West Dundee Native, former Crystal Lake Leaf, Member of USA Juniors Hockey Team
After defeating Canada on Thursday, forward Ryan Hartman and the USA Juniors Hockey team face Sweden in the IIHF World Junior Under-20 championship game on Saturday in Russia.
As the NHL lockout continues, there's still exciting hockey to watch on the world juniors level and one local standout, in particular, to keep your eyes on. Ryan Hartman, a 5-foot-11, 187-pound forward from West Dundee, is a member of the USA Juniors U-20 Hockey team. The 18-year-old wears jersey #21 for the USA team. Hartman and the USA team beat Canada by a score of 5-1 on Thursday, Jan. 3, and will face Sweden for the gold medal in the U-20 World Hockey Championship game on Saturday, Jan. 5, in Ufa, Russia. The games have been broadcast on the NHL network. The son of Craig and Kimberly Hartman, Ryan played youth hockey for the Schaumburg Kings and Crystal Lake Leafs, eventually moving on to play Youth-AAA division for Team Illinois …
Dan Arenov
11:34 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013
3-1....awesome goaltending. NHL can go to - - - - ! more ›