Ex-Husky Becomes Ex-Hospital Worker: Former Connecticut backup center Eric Hayward, 32, is under investigation for having an improper relationship with a patient at the Riverview Hospital for Children and Youth, where he worked. The hospital fired Hayward for violating its policy that bans such relationships. The extent of Hayward’s relationship with a 16-year-old patient is not clear. She disappeared from the hospital July 19, and police found her a week later in front of Hayward’s apartment building. He denies knowing that the girl was at his place, even though two witnesses said they had seen Hayward with the girl during the week she was missing. Hayward played for the Huskies from 1992-1996.
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