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Dave Hanson (ice hockey)

David Hanson
Born (1954-04-12) April 12, 1954 (age 63)
Cumberland, WI, USA
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
NHL Draft Undrafted
WHA Draft 59th overall, 1974
Minnesota Fighting Saints
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.


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