An overview of Canadian goaltender Carter Hart, a 25-year-old member of the Philadelphia Flyers. His history, accomplishments with the Everett Silvertips in the WHL, and noteworthy NHL career are all covered.
Hart’s recent leave of absence from the Flyers is also discussed in the piece, which also offers insights into his career performance and statistics.
Who is Carter Hart?
Canadian goalie Carter Hart, 25, is a member of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. He was born in Sherwood Park, Alberta, on August 13, 1998.
He weighs 181 pounds and is 6 feet, 2 inches tall. He uses his left hand for catching. At the age of ten, Hart received instruction from a sports psychologist to kickstart his hockey career.
With the WHL’s Everett Silvertips, where he made his debut at age 16, he soon rose to the position of starting goalie and saw his career take off.
Hart won several awards while he was with the Silvertips, including the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy, the CHL Goaltender of the Year award twice, and the Del Wilson Trophy three times.
What happened to Carter Hart?
For personal reasons, Carter Hart asked the Philadelphia Flyers for an indefinite leave of absence on Tuesday, and his request was approved.
In a statement made public by the Flyers, general manager Daniel Briere stated, “The club will have no further comment at this time.”
With 26 games played (25 starts), a 2.80 goals-against average, a.906 save percentage, and one shutout this season, the 25-year-old goalie is 12-9-3. Since January 10, starts had been split between Hart and Samuel Ersson.
In his final game, on January 20, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, he stopped 10 of 15 shots before being replaced by Ersson in the third period of a 7 to 4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
The American Hockey League’s Lehigh Valley sent goalie Cal Petersen back to the team after the Flyers’ 6-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.
Philadelphia, with a record of 25-17-6, is one game ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes in third place in the Metropolitan Division and five points behind the New York Rangers.
From the Flyers’ selection of him in the second round, pick number 48 of the 2016 NHL Draft, through 218 starts in 227 regular-season games, Hart is 96-93-29 with a 2.94 GAA,.906 save percentage, and six shutouts.
He signed a three-year contract worth $3.979 million on August 9, 2021, and is currently in the final season of it. After this, he can become a restricted free agent.
Hart played in forty games and finished 24-13-3 in 2019–20, his first full season in the NHL, with a 2.42 GAA, a.914 save percentage, and one shutout before the season was postponed because of coronavirus fears.
In the 2020 Eastern Conference First Round, he started all six games as the Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens. With his shutouts in Games 3 and 4, he earned back-to-back Stanley Cup Playoff victories at the age of 22, five days, becoming the youngest goalie in team history and second in NHL history after Harry Lumley of the Detroit Red Wings, who was 18 years, 161 days younger.
In addition, Hart became the first NHL goalie to record back-to-back shutouts in the postseason since Michael Leighton did so for the Flyers against the Canadiens in Games 1 and 2 of the 2010 Eastern Conference Final, and the first goalie to do so for the Washington Capitals since Braden Holtby in Games 6 and 7 of the 2018 Eastern Conference Final.
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