Rick Hayward

Ricky Douglas "Hazy" Hayward (born February 25, 1966) is an American former ice hockey player. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2001, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Early life Hayward was born in Toledo, Ohio. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.

Career Hayward was drafted 162nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL entry draft and played four games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring no points and collecting five penalty minutes. After leaving the NHL, Hayward played for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Capital District Islanders, Moncton Hawks, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Cleveland Lumberjacks. Internationally, he played for Löwen Frankfurt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. His final season was spent with the Alaska Aces.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1983–84 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 67 6 17 23 220 — — — — — 1984–85 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 56 7 27 34 367 5 0 1 1 56 1985–86 Hull Olympiques QMJHL 59 3 40 43 354 — — — — — 1985–86 Hull Olympiques M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 1 1 26 1986–87 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 46 2 3 5 153 3 0 1 1 15 1987–88 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 22 1 5 6 91 — — — — — 1987–88 Saginaw Hawks IHL 24 3 4 7 129 — — — — — 1987–88 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 17 1 3 4 124 13 0 1 1 118 1988–89 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 72 4 20 24 313 10 4 3 7 42 1989–90 Salt Lake Golden Eagles IHL 58 5 13 18 419 7 1 2 3 71 1990–91 Los Angeles Kings NHL 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1990–91 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 60 9 13 22 369 7 1 2 3 44 1991–92 Capital District Islanders AHL 27 3 8 11 139 7 0 0 0 58 1992–93 Capital District Islanders AHL 19 0 1 1 80 4 1 1 2 27 1992–93 Moncton Hawks AHL 47 1 3 4 231 — — — — — 1993–94 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 61 2 6 8 302 8 0 1 1 99 1994–95 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 56 1 3 4 269 3 0 0 0 13 1995–96 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 53 0 6 6 244 3 0 0 0 6 1996–97 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 73 2 10 12 244 13 0 0 0 36 1997–98 Cleveland Lumberjacks IHL 1 3 4 191 — — — — — 1997–98 Quebec Rafales IHL 13 0 3 3 108 — — — — — 1998–99 Frankfurt Lions DEL 28 0 0 0 113 — — — — — 1999–00 Frankfurt Lions DEL 50 0 1 1 122 5 0 0 0 6 2000–01 Anchorage Aces WCHL 15 0 1 1 88 3 0 0 0 36 2000–01 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks ECHL 16 0 4 4 74 — — — — — IHL totals 529 28 84 112 2712 57 5 7 12 340 NHL totals 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — —