| Ron Hainsey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hainsey with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017 | |||
| Born |
March 24, 1981 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 playing 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 then won the 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 record was later passed by Jeff Skinner in 2023.
- ^ "Veteran Ron Hainsey is about to (finally) make his playoff debut". Sportsnet. April 11, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.