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John Hanna

Died
November 20, 2005
Age
70 years

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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 (NHL) from 1958 to 1968 and in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1973. Hanna was one of the first NHL players 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 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 (AHL) and the Seattle Totems of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

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 WHA for part of the 1974–75 season.

Hanna died of cancer on November 20, 2005.

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