Joel Hanley

Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens and Arizona Coyotes.

Joel Hanley
Hanley with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015
Born (1991-06-08) June 8, 1991
Keswick, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Arizona Coyotes
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present

Playing career

Hanley was born in Keswick, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 2004 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the York-Simcoe Express minor ice hockey team.[1]

Hanley played Junior A with the Newmarket Hurricanes before spending four seasons with the UMass Minutemen ice hockey of the NCAA.[2] Following his college career, he signed his first professional contract with the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates.[2] He spent two seasons (2013–2015) in Portland including a short demotion to the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators.[2]

On July 1, 2015, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[3] He began the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On March 20, 2016, the Canadiens recalled him.[4] He made his NHL debut that evening in a 4–1 loss to the Calgary Flames.[5] Two nights later, he recorded his first two career NHL points (two assists) in a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[6] He finished the season with six assists in ten games for the Canadiens, and 13 points in 64 games for the IceCaps.

On June 22, 2016, the Canadiens signed Hanley to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[7] He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the IceCaps.

On July 1, 2017, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[8] He appeared in five games for the Coyotes during the 2017–18 season, as well as 52 for the American League's Tucson Roadrunners.

On July 1, 2018, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Dallas Stars.[9] On February 20, 2019, the Stars signed Hanley to a two-year contract extension.[10] He split the 2018–19 season between Dallas (16 games) and the Texas Stars (60 games). On May 1, 2019, he made his NHL playoff debut in Game 4 of the Stars' second round matchup against the St. Louis Blues.[11] It was his lone postseason appearance, as he suffered an upper-body injury.[12]

On September 10, 2020, Hanley recorded his first career playoff point, assisting on Jamie Benn's goal during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights.[13] On September 19, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game 1 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals.[14]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Georgina Ice COJHL 38 8 22 30 45 9 3 5 8 6
2007–08 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2008–09 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 50 14 24 38 61 9 3 1 4 22
2009–10 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 23 5 15 20 11 19 4 9 13 12
2010–11 UMass Minutemen HE 28 3 15 18 24 — — — — —
2011–12 UMass Minutemen HE 36 7 18 25 18 — — — — —
2012–13 UMass Minutemen HE 33 5 11 16 46 — — — — —
2013–14 UMass Minutemen HE 34 2 14 16 39 — — — — —
2013–14 Portland Pirates AHL 15 0 5 5 16 — — — — —
2014–15 Gwinnett Gladiators ECHL 3 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Portland Pirates AHL 63 2 15 17 34 5 0 1 1 0
2015–16 St. John's IceCaps AHL 64 5 8 13 25 — — — — —
2015–16 Montreal Canadiens NHL 10 0 6 6 0 — — — — —
2016–17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 65 2 20 22 34 4 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Montreal Canadiens NHL 7 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 52 2 18 20 31 9 0 4 4 0
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 5 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2018–19 Texas Stars AHL 60 8 20 28 32 — — — — —
2018–19 Dallas Stars NHL 16 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Texas Stars AHL 40 0 10 10 8 — — — — —
2019–20 Dallas Stars NHL 8 0 2 2 6 12 1 1 2 4
2020–21 Dallas Stars NHL 35 0 8 8 2 — — — — —
2021–22 Dallas Stars NHL 44 2 4 6 4
NHL totals 125 2 20 22 18 13 1 1 2 4

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. Cowan, Stu (March 25, 2016). "Canadiens prospects Hanley, Dietz seize their chance as injuries take toll on blue line". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  3. "One-year, two-way contract for Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  4. Basu, Arpon. "Habs announce Victory Bartley has a lower body injury, day to day, Joel Hanley has been called up #lookingupjoelhanley". Twitter. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  5. Beacon, Bill. "Habs' woes continue in 4–1 loss to Flames". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. Hickey, Pat. "In the Habs' Room: Goal was 'a great feeling' for Mike Brown". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  7. "Canadiens agree to terms on a one-year contract with Joel Hanley". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  8. "Coyotes sign Campbell, Hanley, Rinaldo and Sislo". Arizona Coyotes. 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  9. "Stars sign Joel Hanley to one-year deal". Dallas Stars. 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  10. "Stars re-sign defenseman Joel Hanley to two-year contract extension". Dallas Stars. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. DeFranks, Matthew. "How the Stars are approaching Game 6 vs. the Blues with a rare trip to the conference finals on the line". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  12. Shapiro, Sean. "Hanley is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. Fedun likely in. But Montgomery also mentioned Heatherington and Bayreuther's names as someone he would think about". Twitter. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  13. DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars 'found a way to get it done' in Game 3′s OT win over Vegas to retake series lead". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  14. DeFranks, Matthew. "Stars' Joel Hanley scores first career goal in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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