Eric Hartzell

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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs 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 — — — — — — — — 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 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — 2017–18 Quad City Mallards ECHL 16 3 8 0 777 59 0 4.56 .874 — — — — — — — — AHL totals 27 12 8 1 1357 57 3 2.52 0.900 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honors Award YearCollege All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2012–13 AHCA East First-Team All-American 2012–13 USA Hockey College Player of the Year 2012–13 AHL Goalie of the month (January)2014