Rick Hayward (ice hockey)

Ricky Douglas "Hazy" Hayward (born February 25, 1966) is an American former ice hockey player. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2001, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Rick Hayward
Born (1966-02-25) February 25, 1966 (age 58)
Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Frankfurt Lions
NHL draft 162nd overall, 1986
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1986–2001

Early life

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Hayward was born in Toledo, Ohio. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.[1]

Career

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Hayward was drafted 162nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played four games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring no points and collecting five penalty minutes.[citation needed] After leaving the NHL, Hayward played for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Capital District Islanders, Moncton Hawks, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Cleveland Lumberjacks. Internationally, he played for Löwen Frankfurt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. His final season was spent with the Alaska Aces.[2]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1983–84 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 67 6 17 23 220
1984–85 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 56 7 27 34 367 5 0 1 1 56
1985–86 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 59 3 40 43 354
1985–86 Hull Olympiques M-Cup 5 0 1 1 26
1986–87 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 46 2 3 5 153 3 0 1 1 15
1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 22 1 5 6 91
1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 24 3 4 7 129
1987–88 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 17 1 3 4 124 13 0 1 1 118
1988–89 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 72 4 20 24 313 10 4 3 7 42
1989–90 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 58 5 13 18 419 7 1 2 3 71
1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 0 0 5
1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 60 9 13 22 369 7 1 2 3 44
1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 27 3 8 11 139 7 0 0 0 58
1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 19 0 1 1 80 4 1 1 2 27
1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 47 1 3 4 231
1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 61 2 6 8 302 8 0 1 1 99
1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 56 1 3 4 269 3 0 0 0 13
1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 53 0 6 6 244 3 0 0 0 6
1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 73 2 10 12 244 13 0 0 0 36
1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 1 3 4 191
1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 13 0 3 3 108
1998–99 Frankfurt Lions DEL 28 0 0 0 113
1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 0 1 1 122 5 0 0 0 6
2000–01 Anchorage Aces WCHL 15 0 1 1 88 3 0 0 0 36
2000–01 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 16 0 4 4 74
IHL totals 529 28 84 112 2712 57 5 7 12 340
NHL totals 4 0 0 0 5

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
  2. ^ "Rick Hayward Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
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