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'''Ryan Horvat''' (born February 9, 1993) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left wing]] playing for [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] of the [[American Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/61904/ryan-horvat|title=Ryan Horvat|website=Elite Prospects}}</ref>
'''Ryan Horvat''' (born February 9, 1993) is a Canadian [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|left wing]] who last played for the [[Nottingham Panthers]] of the [[Elite Ice Hockey League]] (EIHL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/61904/ryan-horvat|title=Ryan Horvat|website=Elite Prospects}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Major junior===
Horvat was drafted 111th overall by [[Guelph Storm]] in the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.<ref>{{cite web |title=pick 111 |url=http://guelphstorm.com/pick111 |website=guelphstorm.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |format=press release |date=May 2, 2009}}</ref> He started the 2009–10 season with the [[Listowel Cyclones]] but was called up to the OHL in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Horvat chooses OHL |url=http://guelphstorm.com/horvat-chooses-ohl |website=guelphstorm.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=January 27, 2010}}</ref> Horvat was called up again the following season but was not a consistent member of Storm's line-up until the [[2011–12 OHL season|2011–12 season]]. At the conclusion of the [[2012–13 OHL season|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.<ref name = "Awards">{{cite web |title=Storm award winners recognized |url=http://guelphstorm.com/storm-award-winners-recognized |website=guelphstorm.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=March 19, 2013}}</ref> The following season, Horvat was awarded the Winmar Community Hero Award by the team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winmar Community Hero |url=http://guelphstorm.com/winmar-community-hero |website=guelphstorm.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=March 15, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Locals Out and About: Horvat and Storm off to Memorial Cup, Richards ends season on high note |url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/4518950-locals-out-and-about-horvat-and-storm-off-to-memorial-cup-richards-ends-season-on-high-note/ |website=toronto.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=May 14, 2014}}</ref> They lost the [[2014 Memorial Cup#Final|2014 Memorial Cup Finals]] to the [[Edmonton Oil Kings]] 6–4.

===Professional===
Horvat signed his first professional contract with the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]] in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) on August 22, 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smart |first1=Darryl |title=Horvat signs with AHL Monarchs |url=https://www.toronto.com/community-story/4774780-horvat-signs-with-ahl-monarchs/ |website=toronto.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name = "calder">{{cite web |last1=Smart |first1=Darryl |title=Horvat relishes Calder Cup win |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/5678369-horvat-relishes-calder-cup-win/ |website=insidehalton.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> Horvat rejoined the Monarchs, renamed the [[Ontario Reign]], before the [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=REIGN ADD SCRAPPY WINGER RYAN HORVAT |url=http://www.ontarioreign.com/news/detail/reign-add-scrappy-winger-ryan-horvat |website=ontarioreign.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>

Horvat joined the [[Springfield Thunderbirds]] for the [[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17 season]] and signed a one way contract with the Thunderbirds on June 8, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=PANTHERS SIGN SIX TO AHL CONTRACTS |url=http://www.springfieldthunderbirds.com/news/detail/panthers-sign-six-to-ahl-contracts |website=springfieldthunderbirds.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=June 8, 2017}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robinson |first1=Jacob |title=Horvat enjoys second half surge |url=https://www.simcoereformer.ca/2018/07/04/horvat-enjoys-second-half-surge/wcm/714b0743-aadc-8b81-713f-e1bb53504714 |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |publisher=Simcoe Reformer |date=July 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Juho Lammikko leads Springfield Thunderbirds past Bridgeport |url=https://www.masslive.com/thunderbirds/2017/12/juho_lammikko_leads_springfiel.html |website=masslive.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=December 16, 2017}}</ref>

Following training camp, Horvat joined the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] for the [[2018–19 AHL season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PENGUINS REDUCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER |url=http://www.wbspenguins.com/2018/10/01/penguins-reduce-training-camp-roster/ |website=wbspenguins.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.echl.com/news/2019/9/swamp-rabbits-add-veteran-forward-horvat | title = Swamp Rabbits add veteran forward Horvat | publisher = [[ECHL]] | date = September 17, 2019 | accessdate = September 17, 2019}}</ref> Prior to the [[2019-20 AHL season|2019–20]] season, Horvat was added to the defending champion's [[Charlotte Checkers]] roster on a professional try-out on October 3, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/carolina-assigns-max-mccormick-to-charlotte | title = Carolina assigns Max McCormick to Charlotte | publisher = [[Charlotte Checkers]] | date = October 3, 2019 | accessdate = October 3, 2019}}</ref> He appeared in 7 games with the Checkers, registering 1 assist before he was released from his PTO on November 8, 2019.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://gocheckers.com/articles/transactions/checkers-release-ryan-horvat-from-pto | title = Checkers release Ryan Horvat from PTO | publisher = [[Charlotte Checkers]] | date = November 8, 2019 | accessdate = November 8, 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McAllister |first1=Josh |title=Ryan Horvat joins Nottingham |url=https://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/post/ryan-horvat-joins-nottingham/ |website=British Ice Hockey |date=2 December 2019 |accessdate=2 December 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Horvat studied policing at the [[University of Guelph]] while playing with Guelph Storm. His father, Zonk, is in law enforcement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fashion Lighting Player Spotlight: Ryan Horvat |url=http://guelphstorm.com/fashion-lighting-player-spotlight-ryan-horvat |website=guelphstorm.com |accessdate=October 20, 2018 |date=February 3, 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:60em"
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Regular season]]
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |
! colspan="5" | [[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP
! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]]
! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]]
! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]]
! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP
! G
! A
! Pts
! PIM
|-
| 2009–10
| [[Listowel Cyclones]]
| [[Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League|GOJHL]]
| 49
| 9
| 16
| 25
| 60
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 6
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2009–10 OHL season|2009–10]]
| [[Guelph Storm]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2010–11
| Listowel Cyclones
| GOJHL
| 40
| 21
| 29
| 50
| 72
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2010–11 OHL season|2010–11]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2011–12 OHL season|2011–12]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 55
| 7
| 18
| 25
| 63
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2012–13 OHL season|2012–13]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 58
| 10
| 19
| 29
| 69
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
|-
| [[2013–14 OHL season|2013–14]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 59
| 15
| 14
| 29
| 50
| 20
| 3
| 4
| 7
| 19
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2014–15 AHL season|2014–15]]
| [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 52
| 3
| 8
| 11
| 89
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
|-
| [[2015–16 AHL season|2015–16]]
| [[Ontario Reign]]
| AHL
| 59
| 5
| 10
| 15
| 91
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2016–17 AHL season|2016–17]]
| [[Springfield Thunderbirds]]
| AHL
| 47
| 5
| 12
| 17
| 73
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2017–18 AHL season|2017–18]]
| Springfield Thunderbirds
| AHL
| 57
| 4
| 17
| 21
| 51
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2018–19 AHL season|2018–19]]
| [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]]
| AHL
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2018–19
| Springfield Thunderbirds
| AHL
| 41
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 69
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2019–20 AHL season|2019–20]]
| [[Charlotte Checkers]]
| AHL
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| [[2019–20 EIHL season|2019–20]]
| [[Nottingham Panthers]]
| [[EIHL]]
| 27
| 3
| 10
| 13
| 29
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 269
! 18
! 58
! 76
! 391
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
|}

==Awards and honours==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
|-
| Mike Kelly Humanitarian Award
| 2013
| rowspan="2"|<ref name = "Awards"/>
|-
| Fay Scott Memorial Award
| 2013
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|-
| [[Calder Cup]] (Manchester Monarchs)
| [[2015 Calder Cup playoffs|2015]]
| <ref name = "calder"/>
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:52, 6 March 2024

Not to be confused with Ryan Horvath.

Ryan Horvat
Horvat with the Ontario Reign
Born (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 (age 31)
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
Played for Manchester Monarchs
Ontario Reign
Springfield Thunderbirds
WBS Penguins
Charlotte Checkers
Nottingham Panthers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2014–present

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

Playing career[edit]

Major junior[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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 (2 December 2019). "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.

External links[edit]

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