Ryan Kraft
Ryan Kraft | |||
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![]() Kraft in 2001 | |||
Born | Bottineau, North Dakota, U.S. | November 7, 1975||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | San Jose Sharks Kassel Huskies | ||
National team | ![]() | ||
NHL draft | 194th overall, 1995 San Jose Sharks | ||
Playing career | 1998–2010 |
Ryan Kraft (born November 7, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey Winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks. He is currently an assistant coach for the Minnesota Magicians of the North American Hockey League.
Playing career
[edit]Kraft played collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) before he was selected in the eighth round, 194th overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks.
As a member of the Sharks' ECHL affiliate, the Richmond Renegades, Kraft was named to the ECHL All-Star Team during the 1998–99 season and the 1999–2000 season.[1] Kraft would finish his rookie season as a point-per-game player, scoring 64 points in 63 games during the regular season. Kraft would also go on to score 20 points in 18 post-season games in that same season. Richmond would go on to lose to eventual Kelly Cup Champion Mississippi in overtime of the seventh and deciding game of the Finals.
Kraft had previously played for the San Jose Sharks of the NHL, scoring one assist in seven games.
Coaching career
[edit]On January 29, 2013, it was announced that Kraft would serve as assistant coach of the Minnesota Magicians in the North American Hockey League. On June 24, 2019 Kraft was named head coach of the Moorhead Minnesota High School girls varsity hockey team.[2]
Personal
[edit]Kraft was born in Bottineau, North Dakota and raised and currently resides in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Moorhead High School | HS-MN | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Moorhead High School | HS-MN | 25 | 40 | 45 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 32 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 63 | 28 | 36 | 64 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | ||
1999–2000 | Richmond Renegades | ECHL | 44 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 15 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Kentucky Thoroughblades | AHL | 77 | 38 | 50 | 88 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 63 | 19 | 41 | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 53 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 74 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 38 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | Kassel Huskies | DEU.2 | 50 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
2007–08 | Kassel Huskies | DEU.2 | 49 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | ||
2008–09 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 47 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL totals | 320 | 102 | 154 | 256 | 124 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||||
NHL totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
DEL totals | 148 | 43 | 65 | 108 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
[edit]Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2001 | United States | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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College | ||
All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1994–95 | |
WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1995, 1997 | [3] |
All-WCHA Third Team | 1996–97 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2001, 2002 | [4] |
All-Rookie Team | 2001 | |
Red Garrett Memorial Award | 2001 | |
Second all-star team | 2001 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Magicians announce coaching staff". North American Hockey League. January 29, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
- ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "Canadian All-Stars 11, Planet USA All-Stars 10". American Hockey League. 2001-01-15. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database