Ryan Hayes (born June 4, 1989) is an American

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coach and former player. He is currently serving as an assistant coach to the

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Playing career

Hayes played major junior hockey in the

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(OHL) with the

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. He was honored by the OHL when he was awarded the 2009–10

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as the OHL Humanitarian of the Year. He was further honored when he also received the 2009–10 CHL Humanitarian of the Year award, given annually to the

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player judged to have made the most notable contribution to his community in a humanitarian sense. Hayes began his professional career playing with the

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for the

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, but during the off-season, he was traded to the Greenville Road Warriors for winger Matt Schepke. Greenville choose to waive Hayes after just two games, and he signed on to play with the

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for the remainder of the

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. He start the 2012–13 season with Trenton before being traded the

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after 12 games and then traded again to the

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before their playoff run. He continued to play for Stockton until being traded to the

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on January 16, 2015 during the 2014–15 season. On July 3, 2015, Hayes left North America and signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with

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club,

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of the

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. However, in January 2016, Hayes signed for the

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, only to be released by the club after seven games. In February 2016, he returned to the ECHL and the

. After the season with the Grizzlies, Hayes opted to return to Europe, signing a one-year deal with Norwegian club Frisk Asker of the GET-ligaen on June 15, 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayes, Ryan 1989 births American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American expatriate ice hockey players in England American expatriate ice hockey players in Norway American expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland American expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland American men's ice hockey right wingers Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players Edinburgh Capitals players Frisk Asker Ishockey players GCK Lions players Greenville Road Warriors players Living people Plymouth Whalers players Sheffield Steelers players Sioux City Musketeers players South Carolina Stingrays players Stockton Thunder players Trenton Devils players Trenton Titans players Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players ZSC Lions players