Ryan Haggerty (born March 4, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Ryan Haggerty
Haggerty with the New York Rangers in 2014
Born (1993-03-04) March 4, 1993 (age 31)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Right
team
Former teams
Free Agent
Hartford Wolf Pack
Rockford IceHogs
WBS Penguins
Springfield Thunderbirds
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

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Haggerty played two seasons with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Before turning professional, Haggerty attended the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where he played three seasons (2011–14) of NCAA Division I hockey with the RPI Engineers, registering 47 goals, 37 assists, 84 points, and 102 penalty minutes in 106 games.

On March 12, 2014, the New York Rangers of the NHL signed Haggerty as an undrafted free agent to an entry-level contract.[2]

In his first professional season in 2014–15, Haggerty was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. He contributed offensively among the Wolf Pack with 15 goals and 33 points in 76 games.

On the second day of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Haggerty was traded by the Rangers to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Antti Raanta on June 27, 2015.[3] In the following 2015–16 season, Haggerty was assigned to the Blackhawks AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs for the duration of the campaign.[4] Limited to just 36 games with the IceHogs due to injury, Haggerty registered 13 points before ending his contract with Chicago.

As a free agent in the off-season, Haggerty opted to continue in the AHL, signing a one-year deal with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, an affiliate to the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 8, 2016.[5]

After recording a personal best year with the Penguins during the 2017–18 season, with 16 goals, 21 assists and 36 points in 47 games, Haggerty re-signed for a third season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on July 9, 2018.[6] Prior to the 2018–19 NHL season, Haggerty was invited to the major league club for training camp. In two preseason games, he scored two goals and an assist. His excellent performance earned him an NHL contract; despite having already been cut from the training camp roster, Haggerty was awarded a two-year, two-way contract worth an NHL average of $675,000 per year.[7]

During the 2019–20 season, on December 17, 2019, Haggerty was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for Kevin Roy.[8]

Personal life

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Haggerty's father, Roger, played four years of minor-league baseball for the Boston Red Sox organization.[9][10]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 37 5 6 11 38
2010–11 U.S. National Development Team USHL 23 7 8 15 9
2011–12 R.P.I. ECAC 35 7 8 15 30
2012–13 R.P.I. ECAC 36 12 14 26 30
2013–14 R.P.I. ECAC 35 28 15 43 42
2014–15 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 76 15 18 33 34 14 2 4 6 4
2015–16 Rockford IceHogs AHL 36 9 4 13 17 1 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58 11 12 23 46 4 0 0 0 2
2017–18 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 47 16 21 37 22 2 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 68 23 21 44 44
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 23 3 3 6 15
2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 27 5 3 8 18
AHL totals 335 82 82 164 196 21 2 5 7 6

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States U17   6 1 2 3 0
2011 United States WJC18   6 2 0 2 0
Junior totals 12 3 2 5 0

Awards and honors

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Award Year
College
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2013–14 [11]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2013–14

References

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  1. ^ "Rangers sign RPI free agent Ryan Haggerty". lohud.com. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Rangers sign free agent Ryan Haggerty, 21, to join NHL roster this weekend". New York Daily News. March 12, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Blackhawks trade Raanta to Rangers for Haggerty". ESPN. June 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Blackhawks reduce roster to 38". Chicago Blackhawks. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Ryan Haggerty signs with WBS Penguins". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Penguins sign O'Neill, Haggerty, McGrath and Brown". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Penguins Sign Forward Ryan Haggerty to a Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  8. ^ "Penguins Acquire Kevin Roy from Panthers in Exchange for Ryan Haggerty". nhl.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  9. ^ Doyle, Paul (October 30, 2014). "Stamford's Ryan Haggerty's Goal: Get To New York". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  10. ^ Venesky, Tom (January 11, 2018). "'Dad's Trip' brings hockey journey full circle for several Penguins players and their fathers". Times Leader. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "2013–14 All-Conference All-Rookie Team". ECAC Hockey. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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