Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Hankinson akasarudzwa 201st yose neBlackhawks mu1995 NHL Entry Draft
kubva paUniversity of Minnesota. Akava munhu anorwisa standout nokuda Chicago raMwari AHL affiliate ari Norfolk Admirals, pakupedzisira achitamba 14 mitambo nokuda Blackhawks. Muna 2003, akatamira kuAnaheim kwaakatamba mimwe mitambo 4 chete muNHL, achipedza yakawanda yebasa rake reDucks muAHL franchise yavo Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. Pashure penguva pfupi muSwitzerland uye imwe nguva muCincinnati, Hankinson akarega basa uye zvino anotungamirira Hankinson Hockey School muguta rake rokumusha reEdina, Minnesota.