Ronnie Attard

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Ronnie Attard
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Attard with Team USA in 2023
Born (1999-03-20) March 20, 1999 (age 25)
White Lake Township, Michigan, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Edmonton Oilers
Bakersfield Condors  (AHL)
Philadelphia Flyers
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 72nd overall, 2019
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2022–present

Ronald Attard (born March 20, 1999) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 72nd overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2019 NHL entry draft.

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Early life

Attard was born on March 20, 1999, in White Lake Township, Michigan, USA [1] to parents Toms and Sue. He grew up alongside two older sisters; Jessica and Julia. [2]

Playing career

Amateur

Growing up in Michigan, Attard played minor ice hockey for the Honeybaked and Victory Honda before being drafted by the Tri-City Storm of the United States Hockey League (USHL). [1] During his rookie season with the Storm, Attard announced his commitment to play NCAA Division I ice hockey with the Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey team. [3]

Through the offseason prior to the 2018–19 season, Attard split his training between working out at Western Michigan with former NHL head coach Andy Murray and the Broncos. [4] His offseason coaching caused Attard to endure a breakout season and win both the USHL Player and Defenseman of the Year. During the 2018–19 season, he set a league single-season record for most goals and points by a defenseman with 30 goals and 65 points. [5] On the way to 30 goals, he also recorded a four-goal game, becoming the first USHL defenseman in more than three years to achieve this feat. [6] As a result of his play as team captain, he won both the 2019 Dave Tyler Junior Player of the Year Award and USHL Defenseman of the Year award. [7]

Leading up to the 2019 NHL entry draft, Attard was ranked 76th amongst all North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. [8] He was eventually drafted in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers. [2]

Following the NHL entry draft, Attard began his freshman season at the Western Michigan University which was eventually cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the shortened season, he appeared in 30 games, finishing with 14 points, and was the top scoring defenseman on the team. [9] The following year, Attard continued his offensive output and was selected for the AHCA First-Team All-American team [10] and nominated for the Hobey Baker Award. [11]

Professional

Following the completion of his junior season with Western Michigan, Attard concluded his collegiate career in agreeing to immediately join the Philadelphia Flyers for the remainder of the 2021–21 season on a two-year, entry-level contract on March 29, 2022. [12] Four days later, Attard made his NHL debut in the Flyers' 6–3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was subbed in for Keith Yandle, whose iron man streak ended after a record 989 games. [13] On April 5, Attard recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a goal by James van Riemsdyk in the Flyers' 4–2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. [14]

As restricted free agent following the conclusion of his entry-level contract, Attard was re-signed to a two-year, two-way $1.7 million contract extension on July 5, 2023. [15]

During his final year under contract in the 2024–25 season, on November 4, 2024, Attard was traded by the Flyers to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Ben Gleason. [16]

International play

Attard was named captain of Team USA at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge, where he helped lead the team to a gold medal win over Russia. [17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Tri-City Storm USHL 4632527—————
2017–18 Tri-City StormUSHL50871512620006
2018–19 Tri-City StormUSHL483034646660118
2019–20 Western Michigan U. NCHC 30681429—————
2020–21 Western Michigan U.NCHC25814228—————
2021–22 Western Michigan U.NCHC3913233624—————
2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 152248—————
2022–23 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 681220324130114
2022–23 Philadelphia FlyersNHL20000—————
2023–24 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL4810172737611210
2023–24 Philadelphia FlyersNHL120226—————
2024–25 Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL700019—————
NHL totals2924614—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2023 United States WC 4th41012
Senior totals41012

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
College
All-NCHC First Team 2020–21, 2021–22 [18] [19]
AHCA West First Team All-American 2020–21, 2021–22 [20] [21]

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