Rick Hayward (ice hockey)

Ricky Douglas "Hazy" Hayward (born February 25, 1966) is an American former ice hockey player. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2001, was mainly spent in the minor leagues.

Early life
Hayward was born in Toledo, Ohio. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Detroit.

Career
Hayward was drafted 162nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played four games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring no points and collecting five penalty minutes. After leaving the NHL, Hayward played for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Capital District Islanders, Moncton Hawks, Cincinnati Cyclones, and Cleveland Lumberjacks. Internationally, he played for Löwen Frankfurt in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. His final season was spent with the Alaska Aces.