Al Hill (ice hockey)

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Al Hill
Born (1955-04-22) April 22, 1955 (age 69)
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Philadelphia Flyers
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1976–1989

Alan Douglas Hill (born April 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1977 to 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1989, was spent in the American Hockey League.

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Career

On February 14, 1977, Hill made his NHL debut for the Philadelphia Flyers and scored two goals and three assists in a 6–4 victory against the St. Louis Blues. [1] Hill set the NHL record for most points (five) in a debut, [a] including scoring twice in the first period (0:36) and (11:33) against goaltender Yves Bélanger. [2] [3] He retired from hockey after the 1988–89 AHL season.

Hill moved into coaching, first as an assistant coach with the Hershey Bears for one season before moving on to the Binghamton Rangers for five seasons. [4] Halfway through his third season as an assistant for Binghamton, he was promoted to the same role with the New York Rangers on January 17, 1993. [5] Prior to the 1993–94 season he was named Binghamton’s head coach. [6] The Rangers did not renew his contract following the 1994–95 season. [7] Hill served as an associate coach with the IHL‘s Cincinnati Cyclones for the next two seasons. [8] He resigned after one season as head coach of the UHL’s B.C. Icemen in order to return to the Flyers organization in 1998 as a pro scout, serving in that role until his retirement in 2023. [9] [10]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 6429417060—————
1974–75 Victoria Cougars WCHL 70213657751252721
1975–76 Victoria CougarsWCHL68264066172155101594
1976–77 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 924627—————
1976–77 Springfield Indians AHL 63132841125—————
1977–78 Philadelphia FlyersNHL30002—————
1977–78 Maine Mariners AHL803259911181227949
1978–79 Philadelphia FlyersNHL31511162871012
1978–79 Maine MarinersAHL3511142559—————
1979–80 Philadelphia FlyersNHL61161026531935819
1980–81 Philadelphia FlyersNHL57101525451224618
1981–82 Philadelphia FlyersNHL41613195830000
1982–83 Moncton Alpines AHL7822224478—————
1983–84 Maine MarinersAHL517172451176121822
1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL7311304177—————
1985–86 Hershey BearsAHL801740571291826852
1986–87 Philadelphia FlyersNHL7022492130
1986–87 Hershey BearsAHL7613354812450112
1987–88 Philadelphia FlyersNHL121011010114
1987–88 Hershey BearsAHL57102131621016712
1988–89 Hershey BearsAHL6213203363820210
AHL totals65514928643588670133245147
NHL totals221405595227518111943

Notes

  1. ↑ This excludes the five-goal games scored by Harry Hyland and Joe Malone on opening day of the inaugural 1917–18 NHL season. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Meltzer, Bill (February 18, 2008). "Great Moments: Al Hill Makes Record-Breaking Debut". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Most Points, Rookie, First NHL Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ 2016-2017 Philadelphia Flyers Daily Calendar, Date- January 19th, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Al Hill at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ Frey, Jennifer (January 18, 1993). "HOCKEY; Rangers' Strategy Isn't Hard To Figure". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2023. Also packing yesterday was Binghamton's assistant coach, AL HILL, who will join the Rangers in New York today as a new assistant coach, filling the vacancy left when COLIN CAMPBELL took over the Binghamton head-coaching job two weeks ago.
  6. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 20, 1993. Retrieved November 10, 2023. NEW YORK RANGERS -- Named Al Hill coach of the Binghamton Rangers of the American Hockey League.
  7. ↑ "JOB OPENING IN BINGHAMTON". New York Daily News. May 31, 1995. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 25, 1995. Retrieved November 10, 2023. CINCINNATI CYCLONES -- Named Al Hill associate coach.
  9. ↑ "Press-Republican 2 July 1998 — The NYS Historic Newspapers". nyshistoricnewspapers.org. July 2, 1998. Retrieved November 10, 2023. B.C. ICEMEN -- Announced the resignation of Al Hill, coach, to become a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers.
  10. ↑ Maher, Christopher (September 6, 2023). "Flyers Overhaul Hockey Operations Staff". Maher Media. Retrieved November 10, 2023.


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