Hayhurst signs with Railers

Worcester, Mass. – The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, announced that the club has signed forward Jacob Hayhurst to a contract for the 2020-21 season.

Hayhurst is entering his rookie season after spending last season at the University of Michigan where he tallied 15 points (8g-7a) in 36 games. He spent his first three collegiate seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (R.P.I.), accumulating 66 points (22g-44a) in 102 games. The 23-year-old led the Engineers in scoring during the 2017-18 season with 23 points (12g-11a) and in the 2018-19 season with 23 points (3g-20a).

Prior to college hockey, the Mississauga, Ontario native captured back-to-back Ontario Junior Hockey League championships in 2014 and 2015 with the Toronto Patriots. After leading the Patriots in scoring with 55 points (23g-32a) in 49 games, Hayhurst spent one season with the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders in the United States Hockey League before heading to R.P.I.