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USA John Hayden
#15 Coachella Valley Firebirds / AHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 14, 1995
Position
C/RW
Age
30
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Chicago, IL, USA
Weight
223 lbs / 101 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken / Signed
Drafted
2013 round 3 #74 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

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John Hayden Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Brunswick School USHS-Prep 28* 15* 14* 29* -* -* |
2010-11 Brunswick School USHS-Prep 26* 21* 9* 30* -* -* |
2011-12 USNTDP Juniors USHL 36* 8* 7* 15* 51* -7* | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 2 -2
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 55* 11* 15* 26* 65* -* |
USA U17 “A” WHC-17 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
USA U17 (all) “A” International-Jr 9* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
2012-13 USNTDP Juniors USHL 24* 11* 9* 20* 51* 13* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 53* 17* 17* 34* 80* -* |
USA U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 1* 1* 2* 6* 3* |
2013-14 Yale Univ. NCAA 33* 6* 10* 16* 18* -3* |
2014-15 Yale Univ. NCAA 29* 7* 11* 18* 10* 2* |
USA U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
2015-16 Yale Univ. NCAA 32* 16* 7* 23* 26* 2* |
2016-17 Yale Univ. “C” NCAA 33* 21* 13* 34* 62* 5* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 12* 1* 3* 4* 4* 3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 47* 4* 9* 13* 54* -4* |
Rockford IceHogs AHL 24* 5* 12* 17* 7* 0* | Playoffs 13 3 0 3 2 -1
2018-19 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 54* 3* 2* 5* 27* -12* |
2019-20 New Jersey Devils NHL 43* 3* 1* 4* 77* -2* |
2020-21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 29* 2* 3* 5* 37* -4* |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 55* 2* 2* 4* 84* -12* |
USA WC 10* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2022-23 Seattle Kraken NHL 7* 2* 0* 2* 7* 2* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 47* 17* 16* 33* 58* 10* | Playoffs 10 1 1 2 16 -1
2023-24 Seattle Kraken NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL 65* 15* 11* 26* 73* 8* | Playoffs 18 9 4 13 10 10
2024-25 Seattle Kraken NHL 20* 1* 1* 2* 31* 0* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds “A” AHL 44* 11* 16* 27* 34* -2* | Playoffs 6 2 1 3 14 0
2025-26 Seattle Kraken NHL 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Coachella Valley Firebirds “A” AHL 22* 7* 4* 11* 62* -2* |
Projected AHL 67* 21* 12* 33* 189* -6* |
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John Hayden Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Connecticut Yankees Brick Invitational -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2006-07 New Hampshire Nike Bauer PW QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2007-08 Detroit Honeybaked QC Int PW -* -* -* -* -* -* |

John Hayden Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 202* 55* 59* 114* 0.56* 234* 14* | 4 47 15 * 6 * 21 * 0.45 * 42 * 8 *
Brick Invitational 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 9* 2* 3* 5* 0.56* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 127* 50* 41* 91* 0.72* 116* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 272* 18* 21* 39* 0.14* 323* -31* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
NTDP 2 108* 28* 32* 60* 0.56* 145* -* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 2 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 60* 19* 16* 35* 0.58* 102* 6* | 1 2 0 * 2 * 2 * 1.00 * 2 * -2 *
USHS-Prep 2 54* 36* 23* 59* 1.09* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 0* 1* 1* 0.10* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 6* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

John Hayden Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/29/2025
10/29/2025 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
10/17/2025
10/17/2025 Up/Down Coachella Valley Firebirds Seattle Kraken
10/06/2025
10/06/2025 Up/Down Seattle Kraken Coachella Valley Firebirds
05/28/2025
05/28/2025 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
06/30/2024
06/30/2024 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Extension Seattle Kraken Seattle Kraken
07/15/2022
07/15/2022 Confirmed Buffalo Sabres Seattle Kraken
07/29/2021
07/29/2021 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Buffalo Sabres
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Arizona Coyotes
06/22/2019
06/22/2019 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks New Jersey Devils
06/15/2018
06/15/2018 Extension Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks
03/12/2017
03/12/2017 Confirmed Yale Univ. Chicago Blackhawks
06/24/2013
06/24/2013 Confirmed USNTDP Juniors Yale Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2012, 12 #213 overall by Halifax Mooseheads in the QMJHL Entry Draft

2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #48 by FCHockey

Cult/Star player for Brunswick School