| Birth Date: | March 1, 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 160 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Played For: | Montreal Maroons Boston Bruins Montreal Canadiens |
| Career Start: | 1930 |
| Career End: | 1941 |
William Paul Joseph Haynes (March 1, 1909 in Montreal, Quebec – May 12, 1989) was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, Boston Bruins, and Montreal Canadiens between 1930 and 1941.
Haynes started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Maroons. He would also play with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. His career lasted from 1931 to 1941. He discovered future stars Elmer Lach and Ken Reardon for the Canadiens after getting injured and being sent on a scouting tour of the West. His career ended when he was cut by Canadiens coach Dick Irvin for skipping practice in New York to attend the opera.[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1929–30 | Montreal AAA | MCHL | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30 | Montreal AAA | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1930–31 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1930–31 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 27 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1931–32 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1931–32 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 33 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1932–33 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 48 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 44 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1933–34 | Windsor Bulldogs | IHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1934–35 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 37 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1935–36 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1936–37 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1937–38 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 48 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1938–39 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 47 | 5 | 33 | 38 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1939–40 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1940–41 | New Haven Eagles | AHL | 31 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 391 | 61 | 134 | 195 | 164 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | ||||