Former NHL Player Jimmy Hayes Dies Of Overdose

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Published on October 19 2021 9:07 am
Last Updated on October 21 2021 6:05 am

Former National Hockey League player Jimmy Hayes died of an overdose of fentanyl and cocaine, according to a Massachusetts medical examiner. Hayes was 31.

He won a national championship with Boston College and later played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. His father, Kevin Hayes, told ‘The Boston Globe’ that his son started taking painkillers to relieve injuries incurred in games.

 

National Hockey League

Monday, October 18 Scoreboard

St. Louis 7, Arizona 4

New York Rangers 2, Toronto 1 (OT)

Philadelphia 6, Seattle 1

Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (OT)

 

Tuesday, October 19 Schedule (All Times Central)

Vancouver at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m.

Seattle at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Washington, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York Islanders at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 8 p.m.