Rick Hayward (ice hockey) explained

Rick Hayward
Position:Defense
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:200
Played For:Los Angeles Kings
Frankfurt Lions
Birth Date:February 25, 1966
Birth Place:Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Draft:162nd overall
Draft Year:1986
Draft Team:Montreal Canadiens
Career Start:1986
Career End:2001

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.

Early life

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

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. 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

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1983–84Hull OlympiquesQMJHL67 6 17 23 220
1984–85Hull OlympiquesQMJHL56 7 27 34 3675 0 1 1 56
1985–86Hull OlympiquesQMJHL59 3 40 43 354
1985–86Hull OlympiquesM-Cup5 0 1 1 26
1986–87Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL46 2 3 5 1533 0 1 1 15
1987–88Sherbrooke CanadiensAHL22 1 5 6 91
1987–88Saginaw HawksIHL24 3 4 7 129
1987–88Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL17 1 3 4 12413 0 1 1 118
1988–89Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL72 4 20 24 31310 4 3 7 42
1989–90Salt Lake Golden EaglesIHL58 5 13 18 4197 1 2 3 71
1990–91Los Angeles KingsNHL4 0 0 0 5
1990–91Phoenix RoadrunnersIHL60 9 13 22 3697 1 2 3 44
1991–92Capital District IslandersAHL27 3 8 11 1397 0 0 0 58
1992–93Capital District IslandersAHL19 0 1 1 804 1 1 2 27
1992–93Moncton HawksAHL47 1 3 4 231
1993–94Cincinnati CyclonesIHL61 2 6 8 3028 0 1 1 99
1994–95Cleveland LumberjacksIHL56 1 3 4 2693 0 0 0 13
1995–96Cleveland LumberjacksIHL53 0 6 6 2443 0 0 0 6
1996–97Cleveland LumberjacksIHL73 2 10 12 24413 0 0 0 36
1997–98Cleveland LumberjacksIHL41 1 3 4 191
1997–98Quebec RafalesIHL13 0 3 3 108
1998–99Frankfurt LionsDEL28 0 0 0 113
1999–00Frankfurt LionsDEL50 0 1 1 1225 0 0 0 6
2000–01Anchorage AcesWCHL15 0 1 1 883 0 0 0 36
2000–01Tallahassee Tiger SharksECHL16 0 4 4 74
IHL totals529 28 84 112 271257 5 7 12 340
NHL totals4 0 0 0 5

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 . Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA . 2019-01-15 . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament.
  2. Web site: Rick Hayward Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com . 2023-03-31 . www.hockeydb.com.