The 2023-24 season will be Ryan Hayes' first as an assistant coach with the NTDP.  An NTDP alum (2005-07), Hayes will be on the bench with the U.S. National Under-17 Team.

Hayes joins USA Hockey after spending the last 13 years playing professionally, including five seasons (2010-15) across the ECHL and eight campaigns (2015-23) in Europe, mostly in Switerland’s top league before finishing his career last year in Austria.

Hayes competed in two IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships, helping Team USA to gold (2006) and silver (2007) medals.