Playing career

Hartigan was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers in 2002, after three seasons of NCAA hockey at St. Cloud State University. He has played for Atlanta and the Columbus Blue Jackets at the NHL level, and has also seen extensive time with their respective AHL franchises, the Chicago Wolves and Syracuse Crunch.

He was traded to the Anaheim Ducks along with Joe Motzko in exchange for Zenon Konopka and Curtis Glencross, on January 26, 2007. Hartigan played in only 6 regular season games and one playoff game during the Ducks' successful run for the Stanley Cup in 2007, therefore his name was not put on the cup. He was, however, awarded a Stanley Cup ring by the team.

On July 16, 2007, Mark Hartigan was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings, playing 23 regular season games (3G, 1A), and 4 playoff games. Detroit won the Stanley Cup in 2008. However Hartigan did not play enough games, and again his name was not put on the Stanley Cup. He was, however, again given a Stanley Cup ring by the team.

Hartigan played the last four seasons of his career in Europe, before announcing his retirement after his final season with Linköpings HC in the Swedish Elitserien.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1999-00	St. Cloud State	NCAA		37	22	20	42	42		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	St. Cloud State	NCAA		40	27	21	48	20		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	St. Cloud State	NCAA		42	37	38	75	42		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		2	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2002-03	Chicago Wolves	AHL		55	15	31	46	43		9	1	2	3	10
2002-03	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		23	5	2	7	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003-04	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		69	23	23	46	86		7	1	4	5	8
2003-04	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		9	1	3	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
2004-05	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		69	31	28	59	105		—	—	—	—	—
2005-06	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		49	34	41	75	48		6	1	2	3	33
2005-06	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		33	9	3	12	22		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL		6	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Syracuse Crunch	AHL		34	19	13	32	51		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Portland Pirates	AHL		25	9	16	25	20		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Anaheim Ducks	NHL		6	0	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0
2007-08	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL		48	23	19	42	76		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		23	3	1	4	16		4	0	1	1	4
2008-09	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		55	20	18	38	115		3	1	0	1	10
2009-10	CSKA Moscow	KHL		48	8	14	22	56		3	0	0	0	4
2010-11	Dinamo Rīga	KHL		45	16	8	24	52		9	3	6	9	12
2011-12	Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NLA		15	2	3	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	Linköpings HC	SEL		23	5	3	8	20		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				102	19	11	30	58		5	0	1	1	4
KHL totals				148	44	40	84	223		15	4	6	10	26

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-WCHA Third Team	2000-01
All-WCHA First Team	2001-02
AHCA West First-Team All-American	2001-02

• 1997 Royal Bank Cup Most Valuable Player
• 1997 Royal Bank Cup Top Scorer
• 2001-02 Hobey Baker Award finalist

Records

St. Cloud State University

• Career goals (86)
• Goals in a single period (4)
• Goals in a single season (37)
• Assists in a single season (38-T)
• Points in a single season (75)
• Short-handed goals in a season (6)

Syracuse Crunch

• Passed Lonny Bohonos for the Crunch record for career goals on January 19, 2007
• Career Goals (107)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]