David Hanson | |||
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Born |
Cumberland, WI, USA |
April 12, 1954 ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Detroit Red Wings Minnesota North Stars WHA New England Whalers Minnesota Fighting Saints Birmingham Bulls |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
WHA Draft | 59th overall, 1974 Minnesota Fighting Saints |
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Playing career | 1974–1984 |
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.
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.
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.
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.