Casey Hankinson Explained

Played For:Chicago Blackhawks
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Position:Right Wing
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:202
Birth Date:May 8, 1976
Birth Place:Edina, Minnesota, USA
Ntl Team:USA
Draft:201st overall
Draft Year:1995
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Career Start:1998
Career End:2005

Casey John Hankinson (born May 8, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey player who most notably played in the American Hockey League for the Norfolk Admirals and also played 18 games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, in a career that lasted from 1998 to 2005. Internationally Hankinson represented the American national team at the 1996 World Junior Championships..

Playing career

Hankinson was drafted 201st overall by the Blackhawks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft from the University of Minnesota. He became an offensive standout for Chicago's AHL affiliate the Norfolk Admirals, eventually playing 14 games for the Blackhawks. In 2003, he signed with Anaheim where he played just 4 more games in the NHL, spending most of the season with their AHL franchise the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks.[1] After a brief spell in Switzerland and another season in Cincinnati, Hankinson retired and now is an Executive Vice President at Ryan Companies.[2]

Personal life

Hankinson is married to Holli and the couple have three children.[3]

In 1994, Hankinson was inducted into the Edina Athletic Hall of Fame.[4] His father, John, and his two brothers were also inducted into the Hall of Fame.[5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1992–93Edina High SchoolHS-MN25 20 26 46
1993–94Edina High SchoolHS-MN24 21 20 41 50
1994–95University of MinnesotaWCHA33 7 1 8 86
1995–96University of MinnesotaWCHA39 16 19 35 101
1996–97University of MinnesotaWCHA42 17 24 41 79
1997–98University of MinnesotaWCHA35 10 12 22 81
1998–99Portland PiratesAHL72 10 13 23 106
1999–00Cleveland LumberjacksIHL82 7 22 29 1402 0 0 0 2
2000–01Chicago BlackhawksNHL11 0 1 1 9
2000–01Norfolk AdmiralsAHL69 30 21 51 749 5 4 9 2
2001–02Chicago BlackhawksNHL3 0 0 0 0
2001–02Norfolk AdmiralsAHL72 19 30 49 854 1 2 3 0
2002–03Norfolk AdmiralsAHL78 27 28 55 599 4 3 7 10
2003–04Mighty Ducks of AnaheimNHL4 0 0 0 0
2003–04Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL78 15 23 38 1239 4 1 5 10
2004–05HC La Chaux–de–FondsNLB4 2 1 3 6
2004–05Cincinnati Mighty DucksAHL54 4 7 11 9212 2 4 6 36
AHL totals423 105 122 227 53943 16 14 30 58
NHL totals18 0 1 1 13

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ducks Sign Mottau, Hankinson and Burnett . Anaheim Mighty Ducks . May 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030810043503/http://www.mightyducks.com/PressBox/PressBox2.asp?PressBoxID=735 . August 10, 2003 . July 25, 2003.
  2. Web site: Ducks sign LW Casey Hankinson to AHL contract . OurSports Central . June 28, 2024 . December 3, 2004.
  3. News: Wykes . Tris . What happened to these Admirals? . June 28, 2018 . The Virginian-Pilot . August 20, 2006.
  4. News: Sherman . John . Sports families gather for Hall of Fame . June 28, 2018 . Bloomington Sun-Current . September 16, 2014.
  5. News: Sherman . John . Edina athlete continues family tradition . June 28, 2018 . Bloomington Sun-Current . September 29, 2015.