Clay Hanus
Player Information
| Date of Birth: | March 25, 2001 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Minnetonka, MN | Height: | 5'10" |
| Nation: | United States | Weight: | 174 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: |
Amateur Scouting Reports
Elite Prospects Data
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| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City Rush | Graz99ers | D | 2026-06-03 |
| Calgary Wranglers | Rapid City Rush | D | 2026-03-25 |
| Mount Royal Univ. | Calgary Wranglers | D | 2026-03-25 |
| Kalmar HC | Wetaskiwin Longhorns | D | 2025-10-15 |
| Mount Royal Univ. | Kalmar HC | D | 2025-05-14 |
| Mount Royal Univ. | D | 2023-01-05 | |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | D | 2022-11-22 | |
| Portland Winterhawks | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | D | 2022-06-13 |
| Portland Winterhawks | Lincoln Stars | D | 2021-01-13 |
| Minnetonka High | Portland Winterhawks | D | 2017-04-11 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| WHL (US) First All-Star Team | WHL | 2021-2022 |
| USports (West) First All-Star Team | USports | 2023-2024 |
| USports (West) Most Outstanding Defenceman (Mervyn Dutton Trophy) | USports | 2023-2024 |
| USports All-Canadian First Team | USports | 2023-2024 |
| USports Most Goals by Defenseman | USports | 2023-2024 |
| USports Most Assists | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports Most Points by Defenseman | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports Most Assists by Defenseman | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports (West) Most Valuable Player | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports (West) Most Outstanding Defenceman (Mervyn Dutton Trophy) | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports (West) Most Points (Dave Sweeney Schriner Scoring Trophy) | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports Defenceman of the Year | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports Player of the Year (Senator Joseph A Sullivan Trophy) | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports All-Canadian First Team | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports (West) First All-Star Team | USports | 2024-2025 |
| USports (West) Second All-Star Team | USports | 2025-2026 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | MN Penguins 15U AAA | MNBEL 14U | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | Minnesota Blades 16U AAA | 16U AAA | |||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Minnetonka High | USHS-MN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016-2017 | Team Columbia | USA-S15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 56 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 31 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 68 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 77 | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | Team Columbia | USA-S17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 59 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 57 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Lincoln Stars | USHL | 36 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 42 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 68 | 18 | 56 | 74 | 72 | Playoffs | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022-2023 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Mount Royal Univ. | USports | 10 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023-2024 | Mount Royal Univ. | USports | 26 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 31 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-2025 | Mount Royal Univ. | USports | 28 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 24 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2024-2025 | Mount Royal Univ. | University Cup | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wetaskiwin Longhorns | NCHL-AB | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Mount Royal Univ. | USports | 18 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 8 | Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025-2026 | Rapid City Rush | ECHL | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 2026-2027 | Graz99ers | ICEHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | ||||||
| 2026-2027 | Graz99ers | Champions HL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||








