Jimmy Hayes
Mourning in the USA! Former ice hockey player Jimmy Hayes was found dead at his home in a Boston suburb.
The NHL mourns a former star. Jimmy Hayes died when he was only 31 years old. As confirmed by the best ice hockey league in the world, the ex-athlete was pronounced dead on Monday by the ambulance at his property near Boston.
No information has yet been given about the cause of death or the circumstances surrounding his death. Hayes leaves behind a wife and two young sons. The children together are only two years and three months old.
Hayes played in the NHL for seven years. In 2008 he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, collecting a total of 334 games for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. The center and right wing scored 54 goals and collected 55 assists.
Before that, the American had won the NCAA for Boston College.
Jimmy's brother Kevin Hayes is active in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers, where he was a teammate of the Austrian Michael Raffl. The famous ex-player Keith Tkachuk is the cousin of the two Hayes brothers. Tkachuk played in the NHL for 18 years, collected an unbelievable 1065 scorer points and has two sons, Brady and Matthew, who are now both active in the NHL.
