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Avery Hayes

Position Right Wing Current Team Pittsburgh Penguins
Shoots Right Current Contract 2 years
Height 5'10" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 184 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 24
Age 22 (Oct 10, 2002) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Mar 13, 2025 Pittsburgh Penguins Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 22 $830,000 $830,000 - $55,000 $775,000 $830,000 $85,000 ELC
2026-27 23 $830,000 $830,000 - $55,000 $775,000 $830,000 $85,000 ELC
Total - $110,000 $1,550,000 $1,660,000 $170,000
Signed: Mar 13, 2025
Team: Pittsburgh Penguins
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2014-15 QC Int PW Detroit Compuware 2 0 2 2
2015-16 HPHL 13U Compuware 13U AAA 12 4 6 10 2
2016-17 HPHL 14U Compuware 14U AAA 20 6 7 13 6
2017-18 HPHL 16U Honeybaked 16U AAA 19 6 4 10 4
2017-18 16U AAA Honeybaked 16U AAA 50 22 23 45 +7
2017-18 USA-S15 Team White 3 0 3 3
2018-19 USA-S16 Team Orange 5 0 2 2 2
2018-19 OHL Brantford Bulldogs 64 7 11 18 -6 22 4 1 1
2019-20 Hlinka Gretzky Cup USA U18 4 1 1 2 2
2019-20 USA-S17 Team Red 5 5 4 9
2019-20 OHL Brantford Bulldogs 42 15 14 29 -16 8
2020-21 Slovakia2 HK Levice 14 3 6 9 +1 2 -1
2021-22 OHL Brantford Bulldogs 66 41 38 79 +43 37 16 14 20 34 +17 19
2021-22 Memorial Cup Brantford Bulldogs 5 3 2 5 -5 2
2022-23 OHL Peterborough Petes 32 16 20 36 +11 12 22 12 7 19 +3 14
2022-23 Memorial Cup Peterborough Petes 5 3 0 3 -5 4
2022-23 OHL Brantford Bulldogs 33 27 14 41 +9 40
2023-24 AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 29 6 3 9 -1 6 2
2023-24 ECHL Wheeling Nailers 1 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 60 23 19 42 +12 58 2 1 1 -1 2