John Hayden (ice hockey)
{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = John Hayden
| image = John Hayden (2).jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Hayden with the Seattle Kraken in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|14}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 223
| position = Right wing
| shoots = Right
| league = NHL
| team = Seattle Kraken
| prospect_league = AHL
| prospect_team = Coachella Valley Firebirds
| former_teams = Chicago Blackhawks
New Jersey Devils
Arizona Coyotes
Buffalo Sabres
| ntl_team = USA
| draft_team = Chicago Blackhawks
| draft = 74th overall
| draft_year = 2013
| career_start = 2017
| career_end =
}}
John Hayden (born February 14, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center for the Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life
Hayden was born in Chicago, Illinois but immediately moved to Denver, Colorado before settling in Greenwich, Connecticut with his family when he was eight years old.{{cite web | url=https://azcoyotesinsider.substack.com/p/john-hayden-hoping-to-show-more-complete | title=John Hayden hoping to show more complete game, secure permanent role with Coyotes | date=November 3, 2020 }} As a youth, he played in the 2007 and 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the New Hampshire Nike Bauer minor ice hockey team, and then with the Detroit Honeybaked team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=January 5, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|url-status=dead}} He attended Brunswick School before committing to play hockey at Yale University.{{cite web|last1=Silverfarb|first1=Paul|title=Greenwich's Hayden, a Brunswick Standout, Leads Yale Hockey|date=May 6, 2016 |url=https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2016/05/06/greenwichs-hayden-a-brunswick-standout-leads-yale-hockey/|publisher=Greenwich Sentinel|access-date=March 15, 2017}}
Playing career
Hayden was drafted by his hometown team, the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round, 74th overall in the 2013 NHL entry draft, after playing two seasons within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL).
Upon the completion of his collegiate career, captaining the Bulldogs as a senior in the 2016–17 season, Hayden embarked on his professional career in agreeing to a two-year, entry-level contract on March 15, 2017.{{cite news|last1=Kuc|first1=Chris|title=Blackhawks add young forward John Hayden to potential playoff mix|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-blackhawks-sign-john-hayden-bits-spt-0313-20170312-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 15, 2017}}
He immediately began his contract by making his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on March 16.{{cite news| url = http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/john-hayden-gets-shot-on-the-top-line-in-his-nhl-debut/ | title = John Hayden gets shot on top line in his NHL debut | newspaper = Chicago Sun Times | date = March 16, 2017 | access-date = March 16, 2017}} In his second game he scored his first NHL goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 18.{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Dave|title=Blackhawks extend Central lead with overtime win|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawks-toronto-maple-leafs-game-recap/c-287856928|website=NHL.com|access-date=March 13, 2018|date=March 18, 2017}}
File:John Hayden 2022.jpg in 2022.]]
In his first full season with the Blackhawks in the 2018–19 season, Hayden played in a fourth-line role, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points in 54 games.
On June 22, 2019, at the 2019 NHL entry draft, Hayden was traded by the Blackhawks to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for John Quenneville.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/blog-devils-acquire-hayden-from-chicago/c-307990168?tid=277567796 | title = Devils acquire forward John Hayden | publisher = New Jersey Devils | date = June 22, 2019 | access-date = June 22, 2019}} In the 2019–20 season, Hayden played in 43 games for the New Jersey Devils, playing in a fourth-line forward role recording 3 goals and an assist. As an impending restricted free agent, Hayden was not tendered a qualifying offer from the Devils and was released to free agency on October 8, 2020.{{cite web| url = https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/hockey/news/john-hayden-no-qualifying-offer-coming/#:~:text=The%20Devils%20will%20not%20extend,four%20points%20over%20that%20span. | title = John Hayden: no qualifying offer coming | work = CBS Sports | date = October 8, 2020 | access-date = October 8, 2020}}
On the following day, Hayden was signed by the Arizona Coyotes after agreeing to a one-year, $750,000 contract.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/coyotes/news/coyotes-sign-forward-john-hayden-to-one-year-contract/c-319405084 | title = Coyotes sign forward John Hayden to one-year contract | publisher = Arizona Coyotes | date = October 9, 2020 | access-date = October 9, 2020}} In his lone season with the Coyotes in the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season, Hayden made 29 appearances, posting 2 goals and 5 points.
As an impending restricted free agent, Hayden was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Coyotes, releasing him as a free agent. On July 29, 2021, Hayden was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/sabres/news/buffalo-sabres-sign-john-hayden-one-year-deal/c-325866068 | title = Sabres sign Hayden to a one-year deal | publisher = Buffalo Sabres | date = July 29, 2021 | accessdate = July 29, 2021}}
On July 14, 2022, Hayden was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Seattle Kraken.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/kraken/news/kraken-sign-veteran-forward-john-hayden/c-335001580 | title = Kraken sign veteran forward Hayden | publisher = Seattle Kraken | date = July 14, 2022 | accessdate = July 16, 2022}}
Personal life
Hayden is the son of Diana and Mark Hayden. His brother, Will attended Wake Forest University{{cite web|url=http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2016-17/bios/hayden_john_0smq?view=bio|title=John Hayden|website=yalebulldogs.com|access-date=March 13, 2018|archive-date=8 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808234834/http://www.yalebulldogs.com/sports/m-hockey/2016-17/bios/hayden_john_0smq?view=bio|url-status=dead}} and his sister Catherine plays for the University of North Carolina field hockey team.{{cite web|url=http://goheels.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10534|title=Catherine Hayden – 2016 Field Hockey Roster – UNC Tar Heels Athletics|website=goheels.com}}{{cite news|title=Healthy sibling rivalry helped propel John Hayden to the NHL|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/healthy-sibling-rivalry-helped-propel-john-hayden-to-the-nhl/|access-date=March 13, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=December 5, 2017}}
While attending Yale, Hayden majored in political science where he balanced his coursework while playing for the Blackhawks{{cite news|last1=Hine|first1=Chris|title=John Hayden: Yale student by day, Blackhawks winger by night|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-john-hayden-yale-blackhawks-spt-0323-20170322-story.html|access-date=March 13, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=March 22, 2017}} and graduated in 2017.{{cite tweet|number=866772047569006594|user=hayds51|title=#Yale2017|date=May 22, 2017}}
He also worked as an intern for the Pelican Breeze apparel company.
Career statistics
=Regular season and playoffs=
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2009–10
| USHS | 28 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010–11 | Brunswick School | USHS | 26 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2011–12
| U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 36 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2012–13 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2013–14
| ECAC | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2014–15 | Yale University | ECAC | 29 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2015–16
| Yale University | ECAC | 32 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2016–17 | Yale University | ECAC | 33 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2016–17
| NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2017–18 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 47 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2017–18
| AHL | 24 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2018–19 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 54 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2019–20
| NHL | 43 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2020–21 | NHL | 29 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2021–22
| NHL | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022–23 | AHL | 47 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| 2022–23
| NHL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2023–24 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 65 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 73
| 18 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 |
| 2023–24
| Seattle Kraken | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2024–25 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 43 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 34
| | ||||
| 2024–25
| Seattle Kraken | NHL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals ! 269 !! 18 !! 21 !! 39 !! 321 ! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 |
=International=
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! Year ! Team ! Event ! Result ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM |
| 2012
| U17 | {{silver2}} | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2013 | United States | U18 | {{silver2}} | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015
| United States | WJC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2022 | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Junior totals ! 17 ! 2 ! 2 ! 4 ! 8 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4" | Senior totals ! 10 ! 0 ! 1 ! 1 ! 4 |
Awards and honors
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | College |
| All-Ivy League Second Team
| 2014–15 | |
| All-ECAC Hockey Second team
| 2015–16 |
References
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External links
- {{Ice hockey stats|nhl=8477401|elite=151828|espn=|euro=|hr=h/haydejo01|hockeydb=145478|legendsm=|legends=|legendstype=|tsn=}}
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