Dave Hanson

David J. Hanson (born April 12, 1954) played 10 seasons of professional hockey for the 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.
Hanson was born in Cumberland, Wisconsin, and grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he eventually starred in football, baseball and hockey at Humboldt Senior High School. He continued playing hockey for the St. Paul Vulcans and for Herb Brooks' University of Minnesota college team.
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. 
He 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.
==Regular season==
  	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
1974–75 	Johnstown Jets 	NAHL 	 	72 	10	24	34 	249
1975–76 	Johnstown Jets 	NAHL 	 	66 	8 	21	29 	311
1976–77 	Hampton Gulls 	SHL 	 	28 	5 	7 	12 	188
1976–77 	Johnstown Jets 	NAHL 	 	6 	0 	3 	3 	27
1976–77 	Rhode Island Reds 	AHL 	 	27 	2 	10	12 	98
1976–77 	Minnesota Fighting Saints 	WHA 	 	7 	0 	2 	2 	35
1976–77 	New England Whalers 	WHA 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	9
1977–78 	Kansas City Red Wings 	CHL 	 	15 	0 	0 	0 	41
1977–78 	Hampton Gulls 	AHL 	 	5 	0 	3 	3 	8
1977–78 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 	 	42 	7 	16	23 	241
1978–79 	Birmingham Bulls 	WHA 	 	53 	6 	22	28 	212
1978–79 	Detroit Red Wings 	NHL 	 	11 	0 	0 	0 	26
1979–80 	Oklahoma City Stars 	CHL 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	12
1979–80 	Birmingham Bulls 	CHL 	 	33 	4 	6 	10 	174
1979–80 	Minnesota North Stars 	NHL 	 	22 	1 	1 	2 	39
1980–81 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	77 	11	21	32 	267
1981–82 	Adirondack Red Wings 	AHL 	 	75 	11	23	34 	206
1982–83 	Indianapolis Checkers 	CHL 	 	80 	18	21	39 	285
1983–84 	Toledo Goaldiggers 	IHL 	 	68 	11	26	37 	120
1983–84 	Indianapolis Checkers 	CHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
Major Leagues	WHA career totals (3 seasons)	 	 	103	13	40	53 	497
 	NHL career totals (2 seasons)	 	 	33 	1 	1 	2 	65
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==External links==
* HansonBrothers.net
* Dave Hanson on his book, Slapshot Original
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Category:Hampton Gulls (SHL) players
Category:Born in 1954
Category:Adirondack Red Wings players
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Category:Indianapolis Checkers players
Category:Kansas City Red Wings players
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints draft picks
Category:Minnesota Fighting Saints players
Category:Minnesota North Stars players
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Category:Oklahoma City Stars players
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Category:Retired in 1984