Dwayne Hay (born February 11, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Washington Capitals,

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, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Calgary Flames.

Playing career

NHL

Originally selected by the Washington Capitals in the

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, Hay played two games with the Capitals before he was traded to the

in exchange for Esa Tikkanen in what turned out to be their run to the finals in 1998. Hay also played for the Tampa Bay Lightning and Calgary Flames. Hay compiled 6 points in 79 NHL games.

Minor Leagues

Hay also spent time in the American Hockey League, ECHL, and the Central Hockey League. During his time with the Pensacola Ice Pilots of the ECHL, Hay was named In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for the week of December 13–19, 2004. Hay had initially signed with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL in July 2007 as a training-camp invite but was eventually released by the team in October. Upon being released by the Falcons, Hay had agreed to play with the Nottingham Panthers of the

EIHL The Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), sometimes referred to as the British Elite League or, for sponsorship reasons, the Viaplay Elite League, is an ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Formed in 2003 following the demise of the Ice Hocke ...

. Two days after agreeing to terms, Hay announced that he " would not be in a position to pass a medical on arrival and has been forced to retire from the sport." Despite this, Hay then played with the Bentley Generals of the

Chinook Hockey League The Allan Cup Hockey West (ACHW) (formerly the Chinook League) is a multi-tier Canadian Senior ice hockey league based in Alberta, on hiatus as of 2021. The ACHW is one of two Allan Cup-eligible ice hockey leagues currently operating in Canada; t ...

for the 2007-08 hockey season. He agreed to play with the Corner Brook Royals during the 2008-09 season. Despite promising to "at least play all home games", Hay was a no-show to several team functions a week prior to the Royals' first home game, and decided to play with the then-Swedish Division 1 team

Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn A ...

Hay signed with the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League on January 28, 2009. Hay most recently played with HC Alleghe of Serie A, a top tier ice hockey league in Italy.http://www.eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=221&status=stats

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Personal

Hay currently lives in Calgary and runs the DH One Speed Athletics Hockey School and Bootcamps.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hay, Dwayne 1977 births Calgary Flames players Canadian ice hockey left wingers Florida Panthers players Guelph Storm players Ice hockey people from Ontario Living people Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees players Sportspeople from London, Ontario Tampa Bay Lightning players Washington Capitals draft picks Washington Capitals players Player-coaches