CALGARY — Life is good these days for Calgary Flames journeyman defenceman Joel Hanley.
In his first game after the birth of his second child, the 33-year-old's first goal of the season and first career game-winner helped the Flames eke out a 3-2 National Hockey League victory over the San Jose Sharks.
“I don't know what I was doing out there,” quipped Hanley, who entered the night with just three goals in 220 career NHL games.Born in Keswick, Ont., Hanley played Junior A with Newmarket in the OJHL before heading south and playing four years of NCAA with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. “That's what makes someone like Hanley a really important piece to your team. There are going to be times when he may not be in for stretches of games, but he always comes to the rink in the right mindset to make sure his practice is as good as the game,” said Flames coach Ryan Huska.
The win snapped a three-game winless skid and moves the Flames to within one point of the Vancouver Canucks for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. Calgary has one game in hand.
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