Blackhawks Draft West Dundee Native Ryan Hartman

The Chicago Blackhawks selected West Dundee native Ryan Hartman on Sunday during the 2013 NHL draft in New Jersey, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Hartman, 18, is a forward and played on the USA Juniors U-20 Hockey team this past year.

He is the son of Craig and Kimberly Hartman, and played youth hockey for the Schaumburg Kings and Crystal Lake Leafs, eventually moving on to play Youth-AAA division for Team Illinois and Chicago Mission in Addison, according to a story in the Daily Herald.

Hartman played 55 games with the U.S. Under-18 National Team Development program last year, where he scored 15 goals, had 38 points and accumulated 116 penalty minutes, according to NHL.com. In the six games at the U-18 World Hockey Championships, he delivered two goals and six points, the NHL.com article states.

Two years ago, Hartman, along with his mother and younger brother, moved to Ann Arbor, Mich., where he participated in the USA Hockey's national development program, according to the Elgin Courier News.

His father, Craig, a former coach for the Leafs, stayed behind in West Dundee and commuted to Michigan on weekends.

Hartman currently plays for the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League, according to the Courier News. He will return to the Whalers next year.