Hal Gill
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| Position | Defense |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg/17 st 12 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 6, 1975 , Concord, MA, U.S. |
| NHL Draft | 207th overall, 1993 Boston Bruins |
| Pro career | 1997 – present |
Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III[1] (born April 6, 1975) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Playing career
Before college, Gill played quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School[citation needed]
After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Gill spent four years playing for Providence College. He entered the NHL during the 1997-98 NHL season and played over 600 regular season games over eight seasons with the Bruins. During the canceled 2004-05 NHL season, Gill played for Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.
On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal. On February 26, 2008, they traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the 2008 draft and a fifth round pick in the 2009 draft.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993-94 | Providence College | NCAA | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | Providence College | NCAA | 26 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1995-96 | Providence College | NCAA | 39 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 54 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Providence College | NCAA | 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 Rauma | FNL | 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 | ||
| NHL Totals | 789 | 29 | 112 | 141 | 747 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | ||||
References
- ^ Fischler, Stan. Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments & Players. Sports Publishing LLC, 235. ISBN 1582610630.
External links
- Hal Gill's NHL player profile
- National Hockey League Players' Associate bio
- Hal Gill's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Priestley Gill III, Harold |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hal Gill |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American ice hockey defenseman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Concord, Massachusetts, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
