Career
He is the father of former Chicago Blackhawks player Bill Hay. After a long business career in the petroleum industry, he retired and began working with Hockey Canada, eventually succeeding Maxwell Bell as its president During his time with Hockey Canada, Hay worked to develop programs for coach certification, student ice hockey scholarships, and hockey research.
He also provided administrative guidance and negotiations for the Summit Series.
The University of Saskatchewan presented Hay with an honorary doctorate on May 20, 1965, and he was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1974. In the television presentation Canada Russia "72, a mini-series depicting the famous 1972 Summit Series, the role of Charlie Hay was played by veteran Canadian theatre director and actor Walter Learning.
