Micheal Haley

Micheal Haley (born March 30, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks, and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL). Haley's playing style is often described as an enforcer. In a February 11, 2011, Islanders–Penguins game in 2011, he received 39 penalty minutes.

In 2021, he joined the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League as an assistant coach.

Career Haley was signed as a free agent to a two-way contract by the New York Islanders on May 19, 2008. At the end of the 2009–10 season Haley made his NHL debut with the Islanders against the New Jersey Devils, recording his first career NHL fight against Rod Pelley, on April 10, 2010. His first NHL goal was on February 11, 2011, against Brent Johnson of the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the 2011–12 season Haley played in 14 games with the Islanders.

Considered an enforcer, on July 1, 2012, Haley signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with Islanders rival, the New York Rangers. He was assigned to the Rangers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In November 2013, Healey suffered a sports hernia that required surgery and missed over a month. He was named an alternate captain of the Wolf Pack in his second season with them. He played in nine games with the Rangers.

After two seasons within the Rangers' organization, Haley signed a one-year, two-way free agent contract with the San Jose Sharks on July 10, 2014.

On July 1, 2017, Haley left the Sharks as a free agent and signed a two-year, $1.65 million contract with the Florida Panthers. Haley was limited to just 24 games that season approaching the trade deadline recording one goal and three points before he was placed on waivers by Florida on February 19, 2019. He was claimed the following day, returning for a second stint with the San Jose Sharks on February 20, 2019. He played a further 24 games with the Sharks, scoring one goal and three points.

On October 1, 2019, he moved back to the New York Rangers as a free agent, returning for a second stint on a one-year deal. He suffered a serious injury and it was announced on February 8, 2020 that he would undergo surgery, missing the remainder of the season. Concluding his contract with the Rangers, Haley extended his professional career in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on November 13, 2020. Following the season, Haley retired from the NHL.

Coaching career In the 2021 offseason, he joined his former Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, the Sarnia Sting, as a player development coach. In October 2021, he was promoted to an assistant coach with the Sting.

Career statistics Bold indicates led league Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2002–03 Sarnia Sting OHL 43 3 3 6 32 6 0 0 0 2 2003–04 Sarnia Sting OHL 51 8 8 16 69 — — — — — 2004–05 Sarnia Sting OHL 61 14 16 30 122 — — — — — 2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 23 2 6 8 83 — — — — — 2005–06 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 30 12 0 12 78 4 0 1 1 11 2006–07 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 30 24 54 174 — — — — — 2006–07 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 7 5 1 6 13 — — — — — 2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 28 11 8 19 115 14 7 6 13 49 2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 36 2 2 4 75 — — — — — 2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45 5 3 8 99 5 1 0 1 10 2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 65 6 8 14 196 3 0 0 0 4 2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 9 — — — — — 2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 50 12 10 22 144 — — — — — 2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 27 2 1 3 85 — — — — — 2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 51 15 10 25 125 3 0 0 0 2 2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 14 0 0 0 57 — — — — — 2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 69 10 13 23 170 — — — — — 2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 9 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0 2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 53 7 11 18 131 — — — — — 2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 68 18 13 31 106 4 2 1 3 2 2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 11 — — — — — 2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 41 12 11 23 52 — — — — — 2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 16 1 0 1 48 — — — — — 2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 58 2 10 12 128 — — — — — 2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 75 3 6 9 212 — — — — — 2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 24 1 2 3 30 — — — — — 2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 2 1 1 2 7 — — — — — 2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 19 1 2 3 45 11 0 0 0 18 2019–20 New York Rangers NHL 22 1 0 1 50 — — — — — 2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — — NHL totals 274 11 21 32 692 13 0 0 0 18 AHL totals 480 118 82 200 1107 15 3 1 4 18