Sean Hill (ice hockey)
Sean Ronald Hill (born February 14, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight different teams. He won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens.
| Sean Hill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 14, 1970 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Ottawa Senators Carolina Hurricanes St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers New York Islanders Minnesota Wild EHC Biel | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft |
167th overall, 1988 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1991–2009 | ||
Playing career
Hill was drafted in the 8th round, 167th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft from Wisconsin Badgers and was a member of the United States 1992 Winter Olympic Team. On October 8, 1993, Hill scored the first goal in the history of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in a 7-2 loss against the Detroit Red Wings. In August 2006 he signed a one-year contract with the New York Islanders.
Suspension
On April 20, 2007, Hill became the first player to be suspended for abusing the performance-enhancing substance policy the NHL and NHLPA have put in place. Hill began the mandatory 20-game suspension in Game 5 of the Islanders' Eastern Conference Quarter-Final versus the Buffalo Sabres. The Islanders lost the game and were eliminated from the playoffs. Islanders General Manager Garth Snow said that he supported the league's decision to suspend Hill.[1] Hill, who was signed by the Minnesota Wild as a free agent in July 2007, would be required to sit out the first 19 games of the 2007–08 season without pay. In July, Hill claimed that he passed both a lie detector test, and independent drug test regarding his substance abuse.[2][3] In a statement, the Wild said, "We believe Sean did not knowingly take any banned performance-enhancing substance."[4] Hill returned to the lineup on November 21, 2007, after completing the 20-game suspension.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1986–87 | Lakefield Chiefs | COJHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Duluth East High School | HS-MN | 24 | 10 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | WCHA | 45 | 2 | 23 | 25 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | WCHA | 42 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | WCHA | 37 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | United States National Team | Intl | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 42 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1992–93 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 68 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 45 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 80 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 42 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 54 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 62 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 48 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 49 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 61 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 80 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | NLA | 47 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 876 | 62 | 236 | 298 | 1008 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 42 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1992 | United States | OLY | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1994 | United States | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Senior totals | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1989–90 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1990, 1991 | [5] |
| All-WCHA Second Team | 1990–91 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1990–91 |
References
- "Islanders' Hill suspended 20 games". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- Pates, Kevin. "Sean Hill claims Isles sold him down river". NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- Ratgen, Brad (2007-07-06). "Wild Sign Defenseman Sean Hill, Controversy Notwithstanding". HockeyBuzz.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- "Defenseman Hill returns from suspension for Wild". 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database