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Ryan Keyes 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.
When he was 15, Hartman joined the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP), and his family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. His father built an ice skating rink in the backyard of their Michigan house, and Hartman used the rink to develop his shooting technique. During the 2011–12 NTDP season, Hartman was second on the team with 38 points in 55 games.
Hartman joined the Whalers for the 2012–13 OHL season and was invited to take part in the CHL Top Prospects Game. Size, versatility make Ryan Hartman a standout prospect - 2013 NHL Draft He was then selected to play with the gold-medal-winning American squad at the IIHF World U20 Championship. Ryan Hartman: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile - In Lou We Trust Hartman was rated as a top prospect, fulfilling the expectation to be a first-round selection at the 2013 NHL entry draft. Ryan Hartman Scouting Report: 2013 NHL Draft Prospect Profile | The Hockey Guys Plymouth Whalers add Ryan Hartman, who’s highly touted for 2013 NHL draft | Buzzing The Net - Yahoo! Sports Canada
Hartman made his NHL debut on February 13, 2015, against the New Jersey Devils.
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. 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. Hartman scored his first career hat trick against the Nashville Predators on January 8, 2017. Hartman finished the season with 19 goals and 12 assists.
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.
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.
On April 22, 2021, Hartman signed a three-year, $5.1 million contract extension with the Wild.
On October 7, 2023, Hartman signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension with the Wild. 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. On December 30, Wild star Kirill Kaprizov was injured from a pair of cross-checks from Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon. 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. On the ensuing faceoff, Hartman hit Perfetti in the face with a high-stick. 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. Perfetti was not injured on the play but required stiches from the high-stick. 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. 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. Later in the season, Hartman received a 3-game suspension on April 1, 2024 for unsportsmanlike conduct after throwing his stick on the ice from the bench while berating the referees; the suspension was the 4th received during his NHL career.
On February 1, 2025, in a game against the Ottawa Senators, Hartman was assessed a major match penalty for "Attempt to Injure" after intentionally driving Senators forward Tim Stützle's head into the ice. At the end of the second period, Hartman lined up for a faceoff with Senators' top scorer Stützle; on the ensuing faceoff with Stützle leaning forward for possession of the puck, Hartman removed his right hand from his stick to grab back of Stützle's neck and use his body weight to drive Stützle's head into the ice, causing a cut on Stützle's face which required stiches. Upon stoppage of the play, Hartman was given the major penalty and ejected from the game. On the following 5-minute powerplay, the Senators would score 3 goals and ultimately win the game 6–0. Hartman had been assessed two other penalties for infractions against Stützle prior to the ejection, one for roughing against Stützle, and another for embellishment after diving following a retaliatory slash from Stützle's stick, for which Stützle was also given a slashing penalty. On February 3, Hartman was suspended for 10 games by the NHL for the play, marking his fourth suspension since 2023.
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.
As of the 2024–25 NCAA season, his 7-years-younger brother, Tanner, plays hockey for the Brown Bears in the ECAC Hockey.
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 69 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 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 |
| CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2013 | CHL Top Prospects Game |
| All-Star Game | 2016 | |
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