Ryan Hartman

For the baseball player, see Ryan Hartman (baseball).

Ryan Hartman
Hartman at the 2016 AHL All-Star Game
Born	(1994-09-20) September 20, 1994 (age 30) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Forward
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Minnesota Wild Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers
National team	United States
NHL draft	30th overall, 2013 Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career	2014–present

Ryan Hartman (born September 20, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hartman was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round (30th overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft. He made his NHL debut in 2015 for the Blackhawks. He is the first player in NHL history to be born in the state of South Carolina.

Early life

Hartman was born on September 20, 1994, on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. ^[1] He was raised by Craig and Kim Hartman in West Dundee, Illinois, where he became a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, another suburb of Chicago. ^[2] He began ice skating at the age of three and played minor ice hockey with a number of Chicago-area teams, most notably the Chicago Mission, with whom he won several state championships. ^[3] With the Mission, Hartman became friends with fellow future NHL players Nick Schmaltz and Vinnie Hinostroza. ^[4]

When he was 15, Hartman joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), and his family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. ^[5] His father built an ice skating rink in the backyard of their Michigan house, and Hartman used the rink to develop his shooting technique. ^[6] During the 2011–12 NTDP season, Hartman was second on the team with 38 points in 55 games. ^[7]

Playing career

Junior

Hartman joined the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2012–13 OHL season and was invited to take part in the CHL Top Prospects Game. ^[8] He was then selected to play with the gold-medal-winning American squad at the IIHF World U20 Championship. ^[9] Hartman was rated as a top prospect, fulfilling the expectation to be a first-round selection at the 2013 NHL entry draft. ^{[10] [11]}

Professional

Chicago Blackhawks

On November 18, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Hartman to a three-year entry-level contract. ^[12] Hartman made his NHL debut on February 13, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils. ^[13] Hartman started the 2016–17 NHL season with the Blackhawks. The team sought to harness Hartman's physical play style after trading away Andrew Shaw in the offseason. ^[14] He scored the first goal of his career against Jake Allen of the St. Louis Blues during the NHL's season opener on October 12, 2016. ^[15] Hartman scored his first career hat trick against the Nashville Predators on January 8, 2017. ^[16] Hartman finished the season with 19 goals and 12 assists. ^[17]

During the 2017–18 season, Hartman recorded eight goals and 17 assists in 57 appearances for the Blackhawks. He rotated through the Blackhawks lineup, but primarily skated as a bottom-six forward. ^[18]

Nashville Predators

On February 26, 2018, Hartman along with a fifth-round pick in 2018 NHL entry draft was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Victor Ejdsell, first-round and fourth-round picks in 2018. ^[19] He appeared in 21 regular season games for Nashville, where he tallied three goals and three assists. ^[20] The NHL suspended Hartman for one game during the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs after he delivered an illegal check to Carl Soderberg. ^[21]

Philadelphia Flyers

In the 2018–19 season, at the NHL trade deadline on February 25, 2019, the Predators traded Hartman, along with a conditional fourth-round pick in 2020, to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Wayne Simmonds. ^[22] He added two goals and six points through 19 games with the Flyers as the club missed the playoffs.

Minnesota Wild

On June 24, 2019, Hartman was again involved in a trade, dealt by the Flyers to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Tyler Pitlick. ^[23] The following day, Hartman was not tendered a qualifying offer from the Stars, enabling him to become a free agent on July 1. ^[24]

On the opening day of free agency, Hartman was signed to a two-year, $3.8 million contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2019. ^[25]

On April 22, 2021, Hartman signed a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension with the Wild. ^[26]

On October 7, 2023, Hartman signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with the Wild. ^[27]

Hartman sparked controversy in late December 2023 after being accused of intentionally attempting to injure a player in a back-to-back series against the Winnipeg Jets. ^[28] On December 30, Wild star Kirill Kaprizov was injured from a pair of cross-checks from Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon. ^[29] The next night, 1:51 into the first period of a rematch against the Jets, Jets forward Cole Perfetti claims that Hartman told Perfetti that he was going to intentionally high-stick him as retribution for Kaprizov's injury, despite Perfetti not being involved in the play which injured Kaprizov. ^[29] On the ensuing faceoff, Hartman hit Perfetti in the face with a high-stick. ^[29] Although the play was not called a penalty by the referees, Perfertti was wearing a microphone when the exchange occurred which picked up audio of the interaction. ^[28] Perfetti was not injured on the play but required stiches from the high-stick. ^[30] On January 2, 2024, the NHL fined Hartman $4,427.08 for high-sticking Perfetti, the maximum allowable under the league's collective bargaining agreement for an infraction which does not involve an injury or game misconduct penalty resulting from a play. ^{[30] [31]} After three days of silence following the breaking of the story, Hartman publicly denied that he had intentionally high-sticked Perfetti and instead claimed that Perfetti had baited Hartman into claiming responsibility for the incident during the match; audio of the exchange was not released after the Wild organization and National Hockey League Players' Association objected to its release. ^{[30] [32]}

International play

Medal record
Representing the   United States
World Junior Championships
	2013 Russia
IIHF U18 Championships
	2012 Czech Republic

Hartman competed for the United States in the 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships. He recorded six points, two goals and four assists, in six games. As a member of the American team, Hartman received a gold medal.

Hartman played for the U.S. in the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He accumulated three points, two goals and an assist, in seven games. As a member of the U.S. team, Hartman received a gold medal. He posted four points with the U.S. team in the 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, two goals and two assists, in five games.

Personal life

Hartman originally committed to playing college hockey at Miami University, but later de-committed from the school to play for the Plymouth Whalers. ^[33] His younger brother Tanner played hockey for the Chicago Fury U15 team and the New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs of the NCDC and currently plays for Hobart College. ^[34] He has a white German Shepherd named Riley. ^[35]

Hartman also played football for the Bloomingdale Bears youth football team along with his friend and former teammate Vinnie Hinostroza. ^[36]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2010–11	U.S. NTDP Juniors	USHL		35	12	8	20	59		2	1	0	1	17
2010–11	U.S. NTDP U17	USDP		52	22	12	34	88		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	U.S. NTDP U18	USDP		4	0	1	1	4		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	U.S. NTDP Juniors	USHL		24	7	9	16	46		—	—	—	—	—
2011–12	U.S. NTDP U18	USHL		59	16	25	41	136		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		56	23	37	60	120		9	4	2	6	16
2013–14	Plymouth Whalers	OHL		52	25	28	53	91		5	0	4	4	8
2013–14	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		9	3	4	7	8		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		69	13	24	37	120		8	2	1	3	8
2014–15	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		5	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Rockford IceHogs	AHL		61	15	20	35	129		3	1	0	1	4
2015–16	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		3	0	1	1	0		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		76	19	12	31	70		4	0	0	0	14
2017–18	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL		57	8	17	25	58		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Nashville Predators	NHL		21	3	3	6	14		9	2	1	3	10
2018–19	Nashville Predators	NHL		64	10	10	20	44		—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		19	2	4	6	30		—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Minnesota Wild	NHL		69	9	11	20	69		4	0	0	0	9
2020–21	Minnesota Wild	NHL		51	7	15	22	33		7	2	0	2	2
2021–22	Minnesota Wild	NHL		82	34	31	65	95		6	0	5	5	2
2022–23	Minnesota Wild	NHL		59	15	22	37	90		5	2	3	5	16
2023–24	Minnesota Wild	NHL		74	21	24	45	72		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				580	128	150	278	577		35	6	9	15	53

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011	United States	U17			5	4	2	6	0
2012	United States	U18			6	2	4	6	22
2013	United States	WJC			7	2	1	3	16
2014	United States	WJC	5th		5	2	2	4	4
2022	United States	WC	4th		5	1	0	1	6
Junior totals					23	10	9	19	42
Senior totals					5	1	0	1	6

Awards and honors

Award	Year
CHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game	2013	[37]
AHL
All-Star Game	2016
International
World U-17 Hockey Challenge Silver Medal	2011	[38]
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal	2012	[39]
IIHF World U20 Championship Gold Medal	2013	[40]

References

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39. U.S. wins fourth-straight U-18 gold - NHL.com - 2012 NHL Draft
40. World Junior Hockey Championships | Alumni | Selects Hockey | Selects Sports

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Teuvo Teräväinen	Chicago Blackhawks first round draft pick 2013	Succeeded by Nick Schmaltz