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). Hayley's playing style is often described as an enforcer and infamously in a February 11, 2011, Islanders–Penguins game Hayley 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 same game he received 39 penalty minutes.
On July 1, 2012, Haley signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with Islanders rival, the New York 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. In his third season in the Sharks organization in the 2016–17 season, Haley played his first full season in the NHL, recording a career best 2 goals, 10 assists and 12 points in 58 contests, while leading the Sharks in penalty minutes with 128.
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.
During the 2017–18 season, Haley played in 75 games, the most of his career, and also led the NHL in fighting majors with 22 and penalty minutes with 212.
During the final year of contract with the Panthers in the 2018–19 season, Haley was limited to just 24 games approaching the trade deadline 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.
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. In the following 2019–20 season, Haley remained on the Rangers roster and made 22 appearances as the club's reserve veteran forward, posting 1 goal.
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. He appeared in four games.
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	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
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	NHL totals 	NHL totals		274 	11 	21 	32 	692 		13 	0 	0 	0 	18
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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