From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rich Hansen
Rich Hansen
Rich Hansen went on to play in almost 150 games in four seasons with
the Lakers from 2001 until 2005.[3]
Born March 9, 1981 (1981-03-09)
Northport, NY, USA
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Professional hockey
Following his senior year with the Mercyhurst Lakers in
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
2005, Hansen signed with the Muskegon Fury of the Unit-
Position Center ed Hockey League Hansen scored his first professional
Shoots Left
goal in four games with the Fury, the failed to make the
playoffs that year. The 2005-2006 season saw Hansen’s re-
CHL team Rapid City Rush turn to Texas, singing with the Amarillo Gorillas of the
Former teams Muskegon Fury
Central Hockey League. Since then he has played with the
Amarillo Gorillas
Rogle BK Port Huron Icehawks of the International Hockey League,
Port Huron Icehawks Rögle BK of HockeyAllsvenskan in Sweden, and most re-
cently with the Rapid City Rush of the Central Hockey
NHL Draft , 1998
League.[4][5]
Playing career 2004–present
Richard Hansen (born March 9, 1981) is an American pro-
Personal life
fessional ice hockey player currently playing for the Hansen is set to marry former Mercyhurst alum Courtney
Rapid City Rush of the Central Hockey League (CHL). Smolko of Cleveland, Ohio in June 2010 and is an avid dog
Hansen is a second generation professional hockey play- lover.[citation needed]
er, following in the footsteps of his father Richie Hansen,
who spent time with the St. Louis Blues and became the
first Long Island native to suit up for the New York Islan-
References
ders.[citation needed] [1] http://www.applecorejunior.com/newac/
JrHalloffame.htm
[2] http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/
Junior hockey pdisplay.php?pid=66121
Rich Hansen’s hockey career started modestly in the [3] http://hurstathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-hockey/
Long Island area playing minor hockey with the likes of mtt/hansen_rich00.html
Ryan Vesce and Eric Nystrom and playing Tier III junior A [4] http://chl-rapidcity.stats.pointstreak.com/
hockey with the local New York Apple Core of the Eastern playerpage.html?playerid=645194&seasonid=4438
Junior Hockey League. He has since been voted into the [5] http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/
Apple Core Hall of Fame.[1] pdisplay.php?pid=66121
Hansen spent the 1998-99 season with the Dubuque Persondata
Fighting Saints of the Tier I Junior A USHL. Hansen scored
Name Hansen, Rich
no goals and collected a meager 9 assists in 32 games to
finish up his one and only season in the USHL. For the Alternative names
1999-2000 season Hansen signed with the Texas Torna- Short description American ice hockey player
do of the North American Hockey League. In two sea- Date of birth March 9, 1981
sons with the Tornado he collected 123 points over 110
Place of birth Northport, NY, USA
games.[2]
Date of death
College career Place of death
Hansen was recruited by and signed to play NCAA Divi-
sion I hockey at Mercyhurst College (Atlantic Hockey), he
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