Bruins, Panthers To Honor Jimmy Hayes By Auctioning Off Special Warm-Up Jerseys
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Boston Bruins and the Florida Panthers will honor the late Jimmy Hayes this weekend when the two teams meet at TD Garden.
Hayes, who spent time with both franchises, died suddenly at the age of 31 in August. The Bruins and the Panthers will honor the Dorchester native with a moment of silence ahead of Saturday's game in Boston, and they'll both be wearing special warm-up jerseys that will be auctioned off to benefit a charity chosen by the Hayes family.
The special jerseys will read 'HAYESY' and 'BROADWAY', two of the nicknames that were given to Hayes during his eight-year career. Fans can bid on the jerseys online via the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers' Foundations.
Hayes, who was a standout at Boston College before he entered the NHL, appeared in a combined 334 NHL games for the Chicago Blackhawks (2011-2013), Florida Panthers (2013-2015), Boston Bruins (2015-2017) and New Jersey Devils (2017-18) during his career. He made his way home to Boston via a trade between the Bruins and the Panthers in 2015.