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{{short description|Canadian-born American ice hockey player}}
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'''Christopher William Hajt''' (born July 5, 1978) is a Canadian-born American former [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]]. He played 6 games in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) with the [[Edmonton Oilers]] and [[Washington Capitals]] during the [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]] and [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04 seasons]]. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2008, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. After his playing career Hajt became a coach, and has been an Assistant Coach with the [[Ontario Reign]] of the [[American Hockey League]] since 2019. Hajt's father, [[Bill Hajt]], also played in the NHL.
'''Chris Hajt''' (born July 5, 1978) is a former [[Canada|Canadian]] [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] and the son of former NHLer [[Bill Hajt]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Born in Canada and raised in Western New York when his father, [[Bill Hajt]] was a member of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. He attended Williamsville North High School and graduated in 1996.<ref>First Hand Knowledge</ref> Hajt was drafted by the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in the second round, 32nd overall in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]] after playing junior hockey with the [[Guelph Storm]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL). He became an excellent defenceman in his junior career with the Storm. Hajt spent time in the [[National Hockey League]], playing in six games, one with the Oilers during the 2000–2001 season, the other five with the [[Washington Capitals]] in the 2003–2004 season, and did not record a point in the NHL.
Born in [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]] and raised in [[Amherst, New York]] when his father, [[Bill Hajt]] was a member of the [[Buffalo Sabres]]. He attended Williamsville North High School and graduated in 1996.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} Hajt was drafted by the [[Edmonton Oilers]] in the second round, 32nd overall in the [[1996 NHL Entry Draft]] after playing junior hockey with the [[Guelph Storm]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] (OHL). He became an excellent defenseman in his junior career with the Storm. Hajt spent time in the [[National Hockey League]], playing in six games, one with the Oilers during the 2000–2001 season, the other five with the [[Washington Capitals]] in the 2003–2004 season, and did not record a point in the NHL.


Hajt was former a member of [[Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen]] of the [[Serie A (hockey)|Serie A]] in 2007, before retiring in May 2008.
Hajt played for [[Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen]] of the Italian [[Serie A (hockey)|Serie A]] in 2007, before retiring in May 2008.


== Coaching career ==
== Coaching career ==
Hajt worked as an assistant coach with the [[Guelph Storm]] of the OHL from 2008 to 2014. In the 2014–15 [[American Hockey League|AHL]] season, he was the assistant coach of the [[Manchester Monarchs (AHL)|Manchester Monarchs]]. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the assistant coach of the [[Ontario Reign]] serving under [[Mike Stothers]].
Hajt accepted the position of Assistant Coach with the [[Guelph Storm]] of the OHL in the 2008-2009 season.


From 2017 to 2019, he served as the assistant coach of the [[Buffalo Sabres]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sabres add Chris Hajt to coaching staff |url=http://guelphstorm.com/article/sabres-add-chris-hajt-to-coaching-staff |publisher=[[Guelph Storm]]|accessdate=February 16, 2019 |date=July 17, 2017}}</ref> Hajt returned to the [[Ontario Reign]] of the AHL on June 25, 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Hajt Returns to Ontario as Assistant Coach|url=http://lakingsinsider.com/2019/06/25/chris-hajt-returns-to-ontario-as-assistant-coach/ |accessdate=December 15, 2019 |date=June 25, 2019}}</ref>
== References ==


==Career statistics==
<references/>
===Regular season and playoffs===
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! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! colspan="5"|[[Playoffs]]
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! [[Season (sports)|Season]]
! Team
! League
! GP !! [[Goal (ice hockey)|G]] !! [[Assist (ice hockey)|A]] !! [[Point (ice hockey)|Pts]] !! [[Penalty (ice hockey)|PIM]]
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| 1993–94
| Amherst Knights U16
| U16 AAA
| 38 || 8 || 20 || 28 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1994–95 OHL season|1994–95]]
| [[Guelph Storm]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 57 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 35
| 14 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 9
|-
| [[1995–96 OHL season|1995–96]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 63 || 8 || 27 || 35 || 69
| 16 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 13
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1996 Memorial Cup|1995–96]]
| Guelph Storm
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[1996–97 OHL season|1996–97]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 58 || 11 || 15 || 26 || 62
| 18 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 25
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1997–98 OHL season|1997–98]]
| Guelph Storm
| OHL
| 44 || 2 || 21 || 23 || 46
| 13 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 11
|-
| [[1998 Memorial Cup|1997–98]]
| Guelph Storm
| M-Cup
| — || — || — || — || —
| 5 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998–99 AHL season|1998–99]]
| [[Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL)|Hamilton Bulldogs]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 64 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 36
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1999–00 AHL season|1999–00]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 54 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 30
| 10 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2000–01 NHL season|2000–01]]
| [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2000–01 AHL season|2000–01]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 70 || 0 || 10 || 10 || 48
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2001–02 AHL season|2001–02]]
| Hamilton Bulldogs
| AHL
| 39 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 34
| 15 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8
|-
| [[2002–03 AHL season|2002–03]]
| [[Portland Pirates]]
| AHL
| 71 || 11 || 15 || 26 || 61
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2003–04 NHL season|2003–04]]
| [[Washington Capitals]]
| NHL
| 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2003–04 AHL season|2003–04]]
| Portland Pirates
| AHL
| 66 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 53
| 7 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 8
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2004–05 AHL season|2004–05]]
| Portland Pirates
| AHL
| 53 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 16
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2004–05 ECHL season|2004–05]]
| [[Augusta Lynx]]
| [[ECHL]]
| 13 || 1 || 4 || 5 || 8
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]]
| [[Lowell Lock Monsters]]
| AHL
| 60 || 1 || 12 || 13 || 5
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[2006–07 DEL season|2006–07]]
| [[Füchse Duisburg]]
| [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga|DEL]]
| 44 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 44
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[2006–07 SM-liiga season|2006–07]]
| [[Lukko]]
| [[Liiga|FIN]]
| 10 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 82
| 3 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4
|-
| [[2007–08 Serie A (ice hockey) season|2007–08]]
| [[HC Bolzano]]
| [[Italian Hockey League - Serie A|ITA]]
| 32 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 30
| 12 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | AHL totals
! 477 !! 20 !! 71 !! 91 !! 283
! 33 !! 2 !! 6 !! 8 !! 18
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 6 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}

===International===
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|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Year
! Team
! Event
! rowspan="102" bgcolor="#ffffff"|
! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM
|-
| [[1997 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]
| [[United States men's national junior ice hockey team|United States]]
| [[IIHF World Junior Championship|WJC]]
| 6 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1998 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]
| United States
| WJC
| 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Junior totals
! 13 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 12
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{hockeydb|19369}}
* {{Ice hockey stats}}


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Latest revision as of 01:50, 18 June 2023

Chris Hajt
Born (1978-07-05) July 5, 1978 (age 45)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Washington Capitals
Füchse Duisburg
Lukko
HC Bolzano
NHL draft 32nd overall, 1996
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 1998–2008

Christopher William Hajt (born July 5, 1978) is a Canadian-born American former ice hockey defenceman. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals during the 2000–01 and 2003–04 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2008, was mainly spent in the minor leagues. After his playing career Hajt became a coach, and has been an Assistant Coach with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League since 2019. Hajt's father, Bill Hajt, also played in the NHL.

Career[edit]

Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and raised in Amherst, New York when his father, Bill Hajt was a member of the Buffalo Sabres. He attended Williamsville North High School and graduated in 1996.[citation needed] Hajt was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, 32nd overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft after playing junior hockey with the Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). He became an excellent defenseman in his junior career with the Storm. Hajt spent time in the National Hockey League, playing in six games, one with the Oilers during the 2000–2001 season, the other five with the Washington Capitals in the 2003–2004 season, and did not record a point in the NHL.

Hajt played for Hockey Club Bolzano-Bozen of the Italian Serie A in 2007, before retiring in May 2008.

Coaching career[edit]

Hajt worked as an assistant coach with the Guelph Storm of the OHL from 2008 to 2014. In the 2014–15 AHL season, he was the assistant coach of the Manchester Monarchs. From 2015 to 2017, he served as the assistant coach of the Ontario Reign serving under Mike Stothers.

From 2017 to 2019, he served as the assistant coach of the Buffalo Sabres.[1] Hajt returned to the Ontario Reign of the AHL on June 25, 2019.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Amherst Knights U16 U16 AAA 38 8 20 28 16 — — — — —
1994–95 Guelph Storm OHL 57 1 7 8 35 14 0 2 2 9
1995–96 Guelph Storm OHL 63 8 27 35 69 16 0 6 6 13
1995–96 Guelph Storm M-Cup — — — — — 3 0 0 0 2
1996–97 Guelph Storm OHL 58 11 15 26 62 18 0 8 8 25
1997–98 Guelph Storm OHL 44 2 21 23 46 13 1 5 6 11
1997–98 Guelph Storm M-Cup — — — — — 5 0 3 3 2
1998–99 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 64 0 4 4 36 — — — — —
1999–00 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 54 0 8 8 30 10 0 2 2 0
2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2000–01 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 70 0 10 10 48 — — — — —
2001–02 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 39 2 3 5 34 15 1 2 3 8
2002–03 Portland Pirates AHL 71 11 15 26 61 1 0 0 0 0
2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL 5 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Portland Pirates AHL 66 3 13 16 53 7 1 2 3 8
2004–05 Portland Pirates AHL 53 3 6 9 16 — — — — —
2004–05 Augusta Lynx ECHL 13 1 4 5 8 — — — — —
2005–06 Lowell Lock Monsters AHL 60 1 12 13 5 — — — — —
2006–07 Füchse Duisburg DEL 44 2 9 11 44 — — — — —
2006–07 Lukko FIN 10 1 0 1 82 3 1 2 3 4
2007–08 HC Bolzano ITA 32 4 7 11 30 12 0 2 2 6
AHL totals 477 20 71 91 283 33 2 6 8 18
NHL totals 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

International[edit]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1997 United States WJC 6 1 0 1 2
1998 United States WJC 7 0 0 0 10
Junior totals 13 1 0 1 12

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sabres add Chris Hajt to coaching staff". Guelph Storm. July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Chris Hajt Returns to Ontario as Assistant Coach". June 25, 2019. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

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