Harold Priestley Gill III[1] (born April 6, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 NHL seasons with six different teams, winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.[2]
| Hal Gill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Gill with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008 | |||
| Born |
April 6, 1975 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||
| Weight | 250 lb (113 kg; 17 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators Philadelphia Flyers Lukko | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft |
207th overall, 1993 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2014 | ||
He also played for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers. Gill was formerly manager of player development for the Florida Panthers.
He is currently co-host of Predators Live on Bally Sports with Lyndsay Rowley and a co-host with Darren McFarland on the Smashville Live radio broadcast.[3]
Previously, Hal was the radio color commentator for the Predators on the Nashville Predators Radio Network.
Playing career
editBefore college, Gill was a notable quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts.[4]
Gill was selected in the eighth round, 207th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Following the draft, he spent four seasons at Providence College. The team won the 1996 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Gill captained the 1997 team, recording a collegiate career-high 21 points in 35 games.
Gill made his NHL debut during the 1997–98 NHL season, skating in 68 games with the Bruins. He was a regular for the Bruins for the next six seasons. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Gill played for Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.
On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year contract, ending his tenure in Boston following nine seasons.[5] He appeared in 145 games for the organization over two seasons.
On February 26, 2008, the Maple Leafs traded Gill to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2008 second-round pick and 2009 fifth-round pick.[6] The team reached the Stanley Cup Finals, losing in six games to the Detroit Red Wings.[7] The team reached the Stanley Cup Finals the following season, this time defeating the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup.[8]
On July 1, 2009, Gill signed a two-year, $4.5 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens.[9] The club reached the Eastern Conference Finals, falling in five games to the Philadelphia Flyers.[10] Gill was given credit for his performance in the first round against the Washington Capitals, as he defended extremely well against the Capitals’ biggest scorers. In the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, Gill recorded one assist and blocked 68 shots, helping the Canadiens pull off one of the biggest playoff upsets. On May 31, 2011, the Canadiens signed Gill to a one-year, $2.25 million contract extension.[11]
On February 17, 2012, the Canadiens traded Gill (along with a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick) to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney and a 2012 second-round pick.[12] On June 29, 2012, the Predators re-signed Gill to a two-year, $4 million contract extension.[13] As the 2012–13 NHL lockout shortened the eventual season, Gill went scoreless in 30 games. On July 5, 2013, Gill's contract was bought out by the Predators after passing through unconditional waivers.[14][15]
On September 7, 2013, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Gill to a professional try-out, allowing him to attend their training camp.[16] On October 1, the team signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract.[17][18] Gill played in a mere six games for the Flyers, mainly serving as a healthy scratch.
On April 23, 2015, Gill announced his retirement from professional hockey following 16 seasons.[19]
Post-playing career
editOn October 16, 2015, the Florida Panthers announced they had hired Gill as their manager of player development.[20] He departed after one season.[21]
On August 23, 2017, Gill joined 102.5 The Game and the Nashville Predators Radio Network as a radio color analyst.[22]
Personal life
editGill grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts and attended Nashoba Regional High School. He is married to Anne and has three children.[23][24][25][26]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Nashoba Regional High School | HS-MA | 20 | 25 | 25 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Providence College | HE | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Providence College | HE | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Providence College | HE | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence College | HE | 35 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 68 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 81 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 79 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 82 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 99 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | ||
| 2005–06 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 80 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 82 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 63 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 62 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 75 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 53 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 1,108 | 36 | 148 | 184 | 962 | 111 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 68 | ||||
International
edit| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing United States
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2004 Prague | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2001 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2004 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2005 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2006 | United States | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fischler, Stan (2000-01-01). Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments & Players. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 235. ISBN 1-58261-063-0.
- ^ Defenseman Gill retires after 16 NHL seasons. "NHL". NHL.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Predators announce changes to radio broadcast crew". nashvillepost.com. Nashville Post. Sep 26, 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Hal Gill profile". legendsofhockey.net. 2008-04-27. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Leafs Add Gill To Blueline". Toronto Maple Leafs. Retrieved July 1, 2006.
- ^ "Leafs deal away Chad Kilger, Hal Gill". CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2008.
- ^ "Detroit Red Wings win Stanley Cup". CBC. Retrieved June 4, 2008.
- ^ "Penguins clip Red Wings to win Stanley Cup". CBC. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ^ "Hal Gill heading to Montreal". Montreal Canadiens. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ Gordon, Sean (24 May 2010). "Flyers eliminate Habs to move on to Stanley Cup final". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 24, 2010.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. "I can confirm the earlier RDS report: Hal Gill has agreed to terms on a one-year, $2.25M contract with MTL". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
- ^ "Predators acquire Hal Gill". ESPN. 17 February 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ^ "Preds Sign Defenseman Hal Gill To A Two-Year Contract". Nashville Predators. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. "Hal Gill (NSH), Johan Hedberg (NJ) and Greg Zanon (COL) also on unconditional waivers, presumably for buyout purposes". Twitter. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- ^ Cooper, Josh. "Also Hal Gill contract officially bought out. Sergei Kostitsyn's contract was terminated". Twitter. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ^ "Flyers invite (D) Hal Gill to Camp". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Flyers sign defenseman Hal Gill". Philadelphia Flyers. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ McKenzie, Bob. "PHI signs Hal Gill to 1 year deal with an AAV of $700K". Twitter. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
- ^ "Defenseman Gill retires after 16 NHL seasons". National Hockey League. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ "Hal Gill Named Florida Panthers Manager of Player Development". Florida Panthers. Retrieved October 16, 2015.
- ^ Garven, Rich. "Hal Gill setting into retirement after 1,108-game NHL career". The Providence Journal. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Bratten, Brooks (23 August 2017). "Mason, Gill Excited for New Challenge with Preds Broadcast Team". Nashville Predators. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
- ^ "Global Hockey Consultants". Globalhockey.net. 2009-10-02. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "Stanley Cup Journal - Hal Gill and Mark Eaton - Pittsburgh Penguins - Features". Penguins.nhl.com. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ Jaci on December 2, 2004 1:25 PM. "Wicked Bruins Fan Archives: December 2004 Archives". Wickedbruinsfan.com. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stubbs, Dave (2011-10-18). "Gill closing in on milestone". The Gazette. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
External links
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- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- National Hockey League Players' Associate bio
- Hal Gill on Twitter
