Ron Hainsey

Ron Hainsey
Hainsey with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017
Born (1981-03-24) March 24, 1981 (age 43)
Bolton, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Columbus Blue Jackets
Atlanta Thrashers
Winnipeg Jets
Carolina Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ottawa Senators
National team  United States
NHL draft 13th overall, 2000
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2001–2020

Ronald Martin Hainsey (born March 24, 1981) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played seventeen years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators, playing over 1,100 career NHL games.

Hainsey played in the NHL for nearly 16 years (907 games) before a late season trade to the 2016–17 Pittsburgh Penguins saw him play on a team that made the playoffs, longer than any other player in league history, beating the previous record of 799 games held by Olli Jokinen. He won that season's Stanley Cup with the Penguins in his debut playoff appearance, finishing second in ice time for the playoffs in place of the injured Kris Letang.[1] His non-playoffs record was passed by Jeff Skinner in 2023.

  1. ^ "Veteran Ron Hainsey is about to (finally) make his playoff debut". Sportsnet. April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.