Randy Hillier (ice hockey)

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Randy Hillier
Born (1960-03-30) March 30, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
Klagenfurt AC
NHL Draft 102nd overall, 1980
Boston Bruins
Playing career 1981–1992

Randall George Hillier (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Early life

Hillier was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto. [1]

Career

Hillier was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1980 while playing for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. He served the Bruins during his first three NHL seasons, but was best known for his seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a member of the Pittsburgh team which won the 1991 Stanley Cup. He went on to become the assistant coach of the Penguins during the 1998 and 2002–04 seasons. [2] He currently works for an investment company in Pittsburgh.

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1977–78 Sudbury Wolves OHA 601141567—————
1978–79 Sudbury WolvesOHA6192534173—————
1979–80 Sudbury WolvesOHA60164965143—————
1980–81 Springfield Indians AHL 6431720105602236
1981–82 Boston Bruins NHL 2508829801116
1981–82 Erie Blades AHL356131952—————
1982–83 Boston BruinsNHL70010109930004
1983–84 Boston BruinsNHL6931215125—————
1984–85 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL452192156—————
1985–86 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL805514—————
1985–86 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2803353—————
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL55481297—————
1987–88 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL5511213144—————
1988–89 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6812324141901149
1989–90 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL613121571—————
1990–91 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL3122432800024
1991–92 San Diego Gulls IHL 60224—————
1991–92 New York Islanders NHL800011—————
1991–92 Buffalo Sabres NHL2801148—————
1992–93 Klagenfurt AC Austria 2329110—————
NHL Totals543161101269062802293

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References

  1. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ↑ . Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 31 Oct. 2006.


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