Jake Hansen (ice hockey)

Jake Hansen
Born (1989-08-21) August 21, 1989
White Bear Lake, MN, USA
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
WCHA All-Academic Team 2009–10 [5]

References

  1. ↑ Minnesota Gophers Hockey Tickets - Gopher Hockey
  2. ↑ Columbus Blue Jackets Sign Forward Jake Hansen to Standard Two-Year Entry Level Contract - Columbus Blue Jackets - News
  3. ↑ Drance, Thomas (June 30, 2014). "Report: Blue Jackets extend qualifying offers to 10 players including Johansen, Erixon". The Score. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ässät signs American". YLE Sporten. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Jake Hansen Bio - University of Minnesota Official Athletic Site

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