Brian Hayward

Brian George Hayward (born June 25, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is a color commentator for Anaheim Ducks broadcasts on Victory+ and KCOP-TV.

Playing career Hayward played college hockey at Cornell University from 1978–1982. In his senior season he was named first-team All-Ivy, All-ECAC and was an All-American. He set a school record with 2,225 saves and had a career won-lost record of 42-27-2.

Undrafted, Hayward signed a free agent contract with the Winnipeg Jets and moved between the Jets and their AHL affiliate for several years before becoming a regular NHL player. In 1984–85 he won a career high 33 games, setting a franchise record. He was traded to the Montreal Canadiens before the 1986–87 season and played with Patrick Roy. For three consecutive seasons they shared the William M. Jennings Trophy, awarded to the team that allows the fewest goals during the regular season. In 1990 he was traded to the Minnesota North Stars where he played for one season. In 1991, he was acquired by the San Jose Sharks in the Dispersal Draft and he was in net for the Sharks when they won their first NHL regular season game, against the Calgary Flames. He retired from playing in 1993.

Broadcasting career He is the television color commentator for the Anaheim Ducks, a role he served since the team's inception. On December 9, 2024, he celebrated his 2,000th game in that role, when the Ducks faced the Montreal Canadiens. He also occasionally works as a reporter or color commentator for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Hayward has also called games for ABC, NBC, ESPN, ESPN2, and NHL International. While at ESPN, he served as color commentator for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and as a roving reporter during the 1998 playoffs, where he interviewed President Bill Clinton during a game in Washington, D.C. While with NBC, he called games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. He also co-hosts Ducks Live, after every Ducks game.

In the 2012 playoffs, Hayward joined the NBCSN as an "Inside-the-Glass" reporter.

Personal life Hayward currently resides in Anaheim Hills, California with his wife Angela and daughter Courtney.

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey First Team 1981–82 AHCA East All-American 1981–82 William M. Jennings Award (shared with Patrick Roy)1986–87 1987–88 1988–89

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1976–77 Markham Waxers OPJHL 26 — — — 1558 107 0 4.11 — — — — — — — — — 1977–78 Guelph Platers OPJHL — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978–79 Cornell Big Red ECAC 25 18 6 0 1469 95 0 3.88 — 3 2 1 179 14 0 4.66 — 1979–80 Cornell Big Red ECAC 12 2 7 0 508 52 0 6.02 — — — — — — — — — 1980–81 Cornell Big Red ECAC 19 11 4 1 967 58 1 3.54 — 4 2 1 181 18 0 4.50 — 1981–82 Cornell Big Red ECAC 22 11 10 1 1249 66 0 3.17 — — — — — — — — — 1982–83 Winnipeg Jets NHL 24 10 12 2 1440 89 1 3.71 .887 3 0 3 160 14 0 5.25 .831 1982–83 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 22 6 11 3 1208 89 1 4.42 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 7 18 2 1530 124 0 4.86 .856 — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 15 4 8 0 781 69 0 5.30 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Winnipeg Jets NHL 61 33 17 7 3436 220 0 3.84 .879 6 2 4 309 23 0 4.47 .853 1985–86 Winnipeg Jets NHL 52 13 28 5 2721 217 0 4.79 .842 2 0 1 68 6 0 5.29 .806 1985–86 Sherbrooke Jets AHL 3 2 0 1 185 5 0 1.62 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 37 19 13 4 2178 102 1 2.81 .894 13 6 5 708 32 0 2.71 .896 1987–88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 39 22 10 4 2246 107 2 2.86 .896 4 2 2 230 9 0 2.35 .893 1988–89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 36 20 13 3 2091 101 1 2.90 .887 2 1 1 124 7 0 3.38 .870 1989–90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 29 10 12 6 1674 94 1 3.37 .878 1 0 0 33 2 0 3.69 .889 1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 26 6 15 3 1473 77 2 3.14 .886 6 0 2 171 11 0 3.86 .853 1990–91 Kalamazoo Wings IHL 2 2 0 0 120 5 0 2.50 — — — — — — — — — 1991–92 San Jose Sharks NHL 7 1 4 0 305 25 0 4.92 .859 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Kansas City Blades IHL 2 1 1 0 119 3 1 1.51 — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 San Jose Sharks NHL 18 2 14 1 930 86 0 5.55 .846 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 357 143 156 37 20,023 1242 8 3.72 .873 37 11 18 1802 104 0 3.46 .872