Joel Hanley (born June 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional

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for the

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of the

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(NHL). Undrafted, Hanley has previously played for the

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and

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Playing career

Hanley was born in

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. As a youth, he played in the 2004

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with the York-Simcoe Express

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team. Hanley played Junior A with the

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before spending four seasons with the

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of the

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. Following his college career, he signed his first professional contract with the

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's Portland Pirates; He spent two seasons between 2013 and 2015 in Portland including a short demotion to the

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. On July 1, 2015, Hanley signed a one-year,

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with the

. He began the 2015–16 season with the Canadiens' affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. On March 20, 2016, the Canadiens recalled him. He made his NHL debut that evening in a 4–1 loss to the

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. Two nights later, he recorded his first two career NHL points with two assists in a 4–3 win over the Anaheim Ducks. He finished the season with six assists in ten games for the Canadiens, and 13 points in 64 games for the IceCaps. On June 22, 2016, the Canadiens signed Hanley to a one-year, two-way contract extension. He spent the majority of the 2016–17 season with the IceCaps. On July 1, 2017, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the

. He appeared in five games for the Coyotes during the 2017–18 season, as well as 52 for the

's (AHL)

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. On July 1, 2018, Hanley signed a one-year, two-way contract with the

. On February 20, 2019, the Stars signed Hanley to a two-year contract extension. He split the 2018–19 season between Dallas (16 games) and their AHL affiliate the

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(60 games). On May 1, 2019, he made his NHL

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debut in Game 4 of the Stars' second round matchup against the

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. It was his lone postseason appearance, as he suffered an upper-body injury. On September 10, 2020, Hanley recorded his first career

point, assisting on Jamie Benn's goal during Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the

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. On September 19, he scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–1 win over the

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during Game 1 of the

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. On April 14, 2021, he signed a two-year contract extension with Dallas.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanley, Joel 1991 births Living people Arizona Coyotes players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Dallas Stars players Gwinnett Gladiators players Ice hockey people from Ontario Montreal Canadiens players People from the Regional Municipality of York Portland Pirates players St. John's IceCaps players Texas Stars players Tucson Roadrunners players UMass Minutemen ice hockey players Undrafted National Hockey League players