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Don Hay Born February 13, 1954
Kamloops, BC, CanadaHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) Position Right Wing Shot Right Played for Lansing Lancers
Columbus Owls
Flint Generals
Philadelphia FirebirdsNHL Draft 193rd overall, 1974
Minnesota North StarsWHA Draft 230th overall, 1974
Houston AerosPlaying career 1974–1977 Don Hay (born February 13, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and National Hockey League head coach. He is the current head coach of the Vancouver Giants of the WHL.
As a player, Hay played shortly in the International Hockey League before becoming a three-time Memorial Cup-winning coach, predominantly in the Western Hockey League with brief stints in National Hockey League.
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Playing career
He was born in Kamloops, British Columbia. After three years of junior in the BCJHL and WCHL, Hay was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in the 12th round, 193rd overall, of the 1974 NHL Entry Draft, as well as by the Houston Aeros in the 18th round, 230th overall, of the 1974 WHA Entry Draft. However, he never made it to either league as a player, and instead played in the minors during two seasons with the Lansing Lancers, Columbus Owls and Flint Generals of the IHL, and one season with the Philadelphia Firebirds of the NAHL.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 Kamloops Rockets BCJHL 46 10 24 34 43 – – – – – 1972–73 Kamloops Rockets BCJHL Incomplete 1972–73 Calgary Centennials WCHL 31 1 1 2 24 1973–74 New Westminster Bruins WCHL 68 19 46 65 174 1974–75 Lansing Lancers/Columbus Owls IHL 71 13 33 46 153 5 1 0 1 29 1975–76 Columbus Owls IHL 13 3 4 7 60 1975–76 Flint Generals IHL 56 9 21 30 138 2 0 0 0 0 1976–77 Philadelphia Firebirds NAHL 74 20 15 35 96 4 0 2 2 4 WCHL totals 99 20 47 67 198 IHL totals 140 25 58 83 491 7 1 0 1 29 Coaching career
Hay began his coaching career in 1986–87 as an assistant coach with his hometown Kamloops Blazers of the WHL. After six years as an assistant, Hay took over the reins as the Blazers head coach in 1992–93 and immediately distinguished himself, subsequently leading his team to two President's Cup titles (1994, 1995) and two Memorial Cup titles (1994, 1995) in three years.
Hay's success in the major junior ranks caught the attention of the NHL, and after spending a year as an assistant coach with the Calgary Flames, Hay was named the head coach of the Phoenix Coyotes for the 1996–97 NHL season, their first year in Phoenix. Despite posting a respectable 38–37–7 record, Hay was let go by the Coyotes after a single season and after one more season in the NHL as an assistant coach with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Hay returned to the WHL.
Immediately upon returning to major junior with the Tri-City Americans in 1998–99, Hay won the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as WHL coach of the year; furthermore, he was pretigiously honoured as the WHL's best coach of all-time by the CHL.[1] This earned him a second chance in the NHL, after two seasons with Tri-City, as the head coach of the Calgary Flames. His second stint in the NHL, however, was even shorter, as he was fired by the Flames just 68 games into the 2000–01 season. Overall, Hay coached 150 games in the NHL, compiling a record of 61–65–20–4.
Moving to the AHL, Hay coached the Utah Grizzlies from 2001 to 2004 before once again returning to the WHL to coach the Vancouver Giants, guiding them to a President's Cup title in 2006 and a Memorial Cup title in 2007. He was nominated once more for the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy in 2006,[2] but lost to Willie Desjardins of the Medicine Hat Tigers.
At the start of the 2006–07 season, his second with the Giants, Hay became the fourteenth head coach in WHL history to win 300 games.[3] Two seasons later, Hay became the ninth coach to win 400 games, defeating the Brandon Wheat Kings 4–3 on November 1, 2008.[4] He currently sits ninth overall on the all-time wins list.[5]
On July 25, 2008, Hay was inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame, along with former NHLers Steve Yzerman and Cliff Ronning.[1] Leading the Giants to within 3 points of the Calgary Hitmen for their first WHL regular season title, he won his second Dunc McCallum Trophy for the 2008–09 season.[6] On August 26, 2010, he agreed to a multi-year extension that keeps him behind the Giants bench through 2015. And on May, 27, 2011, Hay was named head coach of the 2012 Canadian World Junior Hockey Championship team. Hay had previously won gold at the tournament with the Canadians in 1995 in Red Deer, Alta.
Coaching record
Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result PHX 1996–97 82 38 37 7 - 83 3rd in Central Lost in First round (ANA) CGY 2000–01 68 23 28 13 4 (73) 4th in Northwest (Fired) NHL Totals 150 61 65 20 4 Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result UTA 2001–02 80 40 29 6 5 91 3rd in West Lost in First round (HOU) UTA 2002–03 80 37 34 4 5 83 5th in West Lost Preliminary (WBS) UTA 2003–04 80 27 42 6 5 65 7th in West Missed Playoffs AHL Totals 240 104 105 16 15 Team Year Regular season Post season G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result KAM 1992–93 72 42 28 2 - 86 3rd in West Lost in Third round (POR) KAM 1993–94 72 50 16 6 - 106 1st in West Won Memorial Cup (LAV) KAM 1994–95 72 52 14 6 - 110 1st in West Won Memorial Cup (DET) TC 1998–99 72 43 23 6 - 92 2nd in West Lost in Third round (KAM) TC 1999–00 72 24 39 7 2 57 6th in West Lost in First round (SPK) VAN 2005–06 72 47 19 - 6 100 1st in B.C. Won President's Cup (MJ) VAN 2006–07 72 45 17 - 10 100 1st in B.C Won Memorial Cup (MH) VAN 2007–08 72 49 15 - 8 106 1st in B.C. Lost in Second round (SPK) VAN 2008–09 72 57 10 - 5 119 1st in B.C. Lost in Third round (KEL) VAN 2009–10 72 41 25 - 6 88 1st in B.C. Lost in Third round (TC) VAN 2010–11 72 35 32 - 5 75 2nd in B.C. Lost in First round (TC) WHL Totals 792 485 238 27 42 Awards and achievements
- President's Cup/Ed Chynoweth Cup – 1994, 1995, 2006
- Memorial Cup – 1994, 1995, 2007
- Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy (WHL Coach of the Year) – 1999, 2009
- British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame – 2008
External links
- Don Hay's profile at hockeydb.com
- 2005–06 WHL Media Guide
- 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide
References
- ^ a b "BC Hockey Hall of Fame inducts five". BC Hockey. 2008. http://www.bchockey.net/NewsItem.aspx?id=279. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "WHL Announces 2005–06 Award Finalists and Conference All-Star Teams". Western Hockey League. http://www.whl.ca/whl-announces-2005-06-award-finalists-and-conference-all-star-teams-p124609. Retrieved 2009-03-19.[dead link]
- ^ Watts, Jesse (2006). "Hay joins 300-win club". WHL.ca. http://www.whl.ca/headlines/?id=5070&showToc=1. Retrieved 2008-03-31.[dead link]
- ^ "Saturday's WHL Roundup". Western Hockey League. 2008-11-02. http://www.whl.ca/news/?id=10437. Retrieved 2008-11-02.[dead link]
- ^ "WHL's Dons near big mark". The Province. 2008-10-29. http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sports/story.html?id=f702c9f8-9d55-4370-9b76-047df1b5c112. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ^ "WHL Announces 2008–09 Award Finalists". Western Hockey League. 2009-04-30. http://www.whl.ca/whl-announces-2008-09-awards-winners-p128253. Retrieved 2009-04-30.[dead link]
Preceded by
Pierre PageHead coach of the Calgary Flames
1997–2000Succeeded by
Greg GilbertPhoenix Coyotes head coaches Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Calgary Flames coaches
- Calgary Centennials alumni
- Kamloops Blazers coaches
- Memorial Cup winners
- New Westminster Bruins alumni
- People from Kamloops
- Phoenix Coyotes coaches
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