Ryan Donato

Ryan Donato
Donato with the Blackhawks on December 14, 2023
Born (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 (age 30)
Scituate, Massachusetts
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Minnesota Wild
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Kraken
National team  United States
NHL draft 56th overall, 2014
Boston Bruins
Playing career 2018–present

Ryan Donato (born April 9, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also played for the Boston Bruins, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks, and Seattle Kraken.

Career

Before playing in the NHL, Donato played parts of one season with the South Shore Kings of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL), parts of one season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), and three years with the Harvard Crimson of ECAC Hockey.

He was named to the USHL All-USA Hockey First Team in 2015. With the Crimson, he had a lot of success. He finished the 2016–17 season scoring 21 goals and recording 19 assists for 40 points in 36 regular games. For his effort, Donato was named the Ivy-League Players of the Year, the ECAC Hockey Player of the Year and was also named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team, All-ECAC Hockey Second Team, and All-Ivy League First Team. He was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award that year as well. The next year, he was named a AHCA East First-Team All-American.

He was drafted 56th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2014 NHL entry draft. On March 18, 2018, he signed a two-year, $2.7 million entry-level contract to join the Bruins. On April 12, 2024, Donato made his NHL debut in a 5–4 overtime loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He had very productive debut, assisting on goals from Riley Nash and David Krejčí, and also scoring his first NHL goal against Joonas Korpisalo.

On February 20, 2019, the Bruins traded Donato along with a 2019 conditional fifth-round draft pick to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Charlie Coyle. On July 16, Donato signed a two-year, $3.8 million contract to stay with the Wild.

On October 5, 2020, the Wild traded Donato to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a 2021 third-round draft pick. He played one season for the Sharks, scoring 6 goals and recording 14 assists for 20 points in 50 regular games.

On September 13, 2021, Donato signed a one-year, $750,000 contract to join the new expansion franchise Seattle Kraken. On October 12, Donato scored the first goal in Kraken franchise history. On July 27, 2022, Donato signed a one-year contract to stay with the Kraken.

On July 1, 2023, Donato signed a two-year, $4 million contract to join the Chicago Blackhawks. On March 28, 2025, Donato recorded his first career NHL hat-trick in a 5–3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. On June 18, Donato signed a four-year, $16 million contract to stay with the Blackhawks.

Personal life

Donato's father Ted also played in the NHL for 13 seasons.

References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Donato named Ivy League player of the year". Dexter School. Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Princeton's Ryan Ferland elevates at crunch time". Dexter School. Retrieved April 30, 2026. Harvard junior Ryan Donato (Scituate, Mass.) was named the 2017-18 ECAC Hockey Player of the Year as selected by the league's coaches
  3. ↑ "Men's Ice Hockey All-Ivy, Postseason Awards Announced". Ivy League. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bruins Sign Ryan Donato To Entry-Level Contract". Boston Bruins. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Ryan Donato nets goal, 2 assists for Bruins one day after signing entry-level contract". ESPN. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Wild acquires forward Ryan Donato from Bruins". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Wild re-signs Donato to two-year contract". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Donato traded to Sharks by Wild". Minnesota Wild. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Kraken Boost Scoring Punch". Seattle Kraken. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Kraken's Ryan Donato scores first goal in franchise history vs. Vegas Golden Knights". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Donato Re-Signs with Kraken". Seattle Kraken. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Release: Blackhawks Sign Ryan Donato to Two-Year Deal". Chicago Blackhawks. Archived from the original on July 1, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Blackhawks squander Ryan Donato's hat trick in stinging loss to Golden Knights". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Blackhawks Sign Donato to Four-Year Contract Extension". Chicago Blackhawks. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Like Father, Like Son". USA Hockey. Retrieved April 30, 2026.

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