Chay Genoway

Charles "Chay" Genoway (born December 20, 1986) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was selected and played for the Canadian men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]

Chay Genoway
Born (1986-12-20) December 20, 1986
Morden, Manitoba, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 177 lb (80 kg; 12 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
KHL team
Former teams		 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
Minnesota Wild
Dinamo Riga
Spartak Moscow
Jokerit
Lada Togliatti
Frölunda HC
National team  Canada
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present

Playing career

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]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
Olympic Games
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

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2001–02 Pembina Valley Hawks 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 — — — — —
2004–05Shattuck-Saint Mary'sUSHS6520436362—————
2005–06Vernon VipersBCHL5617324971100889
2006–07University of North DakotaWCHA435141942—————
2007–08University of North DakotaWCHA388212946—————
2008–09University of North DakotaWCHA423293246—————
2009–10University of North DakotaWCHA946106—————
2010–11University of North DakotaWCHA366313726—————
2011–12Houston AerosAHL72729362940004
2011–12Minnesota WildNHL10110—————
2012–13Houston AerosAHL534151941—————
2012–13Hershey BearsAHL12156810004
2013–14Hershey BearsAHL524101428—————
2014–15Dinamo RigaKHL599142330—————
2015–16HC Spartak MoscowKHL56920298—————
2016–17JokeritKHL52718254340222
2017–18HC Lada TogliattiKHL565192430—————
2018–19Frölunda HCSHL5191625121658134
2019–20Torpedo Nizhny NovgorodKHL626253122410112
KHL totals 285 36 96 132 134 8 1 2 3 14
NHL totals 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — —

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2018 Canada OG 6 0 1 1 4
Senior totals 6 0 1 1 4

Awards and honours
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 [10]
CHL
Champions (Frölunda HC) 2019 [11]
SHL
Le Mat Trophy (Frölunda HC) 2019 [12]

References
  1. "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. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  3. "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. Retrieved 2013-03-14.
  6. "Canadian joins Dinamo Riga". Dinamo Riga. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  7. "Genoway kiekollinen lisä pakistoon". Jokerit.com (in Finnish). 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  8. "Say hello to Chay!" (in Swedish). Frölunda HC. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  9. "Bronze medalist Genoway in Torpedo" (in Russian). Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  10. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  11. "Frolunda crowned CHL champions". Champions Hockey League. 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  12. "Frölunda are the Swedish Champions". Swedish Hockey League. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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