Kyle Hayton
Kyle Hayton | |||
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Born |
Denver, Colorado, USA | May 12, 1994||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for |
Fort Wayne Komets Allen Americans Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ||
Playing career | 2014–2019 |
Kyle Hayton is an American former ice hockey goaltender. He was an All-American for St. Lawrence.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Hayton began attending St. Lawrence University in 2014 and was an instant hit for the Saints. He backstopped the team to its first 20-win season in six years and finished the year with some of the best numbers in the nation. He was named as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and there was hope that he would soon end the team's 8-year NCAA Tournament drought.[2] Hayton's second season was a near-carbon copy of his freshman campaign, but that still left the team outside of the national tournament. After that season, head coach Greg Carvel left and was replaced by Mark Morris. Despite posting his worst statistical numbers to that point, Hayton was named to the All-American team as a junior but there were problems brewing behind the scenes. Many of the Saints' players were not happy with how Morris was running the team and the program began to hemorrhage talent.[3]
During his third year, Hayton was able to earn enough credits to graduate a year early. He used his status to transfer to Wisconsin without having to sit out for a year (a then-NCAA requirement). Unfortunately, Hayton joined the Badgers just when the team was tumbling down the standings and he couldn't help them finish better than 6th in the Big Ten.[4]
Hayton Began playing professionally the following season, spending time with three separate ECHL teams. The results were underwhelming, but Hayton resigned with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in August for his second pro campaign.[5] Less than two months later, however, Hayton decided to hang up his pads and ended his playing career.
After hockey, he worked as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual before taking a position as a Trainee Appraiser for Integra Realty Resources (as of 2021).[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% |
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2012–13 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1515 | 67 | 0 | 2.65 | .911 |
2013–14 | Sioux City Musketeers | USHL | 41 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2290 | 103 | 2 | 2.70 | .914 |
2014–15 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 36 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2186 | 20 | 5 | 1.95 | .937 |
2015–16 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2027 | 69 | 3 | 2.04 | .935 |
2016–17 | St. Lawrence | ECAC Hockey | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 2054 | 78 | 5 | 2.28 | .929 |
2017–18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1514 | 78 | 0 | 3.09 | .890 |
2018–19 | Fort Wayne Komets | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 0 | 3.06 | .900 |
2018–19 | Allen Americans | ECHL | 17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 826 | 49 | 1 | 3.56 | .893 |
2018–19 | Greenville Swamp Rabbits | ECHL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 356 | 18 | 0 | 3.03 | .903 |
USHL totals | 66 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 3,805 | 170 | 2 | 2.68 | .913 | ||
NCAA totals | 131 | 63 | 49 | 16 | 7,781 | 296 | 13 | 2.28 | .926 | ||
ECHL totals | 24 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1,241 | 70 | 1 | 3.38 | .896 |
Awards and honors
[edit]Award | Year | |
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All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team | 2014–15 | [7] |
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team | 2014–15 | [8] |
All-ECAC Hockey First Team | 2016–17 | [8] |
AHCA East Second Team All-American | 2016–17 | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Hockey Record Book 2015-16" (PDF). St. Lawrence Saints. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "St. Lawrence Fires Mark Morris". College Hockey News. March 29, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Men's Hockey 2018-19 Media Guide" (PDF). Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "Goaltender Kyle Hayton Agrees to Terms with Swamp Rabbits". Greenville Swamp Rabbits. August 23, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Hayton". Linked In. Retrieved December 14, 2021.[self-published]
- ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "ECAC All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American men's ice hockey goaltenders
- Ice hockey people from Denver
- AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans
- St. Lawrence Saints men's ice hockey players
- Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey players
- Fort Wayne Komets players
- Allen Americans players
- Greenville Swamp Rabbits players
- 21st-century American sportsmen