Kyle Hayton

Kyle Hayton (born May 12, 1994) is an American former ice hockey goaltender. He was an All-American for St. Lawrence. Hayton's second season was a near-carbon copy of his freshman campaign, but that still left the team outside of the national tournament. After that season, head coach Greg Carvel left and was replaced by Mark Morris. Despite posting his worst statistical numbers to that point, Hayton was named to the All-American team as a junior but there were problems brewing behind the scenes. Many of the Saints' players were not happy with how Morris was running the team and the program began to hemorrhage talent.

During his third year, Hayton was able to earn enough credits to graduate a year early. He used his status to transfer to Wisconsin without having to sit out for a year (a then-NCAA requirement). Unfortunately, Hayton joined the Badgers just when the team was tumbling down the standings and he couldn't help them finish better than 6th in the Big Ten.

Hayton Began playing professionally the following season, spending time with three separate ECHL teams. The results were underwhelming, but Hayton resigned with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in August for his second pro campaign. Less than two months later, however, Hayton decided to hang up his pads and ended his playing career.

After hockey, he worked as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual before taking a position as a Trainee Appraiser for Integra Realty Resources (as of 2021).

Career statistics Season Team League GP W L T/OTL MIN GA SO GAA SV% 2012–13 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 25 13 8 4 1515 67 0 2.65 .911 2013–14 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 41 24 14 2 2290 103 2 2.70 .914 2014–15 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 36 20 13 3 2186 20 5 1.95 .937 2015–16 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 33 18 12 3 2027 69 3 2.04 .935 2016–17 St. Lawrence ECAC Hockey 35 16 12 7 2054 78 5 2.28 .929 2017–18 Wisconsin Big Ten 27 9 12 3 1514 78 0 3.09 .890 2018–19 Fort Wayne Komets ECHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.06 .900 2018–19 Allen Americans ECHL 17 4 10 0 826 49 1 3.56 .893 2018–19 Greenville Swamp Rabbits ECHL 6 2 4 0 356 18 0 3.03 .903 USHL totals 66 37 22 6 3,805 170 2 2.68 .913 NCAA totals 131 63 49 16 7,781 296 13 2.28 .926 ECHL totals 24 6 15 0 1,241 70 1 3.38 .896

Awards and honors Award Year All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team 2014–15 All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2014–15 All-ECAC Hockey First Team 2016–17