Bill Guerin

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Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
Nickname(s)	Billy, Billy Bob
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg/15 st 10 lb)
NHL Team F. teams	New York Islanders San Jose Sharks St. Louis Blues Dallas Stars Boston Bruins Edmonton Oilers New Jersey Devils
Nationality	United States
Born	November 9, 1970 (1970-11-09) (age 37), Wilbraham, Massachusetts, USA
NHL Draft	5th overall, 1989 New Jersey Devils
Pro career	1991 – present

William 'Bill' Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970, in Wilbraham, Massachusetts) is a professional ice hockey forward and team captain of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.

[edit] Playing career

Bill Guerin has played for the Dallas Stars, the Boston Bruins, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis Blues, the San Jose Sharks, the New Jersey Devils and currently is the Captain for the New York Islanders. He has won a Stanley Cup with New Jersey in 1995, the World Cup in 1996, a silver medal with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Olympics and was named MVP for the 2001 All-Star Game. He was drafted in 1989 in the 1st round (5th overall) by the Devils.

After a 41-goal season in 2001-02, as a free-agent, he left the Bruins and signed a 5-year contract with the Dallas Stars.^[1] Mr. Guerin performed below expectations during his tenure with the Stars. After a disappointing season in 2005-06 where he notched only 40 points, Dallas decided to buy out the remainder of his contract. The conditions of buyouts in the NHL meant that the Stars would pay him 2/3 of the remaining salary on his contract spread out over twice as many years. This meant $6.7 million over one year became $4.4 million over 2 years.

He became an unrestricted free agent and on July 3rd 2006 he signed a one-year $2 million dollar deal with the St Louis Blues.^[2] Playing on a line with former Oiler teammate Doug Weight, Bill revived his career, easily eclipsing his disappointing goal-scoring mark from the 2005-2006 season. He was named to the 2007 All-Star game (hosted by the Dallas Stars) to represent the Blues. Despite numerous criticisms of his play during his time as a Star, Guerin received a standing ovation from the Dallas faithful in recognition as his status as a long time fan favorite.

On February 2nd, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1,000 games.^[3]

On February 27, 2007, Guerin was traded to the San Jose Sharks.^[4] for Ville Nieminen, prospect Jay Barriball, and a conditional first-round pick (Either New Jersey's in 2007 or San Jose's in 2008).

On July 5, 2007, Guerin signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders.^[5] On July 9, 2007, Guerin was named captain of the New York Islanders, making him the 11th captain in Islanders history.^[6]

[edit] Awards

• 1994-95: Won Stanley Cup Championship for New Jersey Devils
• 1995-96: Won World Cup Championships for Team USA
• 2000-01: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2000-01: All-Star Game MVP (NHL)
• 2001-02: Silver Medal (XIX Olympic Winter Games); NHL Second Team All-Star
• 2002-03: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2003-04: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2003-04: Played in World Cup for Team USA
• 2006-07: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)

[edit] Career statistics

[edit] International play

• 1998 - Played for the United States in the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
• 2002 - Played for the United States in the XIX Olympic Winter Games
• 2006 - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Bill Guerin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Bill Guerin's U.S. Olympic Team bio