Kyle Hayton

Kyle Hayton
Born	(1994-05-12) May 12, 1994 Denver, Colorado, USA
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Fort Wayne Komets Allen Americans Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Playing career	2014–2019

Kyle Hayton is an American former ice hockey goaltender. He was an All-American for St. Lawrence.

Playing career

Hayton began attending St. Lawrence University in 2014 and was an instant hit for the Saints. He backstopped the team to its first 20-win season in six years and finished the year with some of the best numbers in the nation. He was named as the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Year and there was hope that he would soon end the team's 8-year NCAA Tournament drought. Hayton's second season was a near-carbon copy of his freshman campaign, but that still left the team outside of the national tournament. After that season, head coach Greg Carvel left and was replaced by Mark Morris. Despite posting his worst statistical numbers to that point, Hayton was named to the All-American team as a junior but there were problems brewing behind the scenes. Many of the Saints' players were not happy with how Morris was running the team and the program began to hemorrhage talent.

During his third year, Hayton was able to earn enough credits to graduate a year early. He used his status to transfer to Wisconsin without having to sit out for a year (a then-NCAA requirement). Unfortunately, Hayton joined the Badgers just when the team was tumbling down the standings and he couldn't help them finish better than 6th in the Big Ten.

Hayton Began playing professionally the following season, spending time with three separate ECHL teams. The results were underwhelming, but Hayton resigned with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits in August for his second pro campaign. Less than two months later, however, Hayton decided to hang up his pads and ended his playing career.

After hockey, he worked as a financial representative for Northwestern Mutual before taking a position as a Trainee Appraiser for Integra Realty Resources (as of 2021).

Career statistics

Season	Team	League		GP	W	L	T/OTL	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
2012–13	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL		25	13	8	4	1515	67	0	2.65	.911
2013–14	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL		41	24	14	2	2290	103	2	2.70	.914
2014–15	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey		36	20	13	3	2186	20	5	1.95	.937
2015–16	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey		33	18	12	3	2027	69	3	2.04	.935
2016–17	St. Lawrence	ECAC Hockey		35	16	12	7	2054	78	5	2.28	.929
2017–18	Wisconsin	Big Ten		27	9	12	3	1514	78	0	3.09	.890
2018–19	Fort Wayne Komets	ECHL		1	0	1	0	59	3	0	3.06	.900
2018–19	Allen Americans	ECHL		17	4	10	0	826	49	1	3.56	.893
2018–19	Greenville Swamp Rabbits	ECHL		6	2	4	0	356	18	0	3.03	.903
USHL totals				66	37	22	6	3,805	170	2	2.68	.913
NCAA totals				131	63	49	16	7,781	296	13	2.28	.926
ECHL totals				24	6	15	0	1,241	70	1	3.38	.896

Awards and honors

Award	Year
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	2014–15
All-ECAC Hockey Second Team	2014–15
All-ECAC Hockey First Team	2016–17
AHCA East Second Team All-American	2016–17

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database