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Sean Hill
Seanhill
Position Defense
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Born (1970-02-14)February 14, 1970,
Duluth, MN, USA
NHL Draft 167th overall, 1988
Montreal Canadiens
Pro Career 1991 – 2009

Sean Ronald Hill (born February 14, 1970) is an American professional ice hockey player. He was most recently a defenseman for the Minnesota Wild in the NHL. He won the Stanley Cup in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens. For the 2008/09 season he signed a contract with EHC Biel from Swiss National League.

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 2-7 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. In August 2006 he signed a one year contract with the 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 passed both a lie detector test and independent drug test regarding his substance abuse. In a statement, the Wild said, "We believe Sean did not knowingly take any banned performance-enhancing substance."[2] Hill returned to the lineup on November 21, 2007, after completing the 20-game suspension.[2]

Career statistics[]

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1987–88 Duluth East Greyhounds High School 24 10 17 27
1988–89 University of Wisconsin–Madison NCAA 45 2 23 25 69
1989–90 University of Wisconsin–Madison NCAA 42 14 39 53 78
1990–91 University of Wisconsin–Madison NCAA 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 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
2004–05 DNP — Lockout NHL
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 Swiss-A 47 3 17 20 112
NHL totals 875 62 236 298 1004 50 5 5 10 38
AHL totals 48 8 23 0 75 10 1 5 6 8
NCAA totals 124 35 94 129 269

References[]

  1. Islanders' Hill suspended 20 games (2007). Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved on 2007-11-26.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Defenseman Hill returns from suspension for Wild (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-26.

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