Sean Hill
Encyclopedia
Sean Ronald Hill 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.
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.
. 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. 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." Hill returned to the lineup on November 21, 2007, after completing the 20-game suspension.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player. He was most recently a defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
for the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
in the NHL
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
. He won the Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
in 1993 with the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
. For the 2008/09 season he signed a contract with EHC Biel
EHC Biel
The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A....
from Swiss National League.
Playing career
Hill was drafted in the 8th round, 167th overall by the Montreal CanadiensMontreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft
1988 NHL Entry Draft
The 1988 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Forum in Montreal, Quebec.-Selections by round:Below are listed the selections in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft...
from Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin Badgers
The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. This NCAA Division I athletic program has teams in football, basketball, ice hockey, volleyball, soccer, cross country, tennis, swimming, wrestling, track and field, rowing, golf, and softball...
and was a member of the United States
United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's combinedWomenWomen's combined- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relayWomen...
1992 Winter Olympic Team
1992 Winter Olympics
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 8 to 23 February 1992 in Albertville, France. They were the last Winter Olympics to be held the same year as the Summer Olympics, and the first where the Winter Paralympics...
. 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 SabresBuffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
. The Islanders lost the game and were eliminated from the playoffs. Islanders General Manager Garth Snow
Garth Snow
Garth E. Snow is an American retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is currently the general manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.-Playing career:...
said that he supported the league's decision to suspend Hill. Hill, who was signed by the Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
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." Hill returned to the lineup on November 21, 2007, after completing the 20-game suspension.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Duluth East Greyhounds East High School (Duluth, Minnesota) East High School is the largest of three public secondary schools in Duluth, Minnesota. It educates students in grades nine through twelve. It first opened its doors in 1927, as a junior high school... |
HS High school High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions.... |
24 | 10 | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... |
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 Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 1990–91 AHL season The 1990–91 AHL season was the 55th season of the American Hockey League. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season... |
Fredericton Canadiens Fredericton Canadiens The Fredericton Canadiens, or the 'Baby Habs' were a professional ice hockey team in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadiens played their home games at the Aitken Centre... |
AHL American Hockey League The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League... |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 1991–92 AHL season The 1991–92 AHL season was the 56th season of the American Hockey League. The league realigns from divisions into three divisions, creating the new Atlantic division. Fifteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Fredericton Canadiens finished first overall in the regular season... |
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 1992–93 AHL season The 1992–93 AHL season was the 57th season of the American Hockey League. Sixteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Binghamton Rangers finished first overall in the regular season with 124 points, a which holds to this day... |
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 Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
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 Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play their home games at the 18,680-seat RBC Center... |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–05 | DNP — Lockout | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Florida Panthers Florida Panthers The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in Sunrise, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . They play their games at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise and are the... |
NHL | 78 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League... |
NHL | 81 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League .... |
NHL | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel EHC Biel The EHC Biel or HC Bienne is a professional ice hockey Club based in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland and plays in the National League A.... |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||