Ryan Kraft

Ryan Kraft (born November 7, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks. He is currently an assistant coach for the Minnesota Magicians of the North American Hockey League.

Ryan Kraft
Kraft in 2001
Born (1975-11-07) November 7, 1975
Bottineau, North Dakota, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for San Jose Sharks
Kassel Huskies
National team  United States
NHL Draft 194th overall, 1995
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 1998–2010

Playing career

Kraft played collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) before he was selected in the eighth round, 194th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.

As a member of the Sharks' ECHL affiliate, the Richmond Renegades, Kraft was named to the ECHL All-Star Team during the 1998–99 season and the 1999–2000 season.[1] Kraft would finish his rookie season as a point-per-game player, scoring 64 points in 63 games during the regular season. Kraft would also go on to score 20 points in 18 post-season games in that same season. Richmond would go on to lose to eventual Kelly Cup Champion Mississippi in overtime of the seventh and deciding game of the Finals.

Kraft had previously played for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL, scoring one assist in seven games.

Coaching career

On January 29, 2013, it was announced that Kraft would serve as assistant coach of the Minnesota Magicians in the North American Hockey League. On June 24, 2019 Kraft was named head coach of the Moorhead Minnesota High School girls varsity hockey team.[2]

Personal

Kraft was born in Bottineau, North Dakota and raised and currently resides in Moorhead, Minnesota.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1994–95 U. of Minnesota WCHA 44 13 33 46 44 — — — — —
1995–96 U. of Minnesota WCHA 41 13 24 37 24 — — — — —
1996–97 U. of Minnesota WCHA 42 25 21 46 37 — — — — —
1997–98 U. of Minnesota WCHA 32 11 26 37 16 — — — — —
1998–99 Richmond Renegades ECHL 63 28 36 64 35 18 10 10 20 4
1999–00 Richmond Renegades ECHL 44 32 35 67 32 — — — — —
1999–00 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 15 7 6 13 2 5 3 1 4 0
1999–00 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2000–01 Kentucky Thoroughblades AHL 77 38 50 88 36 3 2 0 2 0
2001–02 Cleveland Barons AHL 63 19 41 60 42 — — — — —
2002–03 San Jose Sharks NHL 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2002–03 Cleveland Barons AHL 53 14 27 41 12 — — — — —
2003–04 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 74 15 21 36 20 6 2 2 4 0
2004–05 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 38 9 9 18 12 — — — — —
2005–06 Kassel Huskies DEL 49 17 31 48 34 — — — — —
2006–07 Kassel Huskies 2.GBun 50 18 22 40 60 10 4 8 12 12
2007–08 Kassel Huskies 2.GBun 49 23 30 53 36 14 3 5 8 12
2008–09 Kassel Huskies DEL 47 14 20 34 38 — — — — —
2009–10 Kassel Huskies DEL 52 12 14 26 28 — — — — —
NHL totals 7 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2001 United States WC 4th 9 0 2 2 0
Senior totals 9 0 2 2 0

Awards and honors
Award Year
College
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1994–95
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1995 [3]
All-WCHA Third Team 1996–97
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1997 [3]
AHL
All-Star Game 2001, 2002 [4]
All-Rookie Team 2001
Red Garrett Memorial Award 2001
Second All-Star Team 2001

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2009-11-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Magicians announce coaching staff". North American Hockey League. January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  3. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  4. "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
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