Ryan Carpenter
Ryan Carpenter | |||
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Born |
Oviedo, Florida, U.S. | January 18, 1991||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
AHL team Former teams |
San Diego Gulls San Jose Sharks Vegas Golden Knights Chicago Blackhawks Calgary Flames New York Rangers | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
Ryan Michael Carpenter[1] (born January 18, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey center for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played for the San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing career
[edit]Amateur
[edit]He started his junior career with the Sioux City Musketeers in the United States Hockey League. He played two seasons with Sioux City and was one of the team's three co-captains.[2] Recruited by Bowling Green State University (BGSU),[3] he spent three years in the program, finishing with 37 goals and 42 assists in 100 career games and captained the team for his final two seasons.[4] In his rookie year, he was awarded BGSU's rookie of the year award.[5] In 2013, Carpenter was named to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) Second All-Star Team.[6]
Professional
[edit]On March 26, 2014, he signed with the San Jose Sharks as an undrafted free agent, and joined their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Worcester Sharks.[7] He appeared in 12 games with Worcester to finish the 2013–14 season, registering two points. In his first full professional season in 2014–15 with Worcester, he scored 12 goals, 22 assists and had 34 points in 74 games.[8]
During his second full season in the AHL, now with the Sharks new affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, in 2015–16, Carpenter led the team in points and assists through 20 games, and was called up by the San Jose Sharks on December 11, 2015.[9] He made his NHL debut on the Sharks fourth line, in a 2–0 defeat to the Minnesota Wild the following day.[10] With the Barracuda, Carpenter was named to the 2016 AHL All-Star Classic.[11] He finished the season leading the team on points with 55 in 67 games (18 goals, 37 assists), and won the AHL's Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for community service.[8][12] Helped by the Barracuda 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.[13]
He split 2016–17 season between the Sharks and the Barracuda. He appeared in 54 games with the Barracuda, scoring 14 goals and 39 points, good for sixth on the team.[5] He was recalled by the Sharks on November 26, 2016 along with forward Barclay Goodrow[14] and made his season debut that night in a 3–2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks that night, centering the fourth line.[15] He scored his first NHL goal on November 30, 2016 against goaltender Peter Budaj, in a 4–1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.[16] He played in 11 games with the Sharks, scoring two goals and four points before being returned to the Barracuda.[5] In the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, Carpenter scored a shorthanded goal to in overtime to advance past the Stockton Heat to the second round.[17] The team went to the Western Conference finals, and Carpenter led the team in playoff scoring with 17 points in 15 games.[18]
The Sharks signed Carpenter to a two-year, $1.3 million contract extension on June 17, 2017.[5] After appearing in 16 games with the Sharks during the 2017–18 season, during which he registered only a single assist,[8] Carpenter was placed on waivers on December 12.[19] Carpenter was claimed the next day by the Vegas Golden Knights.[20] He made his Vegas debut on January 5, 2018 replacing forward Oscar Lindberg in the lineup, in a 5–4 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.[21] He scored his first goal for the Golden Knights against goaltender Philipp Grubauer and have his first NHL career multi-point game, earning an assist too, in a 4–3 victory over the Washington Capitals on February 4.[22] He finished the season with 9 goals and 14 points in 36 games with the Golden Knights.[8] Vegas would advance all the way to the 2018 Stanley Cup finals where they would lose Washington Capitals in five games.[23] In 17 playoff games, Carpenter registered five assists.[8]
In the 2018–19 season, Carpenter appeared in 68 games with Vegas, scoring 5 goals and 18 points.[4] After playing for the Golden Knights in the franchise's first two seasons, Carpenter left as an unrestricted free agent to sign a three-year, $3 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on July 1, 2019.[24] He made his Blackhawks debut in the opening game of the season, held in Prague, Czech Republic, a 4–3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on October 4.[25] He scored his first goal as a Blackhawk against Tuukka Rask in a 4–3 overtime win over the Boston Bruins on December 15.[26] In the 2019–20 season, Carpenter played in 69 games, scoring 3 goals and 15 points.[8] The season was cut short play was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 12.[27] When play resumed in August, Chicago took part in qualifying for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Blackhawks defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the qualifying round, but fell to the Vegas Golden Knights in the first round.[28] Carpenter played in all nine playoff games, registering one assist.[8]
In the pandemic-shortened 2020–21 season, Carpenter appeared in 40 games, scoring 4 goals and 5 points.[8] In the 2021–22 season, he played in 59 games with Chicago, scoring three goals and 11 points. The Blackhawks traded Carpenter to the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round draft pick at the NHL trade deadline on March 21, 2022.[29] He made his Flames debut in a 9–5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on March 26, centering a line between Milan Lucic and Trevor Lewis.[30] A few weeks later, Carpenter got his first point as a Flame, assisting on Johnny Gaudreau's game-winning goal in a 3–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on April 4, 2022.[31][32] He played in eight games with Calgary, registering just the one point.[8]
As an unrestricted free agent from the Flames, Carpenter signed a one-year, $750,000 contract with the New York Rangers on July 14, 2022.[33] He made his Rangers debut on October 10, in a 3–1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, assisting on Barclay Goodrow's third period goal.[34] He scored his first goal for the Rangers on November 13 against Connor Ingram in a 4–1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes.[35] On December 8, after playing 21 games, scoring one goal and three points with New York, Carpenter was placed on waivers. He went unclaimed and was assigned to the Rangers' AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack.[36] In the AHL, he scored 21 goals and 44 points in 51 games.[8] He was recalled on February 26, 2023,[37] and appeared in one more game with New York, a 5–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings that night.[38]
An unrestricted free agent again, on July 1, 2023, Carpenter returned to his original club, the San Jose Sharks, signing a one-year, two-way contract.[39] He was assigned to the Barracuda to start the season, and was named one of the team's alternate captains.[40] He appeared in five games with the Barracuda, scoring three goals and six points.[8] He was recalled by the Sharks on October 26 after Alexander Barabanov was injured,[41] He made his NHL season debut on October 27 in a 3–0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.[42] After suffering an injury, he was placed on injured reserve by the Sharks on December 4[43] and missed ten games before being activated by the team on December 28.[44] He finished the season with San Jose, appearing in 62 games, scoring 7 goals and 12 points.[8]
After a season within the Sharks organization, Carpenter ended his second stint with the club in signing as a free agent to a two-year AHL contract with the San Diego Gulls, primary affiliate to the Anaheim Ducks on July 2, 2024.[45]
Personal life
[edit]Carpenter's family is from Staten Island, New York. Following in his father's footsteps, he was a New York Rangers fan as long as he can remember. 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.[46] He was a finance major while attending university.[12]
Carpenter is a devout Christian and he participates in a chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes alongside Nick Holden.[47] He is married to Alexis and they have three children together, two sons and a daughter.[48]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | Victory Honda 16U AAA | T1EHL | 31 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Honeybaked 18U AAA | T1EHL | 46 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 58 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 59 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2011–12 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 44 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Bowling Green State University | CCHA | 41 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Bowling Green State University | WCHA | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 74 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 66 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 54 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | ||
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 | ||
2020–21 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 40 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 59 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | New York Rangers | NHL | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 51 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 62 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 392 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 122 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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College | ||
CCHA Second All-Star Team | 2013 | [6] |
AHL | ||
Yanick Dupre Memorial Award | 2016 | [12] |
References
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- ^ "Musketeers bio: Ryan Carpenter". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Carpenter – 2011–12 Ice Hockey". Bowling Green State University. December 11, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
- ^ a b "Former BGSU captain Carpenter signs with Blackhawks". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. July 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Sharks Re-Sign Carpenter, Heed and Ryan". San Jose Barracuda. June 17, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "They're Back". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
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- ^ Dubow, Josh (December 12, 2015). "Sharks lose again at home, 2-0 to Wild". The Press Democrat. Associated Press. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Forward Ryan Carpenter Named to 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic". San Jose Barracuda. January 26, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c "San Jose Barracuda's Ryan Carpenter Named Winner of Yanick Dupre Memorial Award as AHL's Man of the Year". San Jose Barracuda. April 13, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Pinchevsky, Tal (June 5, 2016). "For N.H.L.'s Black Aces, It's an Opportunity in Spades". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- ^ "Sharks Recall Forwards Goodrow and Carpenter". San Jose Barracuda. November 26, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Gilmore, Eric (November 27, 2016). "Ryan Getzlaf has goal, assist in Ducks win". National Hockey League. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Couture leads Sharks to yet another win over Kings, 4-1". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Barracuda advances past Heat with Carpenter's OT winner". The Mercury News. May 3, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "A season in review: The 2016-17 San Jose Barracuda". San Jose Barracuda. June 1, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Lavoie, Renaud [@renlavoietva] (December 12, 2017). "Waivers: Ryan Carpenter" (Tweet). Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Ryan Carpenter Claimed Off Waivers From San Jose Sharks". Vegas Golden Knights. December 13, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Golden Knights rally in third to defeat Blackhawks". National Hockey League. January 6, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Tuch's late goal lifts Golden Knights over Capitals 4-3". ESPN. Associated Press. February 4, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Beacham, Greg (June 8, 2018). "Caps on top! Washington wins Stanley Cup, beats Vegas 4-3". Associated Press. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Ryan Carpenter". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Konecny powers Flyers past Blackhawks 4-3 in Prague". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ "Blackhawks, recover, beat Bruins 4-3 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. December 5, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Young, Jabri (March 12, 2020). "NHL suspends season due to coronavirus". CNBC. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Phil (August 19, 2020). "8 takeaways from the Blackhawks' time in the playoff bubble, including sizing up the competition, Corey Crawford's future and what the 'kids' learned". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Flames add forward Ryan Carpenter in trade with Blackhawks". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Flames crush Oilers in 14-goal Battle of Alberta barnburner". Sportsnet. The Canadian Press. March 27, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Parkinson, Mark (April 5, 2022). "The Morning After LA: Welcome To Calgary Ryan Carpenter". Matchsticks and Gasoline. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Gaudreau scores twice, Flames get key 3-2 victory over Kings". ESPN. Associated Press. April 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Rangers agree to terms with Ryan Carpenter". New York Rangers. July 14, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Zibanejad scores 2, Rangers beat Lightning 3-1 in opener". ESPN. Associated Press. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Goodrow, Fox lead Rangers to 4-1 win over Coyotes". ESPN. Associated Press. November 13, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Rangers' Ryan Carpenter: Placed on waivers Thursday". CBS Sports. December 8, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Rangers Recall Carpenter, Assign Lockwood and Leschyshyn to Wolf Pack". Hartford Wolf Pack. February 26, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Rangers end 4-game slide with 5-2 win over Kings". CBS Sports. Associated Press. February 26, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Ryan Carpenter". San Jose Sharks. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via NHL.com.
- ^ "Barracuda Announce 2023-24 Leadership". San Jose Barracuda. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Pashelka, Curtis (October 26, 2023). "San Jose Sharks place top-six forward on injured reserve". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Teravainen scores 3 times as Hurricanes beat winless Sharks 3-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Pashelka, Curtis (December 4, 2023). "Banged-up San Jose Sharks add two more players to IR". The Mercury News. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Kuehl, Tyler (December 28, 2023). "San Jose Sharks activate forward Ryan Carpenter from injured reserve, place Givani Smith on IR". Dailyfaceoff.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Gulls Sign Four Players". San Diego Gulls. July 2, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Carpenter makes it from Florida". Orlando Sentinel. April 5, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Hill, Adam (March 11, 2019). "Faith guides Knights' Ryan Carpenter on and off the ice". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ @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.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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