Ryan Hartman | |||
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Born |
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S. |
September 20, 1994 ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Chicago Blackhawks | ||
NHL Draft | 30th overall, 2013 Chicago Blackhawks |
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Playing career | 2014–present |
Medal record | ||
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Representing the United States | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2013 Russia | ||
IIHF U18 Championships | ||
2012 Czech Republic |
Ryan Hartman (born September 20, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey winger. He is currently playing with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. Hartman was selected by the Blackhawks in the first round (30th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He made his NHL debut in 2015 for the Blackhawks.
Hartman was born to Craig and Kimberly Hartman in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He was raised in West Dundee, Illinois, where he grew up as a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks. He 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, Hartman played alongside with future Blackhawks teammates, Nick Schmaltz and Vince Hinostroza. He later moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan to train in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.
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. He was then selected to play with the gold-medal-winning American squad at the IIHF World U20 Championship. Hartman was rated as a top prospect, fulfilling the expectation to be a first-round selection at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.