Ryan Hartman

**Ryan Hartman** (born on September 20, 1994 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina) is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays in the NHL for the Minnesota Wild.

Hartman was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round (30th overall) in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing Career

### Early Playing Career

Ryan played youth hockey for the Schaumburg Kings and Crystal Lake Leafs, before eventually playing for the Chicago Mission and Team Illinois.

While playing with the Mission, he played alongside future Blackhawks teammates Nick Schmaltz and Vinnie Hinostroza. He later moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to train in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.

Ryan 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. He was then selected to play with the gold-medal-winning American squad at the IIHF World U20 Championship.

He was rated as a top prospect, fulfilling the expectation to be a first-round selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

### Professional

On November 18, 2013, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Ryan to a three-year entry-level contract. He made his NHL debut on February 13, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils.

He began the 2016–17 NHL season with the Blackhawks; the team sought to harness his physical play style after trading away Andrew Shaw during the offseason. 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.

On January 8, 2017, Ryan scored his first career hat trick against the Nashville Predators on January 8, 2017. He finished the season with 19 goals and 12 assists. During the 2017–18 season, he 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.

On February 26, 2018, Ryan (along with a fifth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft) was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Victor Ejdsell & first-round and fourth-round picks in 2018.

He appeared in 21 regular season games for Nashville, where he tallied three goals and three assists. The NHL suspended him for one game during the first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs after he delivered an illegal check to Carl Soderberg.

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

On June 24, 2019, Ryan was treaded by the Flyers to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Tyler Pitlick. The following day, he was not tendered a qualifying offer from the Stars, enabling him to become a free agent on July 1, 2019.

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

## International Play

Ryan 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, he received a gold medal.

He played for the U.S. in the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he accumulated three points (two goals and an assist) in seven games. As a member of the U.S. team, he received a gold medal.

Ryan 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

Ryan is the son of Craig and Kimberly Hartman; he has a younger brother, Tanner, who currently plays hockey for the Chicago Fury 18U AAA team.

He was raised in West Dundee, Illinois where he grew up as a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks. He has a white German Shepherd named Riley.

Ryan originally committed to playing college hockey at Miami University, but later de-committed from the school to play for the Plymouth Whalers.

He also played football for the Bloomingdale Bears travel football team along with his friend and former teammate Vinnie Hinostroza.