Chay Genoway

Chay Genoway
Genoway with the Hershey Bears in 2013
Born (1986-12-20) December 20, 1986 (age 37)
Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Minnesota Wild
Dinamo Riga
Spartak Moscow
Jokerit
Lada Togliatti
Frölunda HC
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
Brynäs IF
National team  Canada
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Charles "Chay" Genoway (born December 20, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was selected and played for the Canadian men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Playing career

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An undrafted free agent from Morden, Manitoba, Genoway graduated from the University of North Dakota as the fourth-highest-scoring defenceman in UND history[2] 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 UND players rearguards in game-winning goals (seven), fourth in power-play goals (14), fifth in assists (101), and seventh in goals (26).[3]

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 fixture 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.[4] After 52 games with the Aeros during his second season 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.[5]

On August 1, 2014, having left the Capitals organization as a free agent, Genoway signed abroad on a one-year deal with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[6] After a year in Riga, he moved on to fellow KHL team HC Spartak Moscow, where he spent the 2015–16 season. In May 2016, he signed with Jokerit, a Helsinki-based KHL team.[7]

In the 2018–19 season, Genoway played under a one-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[8] Genoway contributed to a highly successful season with Frölunda recording 9 goals and 25 points in 51 games in claiming the domestic Le Mat Trophy. He also led defenseman in points throughout the tournament to help claim the 2019 Champions Hockey League.

At the conclusion of his contract with Frölunda, Genoway opted to return to the KHL, agreeing to a one-year contract with Russian club, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod on May 7, 2019.[9] Genoway established new career highs in the KHL during the 2019–20 season, notching 25 assists and 31 points in 62 regular season games.

As a free agent, Genoway opted to continue in the KHL, securing a one-year contract with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg on May 4, 2020.[10]

Following the 2020–21 season, Genoway left the KHL after two further years and continued his journeyman career in returning to the SHL in signing an optional two-year contract with Brynäs IF on July 8, 2021.[11]

As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract in the SHL, Genoway opted to continue his European career by signing a one-year deal with Austrian club, EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICEHL on June 23, 2022.[12]

International play

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Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Pyeongchang

On January 11, 2018, Genoway was named to the Canadian men's ice hockey team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[1] He registered 1 assist in 6 games to help Canada claim the bronze medal.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Pembina Valley Hawks AAA MMHL 40 29 26 55 44 4 1 2 3 4
2002–03 Pembina Valley Hawks MMHL 30 24 33 57 42 1 1 1 2 2
2002–03 Winkler Flyers MJHL 4 0 1 1 10 6 0 2 2 6
2003–04 Shattuck-Saint Mary's HS-MN 65 23 39 62 52
2004–05 Shattuck-Saint Mary's HS-MN 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
2013–14 Hershey Bears AHL 52 4 10 14 28
2014–15 Dinamo Riga KHL 59 9 14 23 30
2015–16 Spartak Moscow KHL 56 9 20 29 8
2016–17 Jokerit KHL 52 7 18 25 43 4 0 2 2 2
2017–18 Lada Togliatti KHL 56 5 19 24 30
2018–19 Frölunda HC SHL 51 9 16 25 12 16 5 8 13 4
2019–20 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 62 6 25 31 22 4 1 0 1 12
2020–21 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 58 3 22 25 52 5 0 0 0 2
2021–22 Brynäs IF SHL 51 5 16 21 14 2 0 2 2 0
NHL totals 1 0 1 1 0
KHL totals 343 39 118 157 186 13 1 2 3 16
SHL totals 102 14 32 46 26 18 5 10 15 4

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada OG 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 0 1 1 4
Senior totals 6 0 1 1 4

Awards and honours

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Award Year
College
WCHA Second All-Star Team 2008
WCHA All-Academic Team 2009, 2011
WCHA Defensive Player of the Year 2009
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 2008–09
WCHA First All-Star Team 2009, 2011 [3]
WHCA Third All-Star Team 2010
WHCA Outstanding Student-Athlete of the Year 2011
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2010–11
WCHA All-Tournament Team 2011 [13]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [14]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2 Manitobans named to Canadian men's Olympic hockey team". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2018-01-11.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Wild sign Sioux captain Chay Genoway". undsports.com. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. ^ a b "Matt Frattin named top player in WCHA". Toronto Maple Leafs. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2011-03-11.
  4. ^ "Wild agree to terms with Genoway". Minnesota Wild. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  5. ^ "Capitals acquire Genoway". American Hockey League. 2013-03-14. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  6. ^ "Canadian joins Dinamo Riga". Dinamo Riga. 2014-08-01. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  7. ^ "Genoway kiekollinen lisä pakistoon". Jokerit.com (in Finnish). 2016-05-09. Archived from the original on 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  8. ^ "Say hello to Chay!" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2018-05-11. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  9. ^ "Bronze medalist Genoway in Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2019-05-07. Archived from the original on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  10. ^ "Motorist sign defenseman Chay Genoway" (in Russian). Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Chay Genoway joins Brynas IF" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Red Bull signs defenceman Chay Genoway" (in German). EC Red Bull Salzburg. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  13. ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  14. ^ "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  15. ^ "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Defensive Player of the Year
2008–09
Succeeded by
Preceded by WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
2010–11
Succeeded by