Chris Hayes (ice hockey)

Christopher Joseph Hayes (born August 24, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, most notable for the single game he played in the 1972 Stanley Cup semifinals for the eventual Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins, his sole National Hockey League action.

Chris Hayes
Born (1946-08-24) August 24, 1946
Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Playing career 19631976

He grew up in Chapeau, Quebec, a small village bordering on the Ottawa Valley. Hayes spent three years playing junior hockey for Oshawa 1965-68. He left hockey for two years, but returned in the 1970-71 season to play for Loyola College in Montreal. He then turned pro playing in four pro leagues for five different teams in a four-year span.[1]

While playing for the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League in 1972, Hayes was called up due to injuries to play for the Boston Bruins. He played one game in the 1972 playoffs: Game #3 of Boston's semifinal series in St. Louis versus the Blues. Boston won 7-2. Hayes recorded no points and no penalty minutes, but he did serve a Boston bench penalty for too many men on the ice. Hayes never played in the NHL again. Although Hayes was entitled to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup for having appeared in a playoff game, it was not.[2] Hayes was not re-signed by the Boston organization after the end of the 1973-74 season, and played four games in the NAHL in 1975-76, his final professional action. In April 2018, Chris Hayes finally received his Stanley Cup ring after Boston's team president Cam Neely learned about Hayes' situation.[3]

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1964-65 Oshawa Generals OHA 44 8 7 15 0 -- -- -- -- --
1965-66 Oshawa Generals OHA 44 8 14 22 92 -- -- -- -- --
1966-67 Oshawa Generals OHA 39 3 11 14 57 -- -- -- -- --
1968-69 to 1969-70 Did not play
1970-71 Loyola University CIAU 20 9 30 39 0 -- -- -- -- --
1971-72 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL 72 15 38 53 59 6 5 4 9 2
1971-72 Boston Bruins NHL -- -- -- -- -- 1 0 0 0 0
1972-73 Boston Braves AHL 63 9 19 28 31 10 2 5 7 4
1973-74 Albuquerque Six Guns CHL 71 20 28 118 -- -- -- -- -- --
1975-76 Mohawk Valley Comets NAHL 4 1 2 3 2 -- -- -- -- --

See also

References

  1. "Chris Hayes player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  2. Keene, Kerry (2003). Tales from the Boston Bruins. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 72. ISBN 1-58261-565-9.
  3. "46 Years Later, Stanley Cup Ring Arrives in the Mail".
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