Eriah Hayes
| Eriah Hayes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 7, 1988 La Crescent, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free Agent San Jose Sharks | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Eriah Joseph Hayes (born July 7, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL)
Playing career
He played junior hockey with the Waterloo Blackhawks. Hayes attended Minnesota State University, Mankato where he played four seasons (2009–2013) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Minnesota State Mavericks, registering 52 goals, 44 assists, 96 points, and 245 penalty minutes in 153 games.
On April 5, 2013, the San Jose Sharks signed Hayes as a free agent to an NHL entry-level contract.[1] On January 3, 2014, after playing 36 AHL games, Hayes was recalled from the Worcester Sharks to join San Jose; however, a winter storm prevented him from joining the NHL team in time for the January 4, 2014 match against the Colorado Avalanche,[2] but he was on the ice with San Jose on January 6, 2014 to make his NHL debut in a 3–2 shootout win over the home team Chicago Blackhawks.[3] On January 30 against the Calgary Flames, Hayes scored his first NHL goal against Karri Ramo.[4]
On October 11, 2014, Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson announced that Hayes has been reassigned to Worcester.[5]
On August 13, 2015, Hayes signed as a free agent a one-year contract with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL.[6]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Topeka Roadrunners | NAHL | 53 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 61 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Waterloo Black Hawks | USHL | 59 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota State U. (Mankato) | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota State U. (Mankato) | WCHA | 38 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota State U. (Mankato) | WCHA | 36 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Minnesota State U. (Mankato) | WCHA | 41 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 59 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Worcester Sharks | AHL | 59 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 39 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHA Third Team | 2012–13 |
References
- ^ "Sharks Sign Forward Eriah Hayes". San Jose Sharks. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "La Crescent's Hayes gets call to NHL". LaCrosse Tribune. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Hayes shoots twice in NHL debut with Sharks". Winona Daily News. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Flames shut down slumping Sharks". National Hockey League. January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ "Sharks reassign F Hayes to Worcester". csnbayarea.com. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
- ^ "Wolves sign Eriah Hayes". Chicago Wolves. August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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External links
- Eriah Hayes career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Eriah Hayes career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Minnesota State Mavericks men's ice hockey players
- People from La Crescent, Minnesota
- San Jose Sharks players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Waterloo Black Hawks players
- Worcester Sharks players
- American ice hockey biography stubs