Career
He is currently playing for European Research Council Ingolstadt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Hambly enrolled at the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2001 and appeared in a total of 141 games for the Bulldogs until 2005, while scoring 13 goals and assisting on 47. In his junior year, Minnesota-Duluth advanced to the Frozen Four.
He made his debut as a professional ice hockey player during the 2004-2005 season with the Las Vegas Wranglers of the East Coast Hockey League.
Including the following season, he played 39 games for the Wranglers. The 2005-2006 campaign also saw Hambly take his game to the American Hockey League and represent the Iowa Stars as well as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights.
He played three more years in the AHL, before landing his first job in Europe: In 2009-2010, he signed with European Research Council Ingolstadt of the German top flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) and remained with the club until 2014. In his last season (2013-2014) in Ingolstadt, he helped European Research Council capture the DEL championship, serving as an assistant captain.
He signed with fellow DEL side Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg for the 2014-2015 season and then had his contract renewed for the following campaign.