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John Hayden

Position	Center / Left Wing	Current Team	Seattle Kraken
Shoots	Right	Current Contract	1 years
Height	6'3"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	223	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	31
Age	30 (Feb 14, 1995)	Expiry Status	UFA
Drafted	2013, Round 3, Overall 74 (CHI)

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 6, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Placed on Waivers
May 28, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 17, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Apr 12, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Cleared Waivers
Apr 11, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Placed on Waivers
Mar 7, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Jan 28, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Jan 9, 2025	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Nov 6, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Oct 28, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Recalled from AHL
Oct 6, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Assigned to AHL
Oct 6, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Cleared Waivers
Oct 5, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Placed on Waivers
Jun 30, 2024	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Jul 1, 2023	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 14, 2022	Seattle Kraken	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2022-23
Jul 29, 2021	Buffalo Sabres	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2021-22
Oct 9, 2020	Arizona Coyotes	Signed 1 year @ $750K AAV starting in 2020-21
Jun 15, 2018	Chicago Blackhawks	Signed 2 years @ $750K AAV starting in 2018-19
Mar 12, 2017	Chicago Blackhawks	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.
2016-17	CHI	12	128:51	0.47	1.40	1.86	0.97	-0.50	5.26	10.91	-5.65	8.33	12.50
2017-18	CHI	47	437:04	0.41	0.96	1.37	0.65	-0.24	5.77	9.10	-3.33	1.45	5.80
2018-19	CHI	54	443:23	0.41	0.27	0.68	0.64	-0.23	7.14	11.24	-4.10	7.69	6.15
2019-20	NJD	43	391:21	0.46	0.15	0.61	0.42	0.04	8.11	7.47	0.64	2.04	2.04
2020-21	ARI	29	257:50	0.47	0.70	1.16	0.39	0.07	9.52	8.01	1.51	3.57	10.71
2021-22	BUF	55	553:37	0.22	0.22	0.43	0.64	-0.42	3.12	9.21	-6.08	3.66	8.54
2022-23	SEA	7	55:23	2.17	0.00	2.17	1.14	1.03	22.22	11.69	10.53	0.00	7.69
2023-24	SEA	2	13:27	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	-0.21	0.00	4.77	-4.77	0.00	0.00
2024-25	SEA	20	164:33	0.36	0.36	0.73	0.95	-0.58	5.00	13.00	-8.00	3.33	13.33

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
2016-17	CHI	12	128:51	34.92	2.79	2.47	31.66	0.93	1.50	75.00	62.18	-0.21	-0.94	9.88
2017-18	CHI	47	437:04	38.71	1.65	2.11	42.01	2.33	2.48	41.38	45.93	-0.63	-0.18	-4.78
2018-19	CHI	54	443:23	33.83	1.62	2.09	43.44	2.71	2.59	37.50	44.69	-0.42	-0.31	-1.72
2019-20	NJD	43	391:21	29.59	1.69	1.64	45.38	1.99	2.37	45.83	40.92	-0.93	-0.24	-8.73
2020-21	ARI	29	257:50	33.74	1.86	1.78	37.47	2.56	2.19	42.11	44.85	-0.69	-0.10	-7.13
2021-22	BUF	55	553:37	32.51	1.08	1.80	43.89	2.28	2.56	32.26	41.31	-0.51	-0.15	-4.71
2022-23	SEA	7	55:23	47.67	2.17	2.63	42.25	0.00	2.93	100.00	47.35	0.04	0.53	-4.62
2023-24	SEA	2	13:27	44.61	0.00	1.66	26.77	4.46	1.76	0.00	48.54	-1.02	-1.07	-0.09
2024-25	SEA	20	164:33	44.85	1.82	2.90	40.84	1.82	2.34	50.00	55.34	0.62	-0.31	9.10

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	55	21.8	0.4	9.8	9.8	82.8	52.5	15.1	47.2	37.7	0.4	0.2	0.4
2022-23	7	21.6	0.6	9.7	9.7	84.2	46.1	12.5	25.0	62.5	0.4	0.2	0.4
2023-24	2	20.4	0.4	10.3	10.3	79.0	68.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.5
2024-25	20	21.9	0.4	10.1	10.1	75.5	55.5	25.0	31.2	43.8	0.4	0.2	0.4
2025-26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Team	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	SEA	2.63	2.63	50.00	5.02	2.02	71.31	2.73	-0.56	24.27
2024-25	SEA	2.06	2.06	50.00	2.10	2.67	44.03	0.09	-0.26	3.30
2022-23	SEA	2.70	0.00	100.00	2.10	3.03	40.94	-0.52	0.49	-9.83
2021-22	BUF	0.85	1.71	33.33	1.14	2.82	28.74	-1.19	0.06	-16.98
2021-22	BUF	1.79	2.38	42.86	1.95	2.09	48.36	-0.22	-0.58	3.52
2021-22	BUF	0.00	0.00	-	1.48	1.16	56.15	-0.45	-1.59	14.87
2021-22	BUF	0.00	3.78	0.00	1.22	3.46	26.13	-0.90	0.55	-16.01
2021-22	BUF	2.12	2.12	50.00	2.30	2.60	46.98	0.05	-0.22	2.51
2021-22	BUF	2.91	0.00	100.00	3.21	1.65	66.05	0.98	-1.14	21.63
2020-21	ARI	0.00	1.60	0.00	1.69	1.91	46.85	-0.72	-0.26	-5.80
2020-21	ARI	6.67	2.22	75.00	2.45	1.73	58.65	0.08	-0.71	9.39
2019-20	NJD	1.54	0.00	100.00	1.63	1.72	48.61	-0.75	-0.64	-1.58
2019-20	NJD	1.05	2.10	33.33	1.67	1.81	48.04	-0.38	-0.79	3.94
2019-20	NJD	2.39	0.00	100.00	2.19	1.94	52.94	-0.67	-0.80	1.92
2019-20	NJD	0.00	2.72	0.00	1.39	2.66	34.29	-1.15	-0.37	-11.34
2018-19	CHI	2.39	1.60	60.00	2.21	2.32	48.72	-0.28	-0.58	2.58
2018-19	CHI	0.00	3.44	0.00	1.53	2.64	36.66	-1.07	-0.27	-10.45
2018-19	CHI	1.42	5.66	20.00	1.72	3.15	35.37	-0.93	0.50	-14.69
2018-19	CHI	0.00	3.80	0.00	1.43	2.35	37.82	-1.12	-1.19	-4.02
2018-19	CHI	2.11	6.32	25.00	1.88	3.12	37.62	-0.53	0.74	-12.68
2018-19	CHI	6.82	0.00	100.00	3.20	2.17	59.61	0.74	-0.45	11.21
2018-19	CHI	0.00	0.00	-	3.50	1.05	76.89	1.03	-1.82	30.67
2017-18	CHI	1.58	0.95	62.50	2.00	2.22	47.36	-0.66	-0.53	-1.76
2017-18	CHI	1.40	4.21	25.00	2.31	3.33	40.98	-0.03	0.80	-7.12
2017-18	CHI	0.00	1.57	0.00	1.39	2.32	37.45	-1.25	-0.11	-14.57
2017-18	CHI	0.00	0.00	-	1.40	4.03	25.82	-1.04	1.46	-22.93
2016-17	CHI	5.12	0.00	100.00	2.99	1.28	70.11	0.63	-1.04	19.57
2016-17	CHI	2.54	2.54	50.00	1.54	1.88	44.98	-0.99	-0.60	-5.42

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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

NHL Waivers: Long List Of Players Hit The Wire As Teams Make Final Cuts On Oct. 5 at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Daws, Heinola Among 43 Placed on Waivers, Bussi Claimed – 10/05/25 at The Hockey Writers (Sun Oct 5, 2025)
Down on the Farm – Catton makes his case for the NHL roster at Sound of Hockey (Fri Oct 3, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason Game 5 vs Calgary Flames at WonderPens (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Monday Musings: Rolling through the preseason at Sound of Hockey (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason game 3 at Edmonton Oilers at WonderPens (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Three Takeaways – Jani Nyman stars in Kraken preseason win over Canucks at Sound of Hockey (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Nyman Scores Twice, Kraken Defeat Canucks 5-3 in First Preseason Game at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
Jani Nyman Goals Power Kraken Over Canucks In Preseason Opener at Davy Jones Locker Room (Mon Sep 22, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Preseason Game 1 vs Vancouver Canucks at WonderPens (Sun Sep 21, 2025)
Early breakdown of the Coachella Valley Firebirds roster at Sound of Hockey (Thu Sep 18, 2025)
2025 Seattle Kraken Training Camp at WonderPens (Wed Sep 10, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2025-26	30		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: May 28, 2025

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Jason Botterill

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.81

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Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2024-25	29		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$775,000

Signed: June 30, 2024

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.88

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2023-24	28		$775,000	$775,000	-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$775,000	$775,000	$400,000

Signed: July 1, 2023

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.93

Note: Guaranteed minimum salary is $450,000.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	27		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$325,000	UFA
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$325,000

Signed: July 14, 2022

Team: Seattle Kraken

GM: Ron Francis

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.91

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	26		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$325,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$325,000

Signed: July 29, 2021

Team: Buffalo Sabres

GM: Kevyn Adams

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2020-21	25		$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000	RFA-arb
Total					-	-	$750,000	$750,000	$750,000

Signed: Oct 9, 2020

Team: Arizona Coyotes

GM: Bill Armstrong

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.92

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2018-19	23	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$700,000	$700,000	$700,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	24	$750,000	$750,000	-	-	$800,000	$800,000	$800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$1,500,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000

Signed: June 15, 2018

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA(no QO)

Cap %: 0.94

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	21	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
2017-18	22	$925,000	$925,000	-	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$70,000	ELC
Total				-	$185,000	$1,665,000	$1,850,000	$140,000

Signed: Mar 12, 2017

Team: Chicago Blackhawks

GM: Stan Bowman

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
2009-10	USHS-Prep	Brunswick School	28	15	14	29
2010-11	High-CT	Brunswick Prep.	26	21	9	30
2011-12	U-17	USNTDP	17	3	6	9		12
2011-12	USHL	USNTDP	36	8	7	15	-7	51	90	889.0		2		2	2	-2	2	3	0.0
2012-13	U-18	USNTDP	29	6	8	14		29
2012-13	USHL	USNTDP	24	11	9	20	+13	51	56	1,964.0
2012-13	WJ18-A	USA	7	1	1	2		2	17	588.0
2013-14	ECAC	Yale	33	6	10	16		18
2014-15	ECAC	Yale	29	7	11	18		10
2014-15	WJC-A	USA	5	1	0	1		2	12
2015-16	NCAA	Yale Univ.	32	16	7	23	+2	26
2016-17	NCAA	Yale Univ.	33	21	13	34	+5	62
2016-17	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	12	1	3	4	+3	4	22	4.6	11:41	1							0.0	5:39
2017-18	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	47	4	9	13	-4	54	56	7.1	10:49
2017-18	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	24	5	12	17		7				13	3		3	-1	2
2018-19	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	54	3	2	5	-12	27	42	7.1	9:10
2019-20	NHL	New Jersey Devils	43	3	1	4	-2	77	39	7.7	9:43
2020-21	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	29	2	3	5	-4	37	21	9.5	9:49
2021-22	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	55	2	2	4	-12	84	65	3.1	10:51
2021-22	WC	USA	10	0	1	1	-1	4
2022-23	NHL	Seattle Kraken	7	2	0	2	+2	7	9	22.2	7:55
2022-23	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	47	17	16	33	+10	58				10	1	1	2	-1	16
2023-24	NHL	Seattle Kraken	2	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0	6:44
2023-24	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	65	15	11	26	+8	73				18	9	4	13	+10	10
2024-25	NHL	Seattle Kraken	20	1	1	2		31	20	5.0	8:31
2024-25	AHL	Coachella Valley Firebirds	44	11	16	27	-2	34				6	2	1	3		14
NHL Career			269	18	21	39	-30	321	275	6.5	9:58	1							-	5:39