{{Short description|American ice hockey player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = Eric Hartzell 2013-04-26.JPG | caption = Hartzell practicing with the Penguins in 2013. | image_size = 230px | played_for = WBS Penguins<br>Stockton Heat<br>Heilbronner Falken<br>HK Nitra | position = Goaltender | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|5|28}} | birth_place = White Bear Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 205 | catches = Left | draft = Undrafted | career_start = 2013 | career_end = 2018 }} '''Eric Hartzell''' (born May 28, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
==Playing career== Before turning professional, Hartzell attended Quinnipiac University, where he played four seasons of NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey with the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey team. In his final year with the Bobcats, Hartzell was selected to the 2012–2013 NCAA (East) First All-American Team, was named NCAA Top Collegiate Player Hobey Baker Award Hat Trick Finalist, and was selected as the USCHO.com Player of the Year.<ref>[http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/14/penguins-ink-hobey-baker-finalist-eric-hartzell/ Penguins ink Hobey Baker finalist Eric Hartzell | ProHockeyTalk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On April 14, 2013, Hartzell was signed to a two-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
He made his professional debut in the 2013–14 season with Pittsburgh's American Hockey League affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.<ref>[http://hamden.patch.com/groups/sports/p/eric-hartzell-suitsup-for-penguins-in-31-win-against-ottawa Eric Hartzell Suits-Up For Penguins In 3–1 Win Against Ottawa – Sports – Hamden, CT Patch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
After his contract with the Penguins, Hartzell was not tendered a new deal and was released to free agency. Unable to garner interest in the NHL or AHL, Hartzell was signed by the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL on October 11, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.idahosteelheads.com/blog/steelheads-news/eric-hartzell-signs-with-steelheads/ | title = Eric Hartzell signed with Idaho | publisher = Idaho Steelheads | date = 2015-10-11 | accessdate = 2015-10-11 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Hartzell appeared in 5 games with the Steelheads in the 2015–16 season, before he was loaned on a professional try-out contract to the Stockton Heat of the AHL on November 7, 2015.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://stocktonheat.com/news/heat-bring-in-hartzell-on-pto/ | title = Heat bring in Hartzell on PTO | publisher = Stockton Heat | date = 2015-11-07 | accessdate = 2015-11-07}}</ref> After featured in relief in a single games with the Heat, Hartzell opted to venture to Germany for the remainder of the season, linking up with Heilbronner Falken of the DEL2.
As a free agent after his tenure with Heilbronner, Hartzell opted to return to the ECHL, signing a one-year deal with the Fort Wayne Komets to share goaltending duties alongside Pat Nagle on August 8, 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.echl.com/komets-sign-goaltender-hartzell | title = Komets sign Goaltender Hartzell | publisher = Fort Wayne Komets | date = 2016-08-08 | accessdate = 2016-08-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160809175053/http://www.echl.com/komets-sign-goaltender-hartzell | archive-date = August 9, 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the 2016–17 season, Hartzell appeared in 19 games with the Komets for 7 wins. Relegated to a backup role, Hartzell opted to conclude his contract with Fort Wayne and return to Europe, signing a deal for the remainder of the year with Slovakian club, HK Nitra of Slovak Extraliga on January 7, 2017.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hockeynitra.com/?q=clanok/americky-brankar-eric-hartzell-prichadza-do-nitry/624 | title = American goalie Eric Hartzell coming to Nitra | publisher = HK Nitra | date = 2017-01-07 | accessdate = 2017-01-07 | language = Slovak}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; width:74%" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! align="center" colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="9" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Regular season ! align="center" rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! align="center" colspan="8" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! W ! L ! T/OT ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% ! GP ! W ! L ! MIN ! GA ! SO ! GAA ! SV% |- | 2006–07 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .865 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2007–08 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 32 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1835 | 84 | 5 | 2.75 | .913 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 | .920 |- | 2008–09 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 46 | 20 | 22 | 2 | 2599 | 142 | 1 | 3.28 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 7.39 | .736 |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2009–10 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 299 | 13 | 1 | 2.61 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2010–11 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 28 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1570 | 58 | 3 | 2.22 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2011–12 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1748 | 64 | 1 | 2.20 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2012–13 | Quinnipiac University | ECAC | 42 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2522 | 66 | 5 | 1.57 | .933 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2013–14 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 25 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1233 | 51 | 3 | 2.48 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2013–14 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 843 | 44 | 1 | 3.13 | .900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2014–15 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 1855 | 85 | 1 | 2.75 | .914 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 10 | 0 | 2.36 | .924 |- | 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 2.92 | .882 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Idaho Steelheads | ECHL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 274 | 17 | 0 | 3.73 | .878 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2015–16 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2015–16 | Heilbronner Falken | DEL2 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1284 | 80 | 1 | 3.74 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | 2016–17 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 950 | 54 | 1 | 3.41 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2016–17 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 15 | — | — | — | 868 | 37 | 0 | 2.56 | .918 | 13 | — | — | 750 | 27 | 0 | 2.16 | .932 |- | 2017–18 | HK Nitra | Slovak | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 539 | 29 | 1 | 3.23 | .881 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="f0f0f0" | 2017–18 | Quad City Mallards | ECHL | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 777 | 59 | 0 | 4.56 | .874 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" | AHL totals ! 27 ! 12 ! 8 ! 1 ! 1357 ! 57 ! 3 ! 2.52 ! 0.900 ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — ! — |}
==Awards and honors== {| class="wikitable" ! Award ! Year ! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |College |- | All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2012–13 | |- | AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2012–13 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Eric Hartzell Named AHCA/CCM Hockey First Team All-American – Quinnipiac |url=http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/20130412elgops |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630060544/http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/sports/mice/2012-13/releases/20130412elgops |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-30 |publisher=Quinnipiac Bobcats }}</ref> |- | USA Hockey College Player of the Year | 2012–13 | <ref>{{cite web|title=Penguins Goaltender Eric Hartzell Named USA Hockey College Player of the Year – Pittsburgh Penguins|url=http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=672361|publisher=Pittsburgh Penguins}}</ref> |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" |AHL |- | Goalie of the month <small>(January)</small> |2014 | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Ice hockey stats}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = Austin Smith| title = ECAC Hockey Player of the Year| years = 2012–13| after = Greg Carey<br>Shayne Gostisbehere}} {{succession box | before = Troy Grosenick| title = Ken Dryden Award| years = 2012–13| after = Colin Stevens}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartzell, Eric}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Category:American expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Category:American men's ice hockey goaltenders Category:Fort Wayne Komets players Category:Heilbronner Falken players Category:HK Nitra players Category:Ice hockey people from Washington County, Minnesota Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players Category:Quad City Mallards (ECHL) players Category:Quinnipiac Bobcats men's ice hockey players Category:Sioux Falls Stampede players Category:Sportspeople from White Bear Lake, Minnesota Category:Stockton Heat players Category:Wheeling Nailers players Category:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins players