Ryan Hartman

38 Ryan Hartman Ryan Hartman (Number 38) is a right wing forward for the Minnesota Wild. He was born on September 20, 1994 in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States and was raised in West Dundee, Illinois.

Youth Hockey
Hartman played for many youth hockey teams. He played for the Schaumburg Kings and Crystal Lake Leafs before moving on to the Chicago Mission and Team Illinois. While playing for the Mission, Hartman played with Nick Schmaltz and Vinnie Hinostroza, whom both would later play for the Chicago Blackhawks.

U.S. NTDP
Hartman would move to Ann Arbor, Michigan to train in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.

Plymouth Whalers
In the 2012-13 season, Hartman joined the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He was then invited to play in the CHL Top Prospects Game. He was also selected to play in the IIHF World Championship with the American Squad. Hartman was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft as he was rated as a top prospect.

Chicago Blackhawks
Hartman signed a three year entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on November 18, 2013. He made his NHL debut on February 13, 2015 against the New Jersey Devils. Hartman started the 2016-17 season with the Blackhawks and scored his first NHL goal on October 12, 2016 against the St. Louis Blues. He then scored his first hat-trick on January 8, 2017 against the Nashville Predators.

Nashville Predators
Hartman along with a fifth round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft were traded to the Nashville Predators on February 26, 2018 in exchange for Victor Ejdsell, first and fourth-round picks in 2018.

Philadelphia Flyers
The Predators traded Hartman and a fourth-round pick in 2020 to the Philadelphia Flyers on NHL trade deadline on February 25, 2019 in exchange for Wayne Simmonds.

Minnesota Wild
Hartman was then involved with another trade, this time the Flyers trading him to the Dallas Stars on June 24, 2019 in exchange for Tyler Pitlick. However, Hartman wasn't tendered a qualifying offer from the Stars, so he became a free agent on July 1, 2019 and on the same day, Hartman signed a two-year contract with the Minnesota Wild. On April 22, 2021, Hartman signed a three-year extension with the Wild.