 Despite promising to "at least play all home games", Hay was a no-show to several team functions a week prior to the Royals' first home game, and decided to play with the then-Swedish Division 1 team Örebro HK

Hay signed with the Arizona Sundogs of the Central Hockey League on January 28, 2009.Hay most recently played with HC Alleghe of Serie A, a top tier ice hockey league in Italy.Hay currently lives in Calgary and runs the DH One Speed Athletics Hockey School and Bootcamps.