# John Hanna (ice hockey)

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.

## Biography

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. He played 198 games in the NHL 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.
Hanna died of cancer on November 20, 2005.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | WHA totals | WHA totals | 66 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 198 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — |

### Coaching stats

| Team | Year | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Post season |
| Team | Year | G | W | L | T | Pts | Division rank | Result |
| Cleveland Crusaders | 1974-75 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 29 | 2nd in East | Missed playoffs |