Ryan Carpenter

Ryan Carpenter (born January 18, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Not to be confused with Ryan Carpenter (baseball).
Ryan Carpenter
Carpenter with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2018
Born (1991-01-18) January 18, 1991
Oviedo, Florida, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Center
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
San Jose Sharks
Vegas Golden Knights
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Ryan Carpenter grew up in Orlando, Florida where he attended Timber Creek High School. In his youth hockey playing career he played for the Central Florida Hockey Club.[1] He started his junior career with the Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL. He played two seasons with Sioux City before moving on to Bowling Green State University.[2] Carpenter won BGSU Rookie of the Year, and was only one of four Falcons to play all 44 games during his rookie campaign.

On March 26, 2014, he signed with the San Jose Sharks as an undrafted free agent, and joined their minor league club, the Worcester Sharks.[3] In his first full professional season in 2014–15, he scored 12 goals, 22 assists and had 34 points.

During his second season with the-now San Jose Barracuda in 2015–16, Carpenter led the Barracuda in points and assists through 20 AHL games, and was called up by the San Jose Sharks on December 11, 2015.[4] He made his NHL debut on the Sharks fourth line, in a 2-0 defeat to the Minnesota Wild the following day.[5] With the Barracuda, Carpenter finished the season leading the team on points, and also won the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for community service.[6] Helped by the AHL team falling in the first round of the 2016 playoffs, Carpenter remained on the Sharks roster as a possible back-up, seeing the franchise reach the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.[7]

During the following 2016–17 season, he scored his first goal in the NHL on November 30, 2016, in a game against the Los Angeles Kings.

The Sharks signed Carpenter to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension on June 17, 2017.[8] After appearing in 16 games with the Sharks during the 2017–18 season, Carpenter was placed on waivers on December 12.[9] Carpenter was claimed the next day by the Vegas Golden Knights.[10]

After playing for the Golden Knights in the franchise's first two seasons, Carpenter left as a free agent to sign a three-year, $3 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2019.[11] He would score his first goal as a Blackhawk in a 4–3 win over the Boston Bruins.[12]

Personal life

Carpenter is a devout Christian and he participates in a chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes alongside Nick Holden.[13] He is married to Alexis and they have two children together.[14]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Victory Honda 16U AAA T1EHL 3115142926 —————
2008–09 Honeybaked 18U AAA T1EHL 4619133226 —————
2009–10 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 5810122245 —————
2010–11 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 5913324530 32132
2011–12 Bowling Green State University CCHA 4411103031 —————
2012–13 Bowling Green State University CCHA 4118153320 —————
2013–14 Bowling Green State University WCHA 1588160 —————
2013–14 Worcester Sharks AHL 120228 —————
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 7412223440 41232
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 66 18 37 55 33 4 1 1 2 2
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 10000 —————
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 11 2 2 4 4 — — — — —
2016–17 San Jose Barracuda AHL 5414253924 1598178
2017–18 San Jose Sharks NHL 16 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2017–18 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 36 9 5 14 9 17 0 5 5 6
2018–19 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 68 5 13 18 8 — — — — —
2019–20 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 3 12 15 28 9 0 1 1 0
NHL totals 201 19 33 52 51 26 0 6 6 6

Awards and honours
Award Year
College
CCHA Second All-Star Team 2013
AHL
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award 2016 [6]

References
  1. "Ryan Carpenter makes it from Florida". Orlando Sentinel. 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-05.
  2. "Ryan Carpenter - 2011-12 Ice Hockey". Bowling Green State University. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  3. "Ryan Carpenter San Jose Sharks player profile". San Jose Sharks. 2014-03-26.
  4. "Sharks Recall Ryan Carpenter". San Jose Sharks. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
  5. "Darcy Kuemper posts shutout as Wild beat Sharks". National Hockey League. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  6. "Barrcuda's Carpenter wins Yanick Dupre Memorial Award". San Jose Barracuda. 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  7. Pinchevsky, Tal (2016-06-05). "For N.H.L.'s Black Aces, It's an Opportunity in Spades". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  8. Barracuda, San Jose. "SHARKS RE-SIGN CARPENTER, HEED AND RYAN - San Jose Barracuda". www.sjbarracuda.com.
  9. @renlavoietva (December 12, 2018). "Waivers: RYAN CARPENTER S.J" (Tweet) – via Twitter. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
  10. "Ryan Carpenter Claimed Off Waivers From San Jose Sharks". NHL.com. December 13, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  11. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Ryan Carpenter". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  12. "Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins Box Score — December 5, 2019". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  13. Hill, Adam (March 11, 2019). "Faith guides Knights' Ryan Carpenter on and off the ice". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  14. @NHLBlackhawks (July 21, 2019). "Congrats to Ryan Carpenter and his wife Alexis on the birth of their son Brock! Big brother Beau is visibly thrilled to have a new sibling" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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