70)
Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 1955–1975

John Isaac "Junior" Hanna (April 5, 1935 – November 20, 2005) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played in the National Hockey League from 1958 to 1968, and the World Hockey Association from 1972 to 1973. Hanna was one of first players in the National Hockey League (NHL) to be of Lebanese descent.[1][2]

Biography

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Hanna was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. He played junior hockey for the Trois-Rivières Lions and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens before signing a professional contract.[2] He played 198 games in the NHL[1] 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 head coach of the Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association for part of the 1974-75 season.[3][4]

Hanna died of cancer on November 20, 2005.[5]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1953–54 Sydney Bruins CBJHL
1953–54 North Sydney Falcons M-Cup 5 1 1 2 4
1954–55 Trois-Rivières Reds QJHL 42 3 6 9 107 9 0 1 1 10
1955–56 Philadelphia Ramblers EHL 28 1 4 5 13
1955–56 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QSHL 40 3 14 17 101 5 0 0 0 4
1956–57 Chicoutimi Sagueneens QSHL 43 1 14 15 64 10 1 2 3 10
1957–58 Trois-Rivières Reds QSHL 48 3 25 28 66
1957–58 Providence Reds AHL 7 0 3 3 24 3 1 1 2 10
1958–59 New York Rangers NHL 70 1 10 11 83
1959–60 New York Rangers NHL 61 4 8 12 87
1960–61 New York Rangers NHL 46 1 8 9 34
1960–61 Springfield Indians AHL 18 2 2 4 14
1961–62 Quebec Aces AHL 65 0 17 17 85
1962–63 Quebec Aces AHL 70 7 21 28 61
1963–64 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 0 0 0 2
1963–64 Quebec Aces AHL 58 4 14 18 54 9 0 4 4 10
1964–65 Quebec Aces AHL 70 9 25 34 83 5 0 0 0 6
1965–66 Quebec Aces AHL 69 4 22 26 93 6 0 1 1 20
1966–67 Quebec Aces AHL 67 6 20 26 54 4 0 0 0 4
1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 15 0 0 0 0
1967–68 Quebec Aces AHL 24 1 12 13 27 14 2 6 8 34
1968–69 Seattle Totems WHL 71 25 27 52 49 4 0 1 1 2
1969–70 Seattle Totems WHL 66 9 33 42 38 6 0 1 1 11
1970–71 Seattle Totems WHL 70 20 40 60 68
1971–72 Seattle Totems WHL 36 5 10 15 16
1972–73 Cleveland Crusaders WHA 66 6 20 26 68
1973–74 Jacksonville Barons AHL 11 2 4 6 4
1974–75 Syracuse Eagles AHL 1 0 0 0 0
WHA totals 66 6 20 26 68
NHL totals 198 6 26 32 206

Coaching stats

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hockey and Ramadan". www.iihf.com. International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b White, John (15 March 2015). "Cape Breton's John "Junior" Hanna: First NHLer of Lebanese descent". cedarsclubsydney.ca. Cape Breton Star. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "W.H.A. Crusaders Name Hanna Coach". The New York Times. 29 May 1974. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ^ Surgent, Scott (2010). The Complete Historical and Statistical Reference to the World Hockey Association, 1972-1979. Xaler Press. p. 20. ISBN 9780964477445. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Cape Breton hockey great dies at age 70 | CBC News". CBC. CBC News. 21 November 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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