Micheal Haley
Haley with the San Jose Sharks in 2016
Born (1986-03-30) March 30, 1986 (age 38)
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 204 lb (93 kg; 14 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for New York Islanders
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2007–2021

Micheal Haley (born March 30, 1986) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played for the New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers, San Jose Sharks, and Ottawa Senators in the National Hockey League (NHL). Hayley's playing style is often described as an enforcer and infamously in a February 11, 2011, Islanders–Penguins game Haley received 39 penalty minutes.

In 2021, he joined the Sarnia Sting of the Ontario Hockey League as an assistant coach.

Career

Haley was signed as a free agent to a two-way contract by the New York Islanders on May 19, 2008. At the end of the 2009–10 season Haley made his NHL debut with the Islanders against the New Jersey Devils, recording his first career NHL fight against Rod Pelley, on April 10, 2010.[1] His first NHL goal was on February 11, 2011, against Brent Johnson of the Pittsburgh Penguins.[2] In the 2011–12 season Haley played in 14 games with the Islanders.[3]

Considered an enforcer, on July 1, 2012, Haley signed as a free agent to a two-year contract with Islanders rival, the New York Rangers.[3] He was placed on waivers but went unclaimed in September 2012.[4] He was assigned to the Rangers American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack. In November 2013, Healey suffered a sports hernia that required surgery and missed over a month.[5] He was named an alternate captain of the Wolf Pack in his second season with them.[6] He played in nine games with the Rangers.[7]

After two seasons within the Rangers' organization, Haley signed a one-year, two-way free agent contract with the San Jose Sharks on July 10, 2014.[6] In his third season in the Sharks organization in the 2016–17 season, Haley played his first full season in the NHL, recording a career best 2 goals, 10 assists and 12 points in 58 contests, while leading the Sharks in penalty minutes with 128.[8]

On July 1, 2017, Haley left the Sharks as a free agent and signed a two-year, $1.65 million contract with the Florida Panthers.[8] Haley was brought over by the Panthers to add toughness to the team.[7] During the 2017–18 season, Haley played in 75 games, the most of his career, and also led the NHL in fighting majors with 22 and penalty minutes with 212. At the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Haley entered the NHL/NHL Players' Association assistance program.[9] Haley was limited to just 24 games that season approaching the trade deadline recording one goal and three points before he was placed on waivers by Florida on February 19, 2019. He was claimed the following day, returning for a second stint with the San Jose Sharks on February 20, 2019.[10] He played a further 24 games with the Sharks, scoring one goal and three points.[11]

On October 1, 2019, he moved back to the New York Rangers as a free agent, returning for a second stint on a one-year deal.[11] In the following 2019–20 season, Haley remained on the Rangers roster and made 22 appearances as the club's reserve veteran forward, posting 1 goal.[12] He suffered a serious injury and it was announced on February 8, 2020 that he would undergo surgery, missing the remainder of the season.[13] Concluding his contract with the Rangers, Haley extended his professional career in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on November 13, 2020.[12] He appeared in four games with the Senators. He missed the majority of the season with a groin injury.[14] Following the season, Haley retired from the NHL.[15]

Coaching career

In the 2021 offseason, he joined his former Ontario Hockey League (OHL) team, the Sarnia Sting, as a player development coach. In October 2021, he was promoted to an assistant coach with the Sting.[15][16]

Career statistics

Bold indicates led league

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 Sarnia Sting OHL 43 3 3 6 32 6 0 0 0 2
2003–04 Sarnia Sting OHL 51 8 8 16 69 — — — — —
2004–05 Sarnia Sting OHL 61 14 16 30 122 — — — — —
2005–06 Sarnia Sting OHL 23 2 6 8 83 — — — — —
2005–06 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 30 12 0 12 78 4 0 1 1 11
2006–07 Toronto St. Michael's Majors OHL 68 30 24 54 174 — — — — —
2006–07 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 7 5 1 6 13 — — — — —
2007–08 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 28 11 8 19 115 14 7 6 13 49
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 36 2 2 4 75 — — — — —
2008–09 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 45 5 3 8 99 5 1 0 1 10
2009–10 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 65 6 8 14 196 3 0 0 0 4
2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 2 0 0 0 9 — — — — —
2010–11 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 50 12 10 22 144 — — — — —
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 27 2 1 3 85 — — — — —
2011–12 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 51 15 10 25 125 3 0 0 0 2
2011–12 New York Islanders NHL 14 0 0 0 57 — — — — —
2012–13 Connecticut Whale AHL 69 10 13 23 170 — — — — —
2012–13 New York Rangers NHL 9 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 0
2013–14 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 53 7 11 18 131 — — — — —
2014–15 Worcester Sharks AHL 68 18 13 31 106 4 2 1 3 2
2014–15 San Jose Sharks NHL 4 0 0 0 11 — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Barracuda AHL 41 12 11 23 52 — — — — —
2015–16 San Jose Sharks NHL 16 1 0 1 48 — — — — —
2016–17 San Jose Sharks NHL 58 2 10 12 128 — — — — —
2017–18 Florida Panthers NHL 75 3 6 9 212 — — — — —
2018–19 Florida Panthers NHL 24 1 2 3 30 — — — — —
2018–19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 2 1 1 2 7 — — — — —
2018–19 San Jose Sharks NHL 19 1 2 3 45 11 0 0 0 18
2019–20 New York Rangers NHL 22 1 0 1 50 — — — — —
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
NHL totals 274 11 21 32 692 13 0 0 0 18

References

  1. ^ "Devils take Atlantic, will duel Sabres for No. 2". NBC Sports. April 10, 2010. Archived from the original on July 20, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "Islanders get revenge on injury-plagued Pens with offensive rout". ESPN. Associated Press. February 12, 2011. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rangers Lose Prust, Sign Enforcers Asham and Haley". CBS News. July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "NHL teams place players on waivers". Sportsnet. September 14, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Haley a Proud New Dad". Hartford Wolf Pack. December 11, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Sharks sign forward Micheal Haley". San Jose Sharks. July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  7. ^ a b Caldwell, Dave (December 8, 2017). "As Fighting Fades in N.H.L., Panthers' Haley Survives on His Other Skills". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Tallon believes Panthers got tougher and quicker with free agent pickups". Sun-Sentinel. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  9. ^ "Panthers' Micheal Haley enters assistance program". USA Today. Associated Press. October 12, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sharks Claim Center Micheal Haley Off Waivers". San Jose Sharks. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Rangers Agree to Terms with Micheal Haley". New York Rangers. October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Ottawa Senators sign forward Micheal Haley to a one-year contract". Ottawa Senators. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  13. ^ New York Rangers [@NYRangers] (February 8, 2020). "Update: Forward Micheal Haley will undergo surgery for a bilateral core muscle injury and will be sidelined indefinitely" (Tweet). Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Michael Haley". NBC Sports Edge. April 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Malone, Mark (October 14, 2021). "Haley returns to Sting as assistant coach". The Sarnia Observer. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "Sting Announce Micheal Haley as Addition to Coaching Staff". OurSports Central. October 14, 2021.

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