Chay Genoway
| Chay Genoway | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1986 Morden, MB, CAN |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Washington Capitals Hershey Bears (AHL) Minnesota Wild |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
Charles "Chay" Genoway (born December 20, 1986) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) whilst under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
An undrafted free agent from Morden, Manitoba, Genoway graduated as the fourth-highest-scoring defenceman in Fighting Sioux history[citation needed] with 127 points in 168 career games. His 168 games are tied for the most by a UND defenceman, and he also ranks tied for second all-time among Sioux rearguards in game-winning goals (seven), fourth in power-play goals (14), fifth in assists (101), and seventh in goals (26).[1]
Upon completion of his collegiate career, Genoway was signed to a one-year entry level contract with the Minnesota Wild on April 12, 2011. In the 2011–12 season, his first as a professional, Genoway was assigned to AHL affiliate the Houston Aeros. In 72 games as a fixutre on the Aeros blueline he scored 7 goals and 36 points. He received his first NHL recall at the tail end of the season and made his NHL debut, registering an assist, in a solitary game for the Wild against the Phoenix Coyotes on April 7, 2012.
On June 29, 2012, he was re-signed to a one-year extension with the Wild.[2] After 52 games with the Aeros during his second second within the Wild organization in 2012–13, he was traded to the Washington Capitals in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick on March 14, 2013.[3]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Shattuck-Saint Mary's | MNHS | 65 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Vernon Vipers | BCHL | 56 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 71 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 2006–07 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 43 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 42 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 36 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 53 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| WCHA All-Academic Team | 2009, 2011 | |
| WCHA Defensive Player of the Year | 2009 | |
| WCHA First All-Star Team | 2009, 2011 | [1] |
| WHCA Third All-Star Team | 2010 | |
| WHCA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year | 2011 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Matt Frattin named top player in WCHA". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
- ↑ "Wild agree to terms with Genoway". Minnesota Wild. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ↑ "Capitals acquire Genoway". American Hockey League. 2013-03-14. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
External links
- Chay Genoway's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Chay Genoway's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database