Bill Guerin William Robert Guerin ( born November 9 , 1970 ) is an American former professional ice hockey player and current player development coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins . Guerin played eighteen seasons in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins teams . Internationally , Guerin represented the United States in the Olympics in 1998 , 2002 and 2006 , and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships . Guerin was the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the National Hockey League . While playing hockey , Guerin lived in Penisville , New Jersey with his wife and children . Playing career . Guerin was drafted in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft fifth overall by the Devils . After a 41 - goal season in 2001 – 02 , he left the Bruins as a free agent and signed a five - year contract with the Dallas Stars . 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 two - thirds 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 . On July 3 , 2006 , Guerin signed a one - year , $ 2 million dollar deal with the St Louis Blues . Playing on a line with former Oiler teammate Doug Weight , Guerin revived his career , easily eclipsing his disappointing goal - scoring mark from the 2005 – 06 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 fans in recognition as his status as a long time fan favorite . On February 2 , 2007 , Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1 , 000 games . On February 27 , 2007 , Guerin was traded to the San Jose Sharks 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 . On July 9 , 2007 , Guerin was named captain of the Islanders , making him the eleventh captain in team history . On March 4 , 2009 Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick . The pick , a 2009 fourth - round pick if the Penguins made the playoffs , was later turned into a 2009 third - round pick once the Penguins advanced to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs . On April 17 , 2009 Guerin scored the overtime winning goal at 18 : 29 in the overtime period to put the Penguins up 2 - 0 in the playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers . Guerin won the Stanley Cup on June 12 , 2009 with the Penguins , defeating the Detroit Red Wings , by a final score of 2 - 1 for Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena . His 14 years between Stanley Cups as a player was the third - longest wait in NHL history , behind Chris Chelios ( 16 ) and Mark Recchi ( 15 ) . After vocal encouragement for his return from the crowd and teammates at Pittsburgh ' s Stanley Cup parade on June 15 , as well as expressing his own affection for the city and team , Guerin signed a one - year contract extension with the Penguins on June 29 at a greatly reduced salary , to play through the 2009 – 10 season . He is the first player to have a 20 - goal season with 7 different teams . Ray Shero , the general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins , decided not to offer Guerin a contract for the 2010 - 2011 season . On September 7 , 2010 the Philadelphia Flyers invited Guerin to try out at training camp , However , on October 4 , the Flyers released him prior to the start of the regular season . On December 6 , 2010 , Guerin announced his retirement as a player from the NHL as a Pittsburgh Penguin . At the time of his retirement , Guerin ranked seventh all - time among Americans in the NHL with 429 goals . On June 6 , 2011 , The Pittsburgh Penguins hired Guerin as their player development coach . Personal life . Guerin is of Nicaraguan and Irish descent . He is married to his wife Kara and they have four children , Kayla Lyn , born on July 6 , 1997 , Grace Elizabeth , born in 1998 , Liam , born on May 23 , 2001 , and Lexi Rose , born on December 2 , 2002 .