• Hayton collected 21-39—60 in 2017-18 (63 GP) to help the Greyhounds set single-season franchise records for wins and points en route to capturing the OHL’s best regular-season record. He added 8-13—21 in 24 postseason contests before Sault Ste. Marie was eliminated in the OHL Final by the Hamilton Bulldogs in six games.

• He was awarded the Bobby Smith Trophy in 2017-18 as the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year, becoming the third player in franchise history to receive the honor (since 1979-80) joining goaltender Jake McCracken (1996-97) and defenseman Darnell Nurse (2012-13).

• Hayton was a member of Canada’s gold medal-winning entry at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial (3-3—6 in 5 GP) where he shared the team lead with three goals.

• Models his style of play after Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews.

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	ARIZONA	NHL	33	3	7	10	26
2022-2023	ARIZONA	NHL	82	19	24	43	42
2021-2022	ARIZONA	NHL	60	10	14	24	20
2021-2022	TUCSON	AHL	4	0	1	1	6
2020-2021	TUCSON	AHL	26	6	4	10	18
2020-2021	ARIZONA	NHL	14	2	1	3	0
2020-2021	ILVES	FINLAND	8	0	4	4	8
2019-2020	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	20	1	3	4	14
2019-2020	ARIZONA	NHL	20	1	3	4	14
2019-2020	CANADA (2020 WJC Championships)	ITLTOUR	7	6	6	12	6
2019-2020	TUCSON	AHL	5	1	4	5	4
2018-2019	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	39	26	40	66	42
2018-2019	CANADA (2019 WJC Championships)	NATOUR	5	0	4	4	0
2017-2018	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	63	21	39	60	32
2017-2018	CAN U18 (Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2017)	ITLTOUR	5	3	3	6	2
2016-2017	SAULT STE. MARIE	OHL	63	9	18	27	36