Position Defense Role Ice hockey player Children Christian Hanson Name David Hanson | Playing career Spouse Sue Kaschalk (m. 1977) NHL Draft Undrafted Height 1.85 m | |
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Born April 12, 1954 (age 70) Cumberland, WI, USA ( 1954-04-12 ) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) Played for NHL Detroit Red Wings Minnesota North StarsWHA New England Whalers Minnesota Fighting Saints Birmingham Bulls WHA Draft 59th overall, 1974Minnesota Fighting Saints Movies and TV shows Slap Shot, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Slap Shot 3: The Junior Le, Hang Time Similar People Christian Hanson, Nancy Dowd, George Roy Hill, Steve Boyum | ||
David hanson ice hockey
David J. "Dave" Hanson (born April 12, 1954 in Cumberland, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. He played 33 games in the National Hockey League, and a total of 103 games in the World Hockey Association.
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Early life
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.
Ice Hockey career
Hanson continued playing hockey for the St. Paul Vulcans and for Herb Brooks' University of Minnesota college team. Hanson played ten seasons for 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.
Movie career
He was cast as "Jack Hanson", one of the Hanson Brothers in the 1977 film Slap Shot when Jack Carlson was unable to perform because his team was in the playoffs. Hanson appeared in several other films, and won a "DVD Premiere Award", along with Steve Carlson and Jeff Carlson, for his part in the 2002 sequel Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice.
Personal life
In 1977 Hanson married Sue Kaschalk, a coal miner's daughter from Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania. 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. At one point Hanson was general manager of the Capital District Islanders in upstate New York, then the New York Islanders farm team. He currently resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and manages a sports center at Robert Morris University.
