Tod Hartje

Tod Hartje (born February 27, 1968) is a retired ice hockey center. Hartje was the first North American trained player to play in the Soviet Championship League in 1990 with Sokil Kyiv.^[1][2] He would also play for several teams in the American Hockey League, International Hockey League and East Coast Hockey League.

Tod Hartje
Born	(1968-02-27) February 27, 1968 (age 57) Anoka, Minnesota, US
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position	Center
Shot	Left
Played for	Sokil Kyiv Fort Wayne Komets Moncton Hawks Providence Bruins Adirondack Red Wings Nashville Knights Minnesota Moose Atlanta Knights Dayton Bombers Toledo Storm
Current MHSAA coach	Detroit Country Day
NHL draft	142nd overall, 1987 Winnipeg Jets
Playing career	1990–2003
Coaching career	2023–present

Personal life

Hartje and his wife, Nicole (née Rival), have four children: Jake (born 1996), Sasha (born 1999), Elle (born 2001), and Clay.^[3] Three of their children followed in their father's footsteps and played college ice hockey.^[4] Elle Hartje has played professional ice hockey in the Professional Women's Hockey League since 2024.^[5]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1986–87	Harvard University	NCAA		34	3	9	12	36		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Harvard University	NCAA		32	5	17	22	40		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Harvard University	NCAA		33	4	17	21	40		—	—	—	—	—
1989–90	Harvard University	NCAA		28	6	10	16	29		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Sokil Kyiv	Soviet		32	2	4	6	18		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	ShVSM Kyiv	Soviet3		3	1	1	2	0		—	—	—	—	—
1990–91	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		1	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
1991–92	Moncton Hawks	AHL		38	9	9	18	35		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Moncton Hawks	AHL		29	3	7	10	2		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		5	1	2	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Providence Bruins	AHL		29	2	14	16	32		4	1	0	1	20
1993–94	Providence Bruins	AHL		80	22	27	49	157		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Nashville Knights	ECHL		25	13	26	39	74		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Minnesota Moose	IHL		6	1	1	2	6		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Atlanta Knights	IHL		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL		31	6	10	16	33		4	0	0	0	4
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		77	19	22	41	106		4	1	3	4	14
1996–97	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		4	2	1	3	6		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Dayton Bombers	ECHL		3	1	0	1	6		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Toledo Storm	ECHL		6	0	1	1	8		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Toledo Storm	ECHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
AHL totals				284	61	89	150	365		12	2	3	5	38