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Avery Hayes
Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Oct 10, 2002
- Age
- 24
- Place of Birth
- Westland, MI, USA
- Nation
- USA
- Youth Team
- -
- Position
- C/RW
- Height
- 178 cm / 5'10"
- Weight
- 79 kg / 174 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- 26/27
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- Cap Hit
- $905,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed- Agency
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He combined look-offs with fake shots to pull defenders towards him, then passed through them into the space they just emptied. Capable of slipping pucks through defenders or hooking passes around their sticks, he showed promise of becoming a small-area playmaker. With the playmaking, Hayes brings flashy, yet projectable puckhandling and shooting. Without fail, he knocks down tricky passes into two-touch wristers and fires contortionist-like one-timers when necessary. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide
Brothers: Gavin Hayes, Travis Hayes, Elijah Hayes
Brothers: Gavin Hayes, Travis Hayes, Elijah Hayes
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 |  Compuware 13U AAA | HPHL 13U | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | Compuware 14U AAA | HPHL 14U | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Honeybaked 16U AAA | HPHL 16U | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Honeybaked 16U AAA | 16U AAA | 50 | 22 | 23 | 45 | - | 7 | |||||||
| 2018-2019 |  Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 64 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 22 | -6 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 42 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 8 | -16 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 |  HK Levice Loan | Slovakia2 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2021-2022 | Hamilton Bulldogs | OHL | 66 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 37 | 43 | Playoffs | 16 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 17 |
| 2022-2023 | Hamilton Bulldogs "A" | OHL | 33 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 9 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 32 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 12 | 11 | Playoffs | 22 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 3 |
| 2023-2024 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 29 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | -1 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 60 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 58 | 12 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 2025-2026 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | -4 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 42 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 10 | Playoffs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 3 |
| 2026-2027 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 |  Projected | AHL | 70 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 23 | 70 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Projected | NHL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-2015 | Detroit Compuware | QC Int PW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Team White | USA-S15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Team Orange | USA-S16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Team Red | USA-S17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | USA U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Hamilton Bulldogs | Memorial Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -5 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Peterborough Petes | Memorial Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -5 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16U AAA | 1 | 50 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 0.90 | - | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| AHL | 4 | 137 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 0.72 | 114 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.37 | 42 | 2 |
| ECHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
 Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 13U | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 14U | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.65 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| HPHL 16U | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.53 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Memorial Cup | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0.80 | 6 | -10 | 0 | |||||||
| NHL | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.29 | 12 | -4 | 0 | |||||||
| OHL | 4 | 237 | 106 | 97 | 203 | 0.86 | 119 | 41 | 3 | 42 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 1.29 | 33 | 20 |
| QC Int PW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Slovakia2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 |
| USA-S15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| USA-S16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| USA-S17 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | - | 0 |
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compuware 13U AAA | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0.83 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Compuware 14U AAA | 1 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0.65 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Detroit Compuware (PW) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 4 | 210 | 93 | 79 | 172 | 0.82 | 109 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 1.75 | 19 | 17 |
| HK Levice | 1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.64 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 |
| Honeybaked 16U AAA | 1 | 69 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 0.80 | 4* | 7* | 0 | |||||||
| Peterborough Petes | 1 | 37 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 1.05 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 0.86 | 14 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.29 | 12 | -4 | 0 | |||||||
| Team Orange (Select 16) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team Red (Select 17) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Team White (Select 15) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | - | - | 0 | |||||||
| USA U18 (Cup) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Wheeling Nailers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 4 | 137 | 58 | 41 | 99 | 0.72 | 114 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.37 | 42 | 2 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.