Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Al Hangsleben
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Montreal drafted Alan Hangsleban in 1973, but he never played in a Candiens sweater. After studying for an engineering degree at the University of North Dakota, where he played WCHA hockey, he played on the 1973-74 US National Team. He was selected by New England in the 1973 WHA amateur draft, and began playing for the Whalers during the 1974-75 season. He was with them for the next four seasons, and played his first NHL game as a Hartford Whaler when his franchise joined the NHL in 1979-80. Thirty-seven games later he found himself in a Washington Capitols jersey. He demonstrated his versatility as a player while in Washington, as injuries to his teammates caused him to be moved from defence to forward and back again. Hangsleban was happiest at the blueline, considering himself a natural defenseman and handing out punishing body checks regularly. During the 1981-82 season, the Whalers sent him to the AHL, and Hangsleban signed as a free agent with the LA Kings, who were trying to plug holes in their injury plagued line-up. After 18 games in LA, it was back to the AHL, where he continued to play until 1984.
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REGULAR SEASON |
PLAYOFFS |
| Season |
Club |
League |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
+/- |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 1971-72 |
University of North Dakota |
WCHA |
36 |
13 |
21 |
34 |
49 |
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| 1972-73 |
University of North Dakota |
WCHA |
36 |
15 |
18 |
33 |
77 |
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| 1972-73 |
United States |
WC-B |
7 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
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| 1973-74 |
University of North Dakota |
WCHA |
34 |
9 |
16 |
25 |
56 |
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| 1973-74 |
United States |
Nat-Tm |
7 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
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| 1974-75 |
New England Whalers |
WHA |
26 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
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6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
19 |
| 1974-75 |
Cape Cod Codders |
NAPro |
55 |
4 |
39 |
43 |
130 |
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| 1975-76 |
New England Whalers |
WHA |
78 |
2 |
23 |
25 |
62 |
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13 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
| 1975-76 |
Cape Cod Codders |
NAPro |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
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| 1976-77 |
New England Whalers |
WHA |
74 |
13 |
9 |
22 |
79 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| 1977-78 |
New England Whalers |
WHA |
79 |
11 |
18 |
29 |
140 |
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14 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
37 |
| 1978-79 |
New England Whalers |
WHA |
77 |
10 |
19 |
29 |
148 |
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10 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
| 1979-80 |
Hartford Whalers |
NHL |
37 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
69 |
+9 |
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| 1979-80 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
37 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
45 |
+1 |
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| 1980-81 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
76 |
5 |
19 |
24 |
198 |
-7 |
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| 1980-81 |
United States |
WEC-A |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
22 |
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| 1981-82 |
Washington Capitals |
NHL |
17 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
19 |
-3 |
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| 1981-82 |
Hershey Bears |
AHL |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
26 |
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| 1981-82 |
Los Angeles Kings |
NHL |
18 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
65 |
+3 |
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| 1981-82 |
New Haven Nighthawks |
AHL |
18 |
5 |
4 |
9 |
28 |
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4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| 1982-83 |
Moncton Alpines |
AHL |
71 |
10 |
16 |
26 |
127 |
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| 1983-84 |
New Haven Nighthawks |
AHL |
58 |
1 |
23 |
24 |
88 |
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| NHL Totals |
185 |
21 |
48 |
69 |
396 |
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WCHA First All-Star Team (1972)
WCHA Freshman of the Year (1972)
NCAA West First All-American Team (1972)
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Selected by New England (WHA) in 1973 WHA Amateur Draft, June, 1973. Reclaimed by Montreal from Hartford prior to Expansion Draft, June 9, 1979. Claimed by Hartford from Montreal in Expansion Draft, June 13, 1979. Traded to Washington by Hartford for Tom Rowe, January 17, 1980. Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles, January 4, 1982. Traded to Edmonton by Los Angeles for Rick Blight, December 7, 1982.
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