Ron Hainsey

Ronald Hainsey (born March 24, 1981) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
He was drafted 1st round, 13th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, from collegiate team the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has played with AHL teams, Quebec Citadelles and the Hamilton Bulldogs.
After spending 3 seasons in the Canadiens organization was claimed off of waivers on November 29, 2005, by the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he established himself into a leading two-way defenseman.
On July 2, 2008, the Atlanta Thrashers signed Ron Hainsey to a five-year, $22.5 million contract. He scored 6 goals to go along with 33 assists in his first season in Atlanta.
==Awards==
*1999–00 HE All-Rookie Team
*2000–01 HE First All-Star Team
*2000–01 NCAA East Second All-American Team
*2001–02 AHL All-Rookie Team
==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
1997–98 	USNTDP 	USHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1997–98 	USNTDP 	NAHL 		40 	4 	7 	11 	16 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0
1998–99 	USNTDP 	USHL 		48 	5 	12 	17 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–00 	U. of Mass-Lowell 	HE 		30 	3 	8 	11 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	U. of Mass-Lowell 	HE 		33 	10 	26 	36 	51 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Quebec Citadelles 	AHL 		4 	1 	0 	1 	0 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2001–02 	Quebec Citadelles 	AHL 		63 	7 	24 	31 	26 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		21 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		33 	2 	11 	13 	26 		23 	1 	10 	11 	20
2003–04 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		11 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		54 	7 	24 	31 	35 		10 	0 	5 	5 	6
2004–05 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		68 	9 	14 	23 	45 		4 	1 	1 	2 	0
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 		22 	3 	14 	17 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		55 	2 	15 	17 	43 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		80 	9 	25 	34 	69 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		78 	8 	24 	32 	25 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		81 	6 	33 	39 	32 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		80 	5 	21 	26 	39 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		82 	3 	16 	19 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		488 	34 	135 	169 	238 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999 	United States 	WJ18 	6 	2	1	3 	8
2000 	United States 	WJC 	7 	1	1	2 	4
2001 	United States 	WJC 	7 	0	5	5 	2
2009 	United States 	WC 	9 	2	4	6 	2
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	20	3	7	10 	14
Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	Senior int'l totals	9 	2	4	6 	2
==Personal==
He is best friends with New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro, both of whom were drafted in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
He hails from a very small town in Connecticut, Bolton, and his parents still live there. He and his wife Hayley still reside there during the off-season.
He is the first baseman for West Reach, a softball team hailing from Bolton, CT.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Atlanta Thrashers players
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Quebec Citadelles players
Category:UMass Lowell River Hawks players
Category:Winnipeg Jets players