Stars reassign defenseman Joel Hanley to Texas

The 27-year-old has recorded 16 hits and 16 blocked shots in 16 games with Dallas

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By Press Release

FRISCO, Texas --Dallas Stars General Manager Jim Nillannounced today that the club has reassigned defensemanJoel Hanley to the Texas Stars, Dallas' top development affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL).

Hanley, 27, has appeared in 16 NHL games with Dallas this season and recorded 16 hits, 16 blocked shots and two penalty minutes in an average 13:42 of ice time per game. Hanley has also posted five points (1-4=5) in 11 AHL contests with Texas so far in 2018-19.
The 5-foot-10, 190-pound native of Keswick, Ontario was signed by Dallas as a free agent on July 1, 2018.

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