Former Blackhawks star and Hall of Fame manager Bill Hay has died at age 88

Bill Hay, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 1960-61 and was one of hockey's great ambassadors, has died at the age of 88.

Hay won the Calder Trophy in 1959/60 as the NHL's best rookie and finished 13th in the league with 55 points (18 goals, 37 assists). The following season, Hay – who formed the “Million Dollar Line” along with fellow Hall of Famers Bobby Hull and Murray Balfour – increased his point total to 59 while helping lead Chicago to its first Stanley Cup title since 22 seasons to lead.

“Bill Hay was born into a hockey family, won the Stanley Cup as a player and then dedicated his career to advancing the game at every level and honoring its greatest stars,” NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. “Bill Hay was inducted into the Hall as a builder in 2015 – alongside his father, Charles Hay, who had been named builder in 1974 – and lived a remarkable hockey life that reflected the best of our sport: the National Hockey League.” The family mourns him and extend our deepest condolences to his family and many friends throughout the hockey world.

Hay left hockey after the 1965-66 season to enter the business world, but was convinced to return the following season. Selected in the expansion draft by the St. Louis Blues, Hay permanently retired after playing eight seasons and totaling 113 goals and 386 points in 506 games for his career.

He was successful in the oil business but later served as president and CEO of the Calgary Flames. Like his father Charles, he was head of Hockey Canada for a time and later became chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bill Hay was inducted into the Hall in 2015. Charles Hay was elected to the Hall 41 years earlier.