Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the Montreal Canadiens and Arizona Coyotes.
Joel Hanley | |||
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![]() Hanley with the St. John's IceCaps in 2015 | |||
Born |
(1991-06-08) June 8, 1991 (age 31) 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 |
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; He spent two seasons between 2013 and 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 with 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 Hockey League's (AHL) 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 their AHL affiliate 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] On April 14, 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Dallas.[15]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 125 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |