| abstract | - Hayward played for the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League from 1982 to 1993. Brian won three William M. Jennings Trophies with Patrick Roy in the late 1980s with Montreal. Hayward was in net for the San Jose Sharks when they won their first NHL regular season game against the Calgary Flames in 1991. He played US collegiate hockey at Cornell University from 1978–1981. Brian currently resides in California with his wife and daughter. He is the television analyst for the Anaheim Ducks and does other hockey work on television.
- Brian George Hayward (born June 25, 1960 in Georgetown, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender and current colour analyst of the Anaheim Ducks on Prime Ticket/Fox Sports West and KDOC. Hayward played for the Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League from 1982 to 1993. Brian won three William M. Jennings Trophies with Patrick Roy in the late 1980s with Montreal. Hayward was in net for the San Jose Sharks when they won their first NHL regular season game against the Calgary Flames in 1991. He has a career save percentage of .873 and was never able to finish even a partial season with a save percentage of .900 or above. He played US collegiate hockey at Cornell University from 1978–1981. Hayward currently resides in California with his wife and daughter. He is the television analyst for the Anaheim Ducks where he has garnered a reputation for accusing other players of faking injuries in order to "sell it" to the referees. He also occasionally works as a reporter or colour commentator for CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Hayward has also called games for ABC, NBC, ESPN and ESPN2 and NHL International. While at ESPN He served as colour commentator for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and as a roving reporter during the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, where he interviewed President Bill Clinton during a game in Washington, D.C. While with NBC, he called games at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. He also co-hosts Ducks on Ice with Bill Macdonald.
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