John Isaac "Junior" Hanna (April5, 1935November20, 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.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 66 6 20 26 68 — — — — — NHL totals 198 6 26 32 206 — — — — —
Coaching stats Team Year Regular season Postseason G W L T Pts Division rank Result Cleveland Crusaders 1974-75 34 14 19 1 29 2nd in East Missed playoffs
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