Ice Hockey Wiki
Advertisement
John Hayden
Born (1995-02-14)February 14, 1995,
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height
Weight
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
265 lb (120 kg; 18 st 13 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
F. teams
New Jersey Devils
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL Draft 74th overall, 2013
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2017–present


John Hayden (born February 14, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Early life[]

Hayden was born in Chicago, Illinois and lived in Denver, Colorado before settling in Greenwich, Connecticut with his family. As a youth, he played in the 2007 and 2008 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the New Hampshire Nike Bauer minor ice hockey team, and then with the Detroit Honeybaked team.[1] He attended Brunswick School before committing to play hockey at Yale University.[2]

Playing career[]

Hayden was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks, in the third round, 74th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, after playing two seasons within the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in the United States Hockey League (USHL).

Upon the completion of his collegiate career, captaining the Bulldogs as a senior in the 2016–17 season, Hayden embarked on his professional career in agreeing to a two-year, entry-level contract on March 15, 2017.[3] He immediately began his contract in making his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on March 16, 2017.[4] In his second game he scored his first NHL goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 18, 2017.[5]

In his first full season with the Blackhawks in 2018–19, Hayden played in a fourth-line role, contributing with 3 goals and 5 points in 54 games.

On June 22, 2019, at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, Hayden was traded by the Blackhawks to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for John Quenneville.[6]

Personal life[]

Hayden is the son of Diana and Mark Hayden. His brother, Will attended Wake Forest University[7] and his sister Catherine plays for the University of North Carolina field hockey team.[8][9]

While attending Yale, Hayden majored in political science[7] where he balanced his coursework while playing for the Blackhawks[10] and graduated in 2017. He also worked as an intern for the Pelican Breeze apparel company.[7]

Hayden is a huge fan of the Portuguese National Soccer team and an avid collector of Cristiano Ronaldo memorabilia.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Brunswick School USHS 28 15 14 29 10
2010–11 Brunswick School USHS 26 21 9 30 18
2011–12 U.S. National Development Team USHL 36 8 7 15 51 2 0 2 2 2
2012–13 U.S. National Development Team USHL 24 11 9 20 51
2013–14 Yale University ECAC 33 6 10 16 18
2014–15 Yale University ECAC 29 7 11 18 10
2015–16 Yale University ECAC 32 16 7 23 26
2016–17 Yale University ECAC 33 21 13 34 62
2016–17 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 12 1 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 47 4 9 13 54
2017–18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 24 5 12 17 7 13 3 0 3 2
2018–19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54 3 2 5 27
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL 43 3 1 4 77
NHL totals 156 11 15 26 162 1 0 0 0 0

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2012 United States U17 Silver medal icon 5 0 1 1 0
2013 United States WJC18 Silver medal icon 7 1 1 2 6
2015 United States WJC 5th 5 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 17 2 2 4 8

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
College
All-Ivy League Second Team 2014–15
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team 2015–16 [11]

References[]

External links[]


This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at John Hayden. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA).


Advertisement