Carter Hart

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

Carter Hart
Hart in 2018
Born	(1998-08-13) August 13, 1998 Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Catches	Left
NHL team	Philadelphia Flyers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	48th overall, 2016 Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career	2018–present

Playing career

Junior

Everett Silvertips

In Hart's first career start, the 2014–15 WHL season opener at age 16, he recorded a 26-save shutout win over the Seattle Thunderbirds.[1] Hart finished his rookie season with an 18–5–2–3 record, a 2.29 goals against average (GAA) 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 NHL Entry 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 second-ranked North American goaltender in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings.[7]

Hart was drafted 48th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, the first goaltender selected in 2016. He signed an entry-level contract with the Flyers on October 2, 2016.[8]

Hart was named both the WHL Player of the Year and Goalie of the Year for the 2017–18 WHL season after he compiled a 1.60 GAA, a 0.947 save percentage and seven shutouts.[9][10] In addition to being named WHL Goalie of the Year for the 2017–18 season, he was named CHL Goaltender of the Year for the second time, the first being in 2016. He was the first goaltender in CHL history to win the award twice.[11]

Hart's junior career will be remembered as one of the best careers in junior hockey history. In parts of five seasons, he boasts a 116–46–19 record, with a 2.01 GAA, a .927 save percentage and 26 shutouts, the latter tied for most in CHL history.[12]

Professional

Philadelphia Flyers

Hart began the 2018–19 season with the Flyers American Hockey League affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. He was recalled on December 17, 2018, after goaltender Anthony Stolarz was placed on injured reserve.[13] Hart made his NHL debut the following day in a 3–2 win over the Detroit Red Wings and was named first star of the game.[14] He became the youngest goaltender since Carey Price to win in his NHL debut and the youngest ever in Flyers history.[15] After recording his fourth straight win as an NHL starter against the Winnipeg Jets on January 28, Hart became the first goaltender since Steve Mason to record four straight wins as a starter before the age of 21.[16] Hart was named NHL Rookie of the Month for January 2019,[17] going 6–2–1 with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage. He was later named the NHL Second Star of the Week for the week of February 4 after going 3–0–0 and extending his win streak to six.[18] Hart was also one of eight goaltenders Philadelphia used during the season, setting a new record for the NHL.[19]

Hart attended the Flyers training camp prior to the 2019–20 season. He entered the preseason weighing 191 pounds, nearly 10 more than the previous season.[20] On October 9, after defeating the New Jersey Devils by a score of 4–0 in Philadelphia's home opener, Hart became the youngest goaltender in Flyers franchise history to record a shutout, doing so at the age of 21 years, 57 days.[21] After suffering a lower right abdominal muscle strain during practice on January 15, 2020, Hart missed nine consecutive games before returning on February 10 in a 4–1 win over the Florida Panthers.[22] Hart made his postseason debut on August 2 winning a round robin game against the Presidents' Trophy winning Boston Bruins 4–1. Hart made 34 saves in the win and became the youngest Flyers goaltender to win a game in the postseason.[23]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia

Hart was selected to goaltend for Canada at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, winning silver. He was again selected for Team Canada at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, this time winning gold.[24] During the 2018 tournament, Hart recorded a .929 save percentage, 1.81 goals against average, and 1 shutout in 6 games played.[25]

On April 29, 2019, he was officially named to the Team Canada roster for the 2019 IIHF World Championship.[26] As the backup goaltender to Matt Murray, Hart collected 3 wins in as many games to help Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the Silver Medal on May 26, 2019.[27]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season										Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%		GP	W	L	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		11	5	6	710	27	0	2.28	.929
2015–16	Everett Silvertips	WHL		63	35	23	4	3693	132	6	2.14	.918		6	2	4	352	14	1	2.39	.929
2016–17	Everett Silvertips	WHL		54	32	11	8	3078	102	9	1.99	.927		10	4	6	691	28	1	2.43	.908
2017–18	Everett Silvertips	WHL		41	31	6	1	2437	65	7	1.60	.947		22	14	8	1325	53	2	2.40	.921
2018–19	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	AHL		18	9	6	1	1005	51	1	3.05	.902		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018–19	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		31	16	13	1	1717	81	0	2.83	.917		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019–20	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		43	24	13	3	2356	95	1	2.42	.914
NHL totals				74	40	26	4	4,073	176	1	2.59	.915		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	W	L	OT	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2015	Canada	IH18			2	2	0	0	120	3	0	1.50	.903
2017	Canada	WJC			4	3	1	0	252	10	0	2.38	.906
2018	Canada	WJC			6	5	1	0	365	11	1	1.81	.930
2019	Canada	WC			3	3	0	0	171	2	1	0.70	.964
Junior totals					12	10	2	0	737	24	1	1.95	.919
Senior totals					3	3	0	0	171	2	1	0.70	.964

Awards and honours

Award	Year
NHL
Rookie of the Month	January 2019	[28]
Second Star of the Week	February 4, 2019	[29]

References

1. 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. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. 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.
8. "Flyers sign G Carter Hart to entry level contract". NHL.com. October 2, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
9. "Carter Hart Named WHL Western Conference Top Player of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, and First Team All-Star". everettsilvertips.com. March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
10. "Everett Silvertip Carter Hart named Goalie of the Year". kpug1170.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
11. Dougherty, Tom (26 May 2018). "Carter Hart makes more history with 2nd CHL Goaltender of the Year award". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
12. Hall, Jordan (25 May 2018). "Are Flyers next? How Carter Hart won over his junior GM". Retrieved 27 May 2018.
13. "Flyers recall Carter Hart from Phantoms". NHL.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
14. "Gordon, Hart win debuts with Flyers against Red Wings". NHL.com. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
15. Hall, Jordan (December 18, 2018). "Flyers' Carter Hart makes exciting NHL debut at Wells Fargo Center". nbcsports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
16. Kimelman, Adam (January 28, 2019). "Hart makes 31 saves for Flyers in victory against Jets". NHL.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
17. "Hart named NHL Rookie of the Month for January". February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
18. "Roslovic leads 3 Stars of the Week". NHL.com. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
19. Kimelman, Adam (February 28, 2019). "Flyers to set NHL record with eighth goalie used this season". NHL.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
20. Hall, Jordan (September 22, 2019). "Need breakfast tips? Flyers goalie Carter Hart has a healthy one". nbcsports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
21. @PR_NHL (October 9, 2019). "Carter Hart (21 years, 57 days) became the youngest goaltender in Flyers franchise history to post a shutout. #NHLStats" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
22. Kimelman, Adam (February 10, 2020). "Hart makes 30 saves in return from injury, Flyers defeat Panthers". nhl.com. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
23. Kimelman, Adam (August 2, 2020). "Flyers defeat Bruins in opening game of Qualifiers round-robin". nhl.com. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
24. Kennedy, Ryan (January 5, 2018). "2018 WJC: CARTER HART AND CANADA GET REDEMPTION WITH WORLD JUNIOR GOLD". thehockeynews.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
25. "IIHF ICE HOCKEY U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Goalkeepers" (PDF). reports.iihf.hockey. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
26. "Hockey Canada names 22 players to 2019 IIHF World Championship roster". www.hockeycanada.ca. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
27. "Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship". The Sports Network. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
28. "Carter Hart named NHL Rookie of the Month". Philadelphia Flyers. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
29. "Carter Hart named NHL's Second Star of the Week". Philadelphia Flyers. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database