Sean Hill

Sean Ronald Hill (born February 14, 1970) 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.
==Playing career==
Hill was drafted in the 8th round, 167th overall by the Montreal Canadiens 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.
===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 Sabres. 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.
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1987–88 	Duluth East Greyhounds 	High School	 	24 	10 	17 	27 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	University of Wisconsin–Madison	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 	NHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
1990–91 	Fredericton Canadiens 	AHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	2
1991–92 	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 	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 	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 	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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	DNP — Lockout 	NHL 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 	 	78 	2 	18 	20 	80 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	New York Islanders 	NHL 	 	81 	1 	24 	25 	110 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2007–08 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 	 	34 	2 	7 	9 	28 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	4
2008–09 	EHC Biel 	Swiss-A 	 	47 	3 	17 	20 	112 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	NHL totals 	 	 	875 	62 	236 	298 	1004 	 	50 	5 	5 	10 	38
AHL totals 	AHL totals 	AHL totals 	 	48 	8 	23 	0 	75 	 	10 	1 	5 	6 	8
NCAA totals	NCAA totals 	NCAA totals	 	124 	35 	94 	129 	269 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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==External links==
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Category:Born in 1970
Category:American ice hockey players
Category:Carolina Hurricanes players
Category:Florida Panthers players
Category:Fredericton Canadiens players
Category:1992 Olympian
Category:Mighty Ducks of Anaheim players
Category:Montreal Canadiens draft picks
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:New York Islanders players
Category:Olympic ice hockey players of the United States
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:St. Louis Blues players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:Wisconsin Badgers players
Category:Retired in 2009
Category:EHC Biel players