# Rick Hayward (ice hockey)

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 season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| 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 | IHL totals | IHL totals | 529 | 28 | 84 | 112 | 2712 | 57 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 340 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |