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Former Rangers center Kevin Hayes retiring after five games in KHL

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Crane, A. (2026, September 21). Former Rangers center Kevin Hayes retiring after five games in KHL. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/sports/ex-ranger-kevin-hayes-retiring-after-five-games-in-nhl/

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Kevin Hayes, the former New York Rangers forward who played four-plus seasons for the team, announced his retirement from professional hockey after just five games in the KHL with AK Bars Kazan. At age 34, Hayes cited physical limitations preventing him from playing at his best level as the reason for ending his career early. He had a notable stint with the Philadelphia Flyers last season before joining the KHL team but did not score any points during his brief time there.

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Former New York Rangers forward Kevin Hayes, 34, has retired after playing just five games for AK Bars Kazan in the KHL. He cited declining physical ability as his reason for stepping away from the sport. Hayes had signed with AK Bars Kazan in August but decided to retire before recording any points. Earlier this season, he played 28 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. His career highlights include being traded from the Rangers to the Winnipeg Jets in a significant deal that involved a first-round pick and Brendan Lemieux. Hayes was an All-Star during the 2022-23 season with the Philadelphia Flyers and also had stints with the Blues, Jets, and Penguins. Throughout his career, he scored 87 goals and accumulated 216 points while playing for various NHL teams after originally getting drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 but signing with the Rangers.

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Former Rangers forward Kevin Hayes, the two-way center who spent four-plus years on Broadway at the start of his career, retired after just five games in the KHL, he announced in a statement posted by the league Monday. asserted

he → spend → league

“I have decided to end my hockey career,” Hayes, 34, said in the statement. asserted

Hayes → decide → statement

“I can no longer play at the level I am capable of because my body does not allow me to perform at my best. asserted

me → play → best

And I cannot accept not being in top form.” asserted

I → accept → form

After logging 28 games in Pittsburgh last year, Hayes inked a deal with AK Bars Kazan in August. asserted

Hayes → log → August

Less than a month later, he retired without recording a point in his five games. asserted

he → retire → games

He skated 13:10 during the team’s most recent game on Sept. 18, and AK Bars Kazan’s next game was set for Monday night. asserted

game → skate → night

Hayes was an All-Star in the 2022-23 season with the Flyers, and he had stints with the Jets, Flyers, Blues and Penguins after the Blueshirts sent him to Winnipeg in 2019. asserted

Blueshirts → have → 2019

Throughout the early stages of his career, though, Hayes carved out a key role with the Rangers after originally getting drafted by the Blackhawks — No. 24 overall in 2010 — but signing his entry-level deal with the Blueshirts instead. asserted

Hayes → carve → Blueshirts

Hayes collected 87 goals and 216 points across 361 regular-season games with the Rangers, along with another two goals and 10 points in 34 playoff games. asserted

Hayes → collect → games

He delivered plenty of vintage moments, too. asserted

He → deliver → moments

As a rookie, his overtime winner in Game 4 of his first postseason series gave the Rangers a 3-1 series lead over the Penguins. asserted

winner → give → Penguins

In the next round, his game-tying goal on the power play in the second period of Game 7 paved the way for Derek Stepan’s heroics against the Capitals. asserted

goal → tie → Capitals

But Hayes, a former Boston College star, was ultimately sent to the Jets at the deadline in 2019 in exchange for a first-round pick, Brendan Lemieux and a conditional fourth-round pick that never amounted to anything — since the Jets didn’t win the Stanley Cup that year. asserted

Jets → send → Cup

Hayes went on to skate in 861 total games across his NHL career, finishing with 193 goals and 470 points. asserted

Hayes → go → goals

Former Rangers center Kevin Hayes retiring after five games in KHL

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