Jimmy Hayes obit

Jimmy Hayes, 31, Boston College star who played in NHL, dies

 

He was very young and played for the Rockford IceHogs. Which is why he is included.

Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31.

A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were called to the Hayes home in the Boston suburbs, where he was pronounced dead. No other details were disclosed.

Hayes, a 6-foot-5 right wing, was drafted in the second round (60th overall) in 2008 by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Two years later, he helped Boston College to its second straight national title, totaling 13 goals and 22 assists in 42 games as a sophomore. He made his NHL debut in December 2011 after a trade to the Chicago Blackhawks.

“His warm personality made an immediate impact in the locker room and with our fans,” the Blackhawks said in a statement. “We’re proud of the memories he made in Chicago.”

Boston College said on Twitter it is “heartbroken” over the death.

Younger brother Kevin Hayes is a center for the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jimmy Hayes played 334 games in the NHL and had 54 goals and 55 assists. He also played for the Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils.

He last played professionally in 2019 and had been a cohost of a podcast called “Missin Curfew.”

Hayes was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In addition to his wife and children, Hayes is survived by four siblings and his parents, Shelagh and Kevin Hayes Sr. 

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

                                Regular season                  Playoffs

Season Team     League GP          G             A             Pts          PIM        GP          G             A             Pts          PIM

2004–05               Noble and Greenough School     HS-Prep                32           18           16           34           —           —           —                 —           —           —

2005–06               Noble and Greenough School     HS-Prep                29           18           13           31                           —           —                 —           —           —

2006–07               U.S. NTDP U17   USDP     14           2             7             9             6             —           —           —           —           —

2006–07               U.S. NTDP U18   USDP     56           23           22           45           41           —           —           —           —           —

2006–07               U.S. NTDP U18   NAHL     14           6             8             14           4             —           —           —           —           —

2007–08               U.S. NTDP U18   USDP     23           2             6             8             6             —           —           —           —           —

2007–08               U.S. NTDP U18   NAHL     19           2             8             10           6             —           —           —           —           —

2007–08               Lincoln Stars       USHL     21           4             11           15           18           8             4             5             9             8

2008–09               Boston College HE          36           8             5             13           22           —           —           —           —           —

2009–10               Boston College HE          42           13           22           35           14           —           —           —           —           —

2010–11               Boston College HE          39           21           12           33           24           —           —           —           —           —

2010–11               Rockford Icehogs              AHL        7             0             0             0             2             —           —           —           —                 —

2011–12               Chicago Blackhawks        NHL        31           5             4             9             16           2             0             0             0                 15

2011–12               Rockford Icehogs              AHL        33           7             16           23           11           —           —           —           —                 —

2012–13               Rockford Icehogs              AHL        67           25           20           45           23           —           —           —           —                 —

2012–13               Chicago Blackhawks        NHL        10           1             3             4             0             —           —           —           —                 —

2013–14               Chicago Blackhawks        NHL        2             0             0             0             0             —           —           —           —                 —

2013–14               Rockford Icehogs              AHL        13           4             4             8             2             —           —           —           —                 —

2013–14               Florida Panthers               NHL        53           11           7             18           18           —           —           —           —                 —

2014–15               Florida Panthers               NHL        72           19           16           35           20           —           —           —           —                 —

2015–16               Boston Bruins    NHL        75           13           16           29           60           —           —           —           —           —

2016–17               Boston Bruins    NHL        58           2             3             5             29           —           —           —           —           —

2017–18               New Jersey Devils            NHL        33           3             6             9             6             —           —           —           —                 —

2017–18               Binghamton Devils           AHL        3             0             2             2             0             —           —           —           —                 —

2018–19               Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins               AHL        72           15           15           30           25           —           —                 —           —           —

NHL totals           334        54           55           109        149        2             0             0             0             15