Ryan Horvat

Ryan Horvat (born February 9, 1993) is a Canadian ice hockey left wing who is currently signed with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).[1]

Not to be confused with Ryan Horvath.

Ryan Horvat
Born (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
EIHL team
Former teams		 Nottingham Panthers
Manchester Monarchs
Ontario Reign
Springfield Thunderbirds
WBS Penguins
Charlotte Checkers
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

Playing career

Major junior

Horvat was drafted 111th overall by Guelph Storm in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[2] He started the 2009–10 season with the Listowel Cyclones but was called up to the OHL in January 2010.[3] Horvat was called up again the following season but was not a consistent member of Storm's line-up until the 2011–12 season. At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Horvat was nominated for the Roger Neilson Memorial Award as the post-secondary player in the OHL with the best grades. He was awarded the Mike Kelly Humanitarian Award, and the Fay Scott Memorial Award for his community service and academic achievements.[4] The following season, Horvat was awarded the Winmar Community Hero Award by the team.[5] In his final year of major junior hockey, Horvat helped guide Guelph Storm to the J. Ross Robertson Cup, beating North Bay Battalion 4–3.[6] They lost the 2014 Memorial Cup Finals to the Edmonton Oil Kings 6–4.

Professional

Horvat signed his first professional contract with the Manchester Monarchs in the American Hockey League (AHL) on August 22, 2014.[7] He helped guide the Monarch to a Calder Cup, the only Calder Cup the Monarchs ever won as the team relocated to Ontario, California the following season.[8] Horvat rejoined the Monarchs, renamed the Ontario Reign, before the 2015–16 season.[9]

Horvat joined the Springfield Thunderbirds for the 2016–17 season and signed a one way contract with the Thunderbirds on June 8, 2017.[10] On November 15, Horvat was taken out of the Thunderbirds line-up due to a lingering shoulder injury. He returned to the ice on December 15 to help lead the Thunderbirds past the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.[11][12]

Following training camp, Horvat joined the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the 2018–19 season.[13] After appearing in just 6 games with the Penguins through November, Horvat was released from his try-out and returned to former club, the Springfield Thunderbirds on November 21, 2018. He remained with the club for the remainder of the season, notching 10 points in 41 regular season games.

As a free agent in the off-season, Horvat was signed to an ECHL contract with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits on September 17, 2019.[14] Prior to the 2019–20 season, Horvat was added to the defending champion's Charlotte Checkers roster on a professional try-out on October 3, 2019.[15] He appeared in 7 games with the Checkers, registering 1 assist before he was released from his PTO on November 8, 2019.[16]

On December 2, it was announced that Horvat had signed with the Nottingham Panthers of the EIHL, marking Horvat's first contract outside of North America. [17]

Personal life

Horvat studied policing at the University of Guelph while playing with Guelph Storm. His father, Zonk, is in law enforcement.[18]

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Listowel Cyclones GOJHL 49 9 16 25 60 6 1 1 2 6
2009–10 Guelph Storm OHL 4 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
2010–11 Listowel Cyclones GOJHL 40 21 29 50 72 — — — — —
2010–11 Guelph Storm OHL 9 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2011–12 Guelph Storm OHL 55 7 18 25 63 — — — — —
2012–13 Guelph Storm OHL 58 10 19 29 69 5 0 0 0 6
2013–14 Guelph Storm OHL 59 15 14 29 50 20 3 4 7 19
2014–15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 52 3 8 11 89 9 0 1 1 4
2015–16 Ontario Reign AHL 59 5 10 15 91 5 0 0 0 2
2016–17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 5 12 17 73 — — — — —
2017–18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 57 4 17 21 51 — — — — —
2018–19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6 0 1 1 9 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 41 1 9 10 69 — — — — —
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 7 0 1 1 9 — — — — —
2019–20 Nottingham Panthers EIHL 27 3 10 13 29 — — — — —
AHL totals 269 18 58 76 391 14 1 0 1 6

Awards and honours
Award Year
OHL
Mike Kelly Humanitarian Award 2013 [4]
Fay Scott Memorial Award 2013
AHL
Calder Cup (Manchester Monarchs) 2015 [8]

References
  1. "Ryan Horvat". Elite Prospects.
  2. "pick 111" (press release). guelphstorm.com. May 2, 2009. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  3. "Horvat chooses OHL". guelphstorm.com. January 27, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  4. "Storm award winners recognized". guelphstorm.com. March 19, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  5. "Winmar Community Hero". guelphstorm.com. March 15, 2013. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  6. "Locals Out and About: Horvat and Storm off to Memorial Cup, Richards ends season on high note". toronto.com. May 14, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  7. Smart, Darryl (August 22, 2014). "Horvat signs with AHL Monarchs". toronto.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  8. Smart, Darryl (June 15, 2015). "Horvat relishes Calder Cup win". insidehalton.com. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  9. "REIGN ADD SCRAPPY WINGER RYAN HORVAT". ontarioreign.com. September 8, 2015. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  10. "PANTHERS SIGN SIX TO AHL CONTRACTS". springfieldthunderbirds.com. June 8, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  11. Robinson, Jacob (July 4, 2018). "Horvat enjoys second half surge". Simcoe Reformer. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  12. "Juho Lammikko leads Springfield Thunderbirds past Bridgeport". masslive.com. December 16, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  13. "PENGUINS REDUCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". wbspenguins.com. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
  14. "Swamp Rabbits add veteran forward Horvat". ECHL. September 17, 2019. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  15. "Carolina assigns Max McCormick to Charlotte". Charlotte Checkers. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  16. "Checkers release Ryan Horvat from PTO". Charlotte Checkers. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  17. McAllister, Josh. "Ryan Horvat joins Nottingham". British Ice Hockey. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  18. "Fashion Lighting Player Spotlight: Ryan Horvat". guelphstorm.com. February 3, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
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