{"id":224,"date":"2024-10-27T02:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T02:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=224"},"modified":"2024-10-27T02:40:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T02:40:47","slug":"breaking-bill-hay-who-helped-the-chicago-blackhawks-win-the-1961-stanley-cup-dies-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=224","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Bill Hay, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup, dies at 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CTC-Z-BILL-HAY-OBIT.jpg?w=525\" alt=\"Hockey Hall of Fame Selection Committee Co-Chair Jim Gregory, left, looks on as Chairman Bill Hay, right, presents Brett Hull with his ring during a ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 9, 2009, in Toronto. Hay, who played for the Blackhawks from 1959-67 and helped them win the 1961 Stanley Cup, has died at 88. (Frank Gunn\/The Canadian Press via AP)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CALGARY, Alberta \u2014 Former Chicago Blackhawks center and Hall of Fame executive Bill Hay has died. He was 88.<\/p>\n<p>Hockey Canada confirmed Hay\u2019s death in a release Saturday. Hay was the president and chief operating officer for the organization from 1990-95. A cause of death was not provided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBill Hay lived a remarkable hockey life that reflected the very best of our sport,\u201d NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. \u201cThe National Hockey League family mourns his passing and sends our deepest condolences to his family and many friends throughout the hockey world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hay played eight NHL seasons with the Hawks. He was the NHL rookie of the year for the 1959-60 season, when he had 24 goals and 30 assists in 70 games..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_ratio16_9-size50\/v1729890523\/prd\/nudarrfbaw8hdlbsjsds.jpg\" alt=\"Hall of Famer Hay dies at 88, influential on and off ice for decades | NHL .com\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The center from Lumsden, Saskatchewan, helped the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1961. He had 11 goals and 48 assists in the regular season and two goals and five assists in 12 playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Hay had 113 goals and 273 assists over 506 career NHL games. He was a two-time All-Star before retiring in 1967.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the Blackhawks organization, we just want to send our condolences to Bill Hay and his family,\u201d Hawks coach Luke Richardson said Saturday. \u201cObviously meant a lot to the organization, so we just want to send out our thoughts and prayers to the family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stayed in hockey after his playing career, serving as president and chief executive officer of the Calgary Flames from 1991-95 alongside his role with Hockey Canada.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee from 1980-97 and a member of the Hall\u2019s board of directors from 1995 until his retirement in 2013, including 15 years as chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Hay was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a builder in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Chicago Blackhawks center and Hall of Fame executive Bill Hay has died. He was 88. 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