Carter Hart

Carter Hart
Born (1998-08-13) August 13, 1998
Sherwood Park, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Philadelphia Flyers
Everett Silvertips (WHL)
NHL Draft 48th overall, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career TBD–present

Carter Hart (born August 13, 1998) is a Canadian ice hockey goaltender, currently playing junior hockey for the Everett Silvertips of the Western Hockey League. He was selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, the 48th overall pick of the draft and the first goaltender selected in that year.

Playing career

In Hart's first career start, the 2014–15 WHL season opener at the age of 16, he recorded a 26-save shutout win over the Seattle Thunderbirds.[1] Hart finished his rookie season with a 18-5-2-3 record, a 2.29 goals against average and a .915 save percentage.[1]

Hart was part of the gold-medal winning Canadian team at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.[2][3]

Hart was considered one of the top goaltender prospects in the 2016 National Hockey League Draft.[4] NHL Central Scouting named him the top available North American goaltender in their 2016 midterm rankings.[5] He was named the CHL Goaltender of the Year for 2016 on May 28, 2016.[6] He finished the year as the 2nd ranked North American goaltender in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings.[7]

He was selected 48th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry draft, the first goaltender selected in 2016.

WHL

Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 Everett Silvertips WHL 2 0 1 1 103 6 0 3.49 .893
2014–15 Everett Silvertips WHL 30 18 5 5 1648 63 4 2.29 .915
2015–16 Everett Silvertips WHL 63 35 23 4 3693 132 6 2.14 .918

References

  1. 1 2 Graves, Wendy (August 3, 2015). "After a breakout rookie season in the WHL, Carter Hart is no longer flying under the radar". Hockey Canada. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Ryan (November 3, 2015). "Prospect Need to Know: Carter Hart makes his crease case for 2016". The Hockey News. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Le, Jubilee (August 5, 2015). "WHL: Everett Silvertips' Carter Hart to represent Canada's Under-18 Team in Europe". Sonics Rising. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ Geleynse, Jesse (January 19, 2016). "Carter Hart tops the NHL Central Scouting list for North American goaltenders". The Herald. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NHL Central Scouting's 2016 midterm rankings". NHL.com. January 19, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Silvertips' Carter Hart named CHL goaltender of the year - Sportsnet.ca". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  7. ↑ "2016 Draft Prospects - North American Goalies". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.

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