IOWA WILD SIGNS BO HANSON TO PTO
Feb 21, 2023DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Wild General Manager Mike Murray today announced that the American Hockey League (AHL) club has signed defenseman Bo Hanson to a professional try-out contract (PTO).
Hanson, 25, has recorded nine points (3-6=9) and eight penalty minutes with the Iowa Heartlanders of the ECHL this season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound native of Boise, Idaho, scored his first ECHL goal with the Heartlanders on Jan. 22 against the Toledo Walleye. Hanson also played nine games with the Wheeling Nailers in 2021-22.
Hanson played for Northern Michigan University in 2021-22, where he recorded 13 points (3-10=13) in 36 games. Hanson skated for the University of Denver in 2020-21 and posted four points (1-3=4) in 12 games. He appeared in 102 games with St. Lawrence University from 2017-2020, where he tallied 47 points (11-36=47). Prior to his collegiate career, Hanson played for the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the USHL, where he skated in 169 games and recorded 50 points (7-43=50).
Hanson will wear sweater No. 28 with the Iowa Wild.
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