Jake Hansen (ice hockey)
Jake Hansen | |||
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Born |
White Bear Lake, MN, USA | August 21, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
SM Liiga team Former teams |
Ässät Springfield Falcons | ||
NHL Draft |
68th overall, 2007 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2012–present |
Jake Hansen (born August 21, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Ässät in the Finnish Elite League.
Hansen attended University of Minnesota where he played NCAA Division I hockey with the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), registering 36 goals, 41 assists, 77 points, and 155 penalty minutes in 149 games played. In his sophomore year was named to the WCHA All-Academic Team.[1]
On April 12, 2012, the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League signed Hansen to a two-year entry-level contract.[2] He spent the next two seasons playing with the Springfield Falcons, the Blue Jackets' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate. Following the 2014 season, the Blue Jackets did not give Hansen a qualifying offer, leaving him as an unrestricted free agent.[3]
On August 26, 2014, Ässät announced it had signed Hansen to a two-year contract.[4]
Awards and honours
Awards | Year | |
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WCHA All-Academic Team | 2009–10 | [5] |
References
- ↑ Minnesota Gophers Hockey Tickets - Gopher Hockey
- ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Jake Hansen to Standard Two-Year Entry Level Contract - Columbus Blue Jackets - News
- ↑ Drance, Thomas (June 30, 2014). "Report: Blue Jackets extend qualifying offers to 10 players including Johansen, Erixon". The Score. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Ässät signs American". YLE Sporten. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ↑ Jake Hansen Bio - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site
External links
- Jake Hansen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Jake Hansen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database