Sean Hill (ice hockey)

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Sean Hill
Born (1970-02-14) February 14, 1970 (age 54)
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 teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL draft 167th overall, 1988
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1991–2009

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.

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Playing career

Hill was drafted in the 8th round, 167th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft from the 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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1986–87 Lakefield Chiefs COJHL 311214—————
1987–88 Duluth East High School HS-MN 24101727——————
1988–89 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 452232569—————
1989–90 University of Wisconsin–MadisonWCHA4214395378—————
1990–91 University of Wisconsin–MadisonWCHA37193251122—————
1990–91 Montreal Canadiens NHL —————10000
1990–91 Fredericton Canadiens AHL —————30222
1991–92 United States National Team Intl1243716—————
1991–92 Fredericton CanadiensAHL42720276571346
1991–92 Montreal CanadiensNHL—————41012
1992–93 Fredericton CanadiensAHL613410—————
1992–93 Montreal CanadiensNHL312685430004
1993–94 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL687202778—————
1994–95 Ottawa Senators NHL451141530—————
1995–96 Ottawa SenatorsNHL807142194—————
1996–97 Ottawa SenatorsNHL50004—————
1997–98 Ottawa SenatorsNHL131126—————
1997–98 Carolina Hurricanes NHL4205548—————
1998–99 Carolina HurricanesNHL540101048—————
1999–00 Carolina HurricanesNHL6213314459—————
2000–01 St. Louis Blues NHL4811011511501112
2001–02 St. Louis BluesNHL2303328—————
2001–02Carolina HurricanesNHL4972330612344820
2002–03 Carolina HurricanesNHL8252429141—————
2003–04 Carolina HurricanesNHL8013263984—————
2005–06 Florida Panthers NHL782182080—————
2006–07 New York Islanders NHL811242511040000
2007–08 Minnesota Wild NHL342792850004
2008–09 EHC Biel NLA 4731720112—————
NHL totals87662236298100855551042

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1990 United States WJC 703310
1992 United States OLY 82026
1994 United States WC 80226
Junior totals703310
Senior totals1622412

Awards and honors

AwardYear
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

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References

  1. ↑ "Islanders' Hill suspended 20 games". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  2. ↑ Pates, Kevin. "Sean Hill claims Isles sold him down river". NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  3. ↑ Ratgen, Brad (2007-07-06). "Wild Sign Defenseman Sean Hill, Controversy Notwithstanding". HockeyBuzz.com. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
  4. 1 2 "Defenseman Hill returns from suspension for Wild". 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-26.
  5. ↑ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
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