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Harold Priestley Gill, III[1] (born April 6, 1975) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 NHL seasons with six different teams, winning one Stanley Cup with the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins.[2] He was formerly the manager of player development for the Florida Panthers of the NHL. Currently Gill is the radio color commentator for one of his former teams, the Nashville Predators, on the Nashville Predators Radio Network.
Playing career
Before college, Gill was a notable quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts.[3]
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 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played for Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.
On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal. He had some of the best numbers of his career in Toronto while working on discipline and lowering his penalty minutes. On February 26, 2008, Toronto traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
The Penguins traded for him on the same day that they received Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. He helped them win the Eastern Conference and to advance to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in six games.
On June 12, 2009, Gill hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head after the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in seven games.
On July 1, 2009, he signed a two-year, $4.5 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens, and after the 2010-11 season he re-signed with the Canadiens on a one-year deal.
On February 17, 2012 Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 were traded to the Nashville Predators for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, and a second-round draft pick in 2012.[4]
On June 28, 2012 Gill re-signed with the Nashville Predators on a two-year, $4 million deal.[5] During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Gill was scoreless over 32 games, as the Predators failed to reach the playoffs.
On July 2, 2013, Nashville placed Gill on waivers in order to complete a buyout of the final year of his contract.
On September 7, 2013 the Philadelphia Flyers signed Gill to a professional tryout contract[6] and subsequently signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 1, 2013.[7]
On April 23, 2015, Gill announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL.
Front office career
On October 16, 2015, the Florida Panthers announced that they had hired Gill as their manager of player development.
Personal life
Gill grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts. He is married to Anne and has three children: daughters Sophie, born in 2007,[8][9] and Isabelle, born in September 2004;[10] and son Talon, born in October 2011.[11]
Career statistics
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Providence Friars HE 31 1 2 3 26 — — — — —
1994–95 Providence Friars HE 26 1 3 4 22 — — — — —
1995–96 Providence Friars HE 39 5 12 17 54 — — — — —
1996–97 Providence Friars 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 Rauma 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 1108 36 148 184 962 111 0 6 6 68
Playing career
Before college, Gill was a notable quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts.[3]
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 2004–05 NHL lockout, he played for Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.
On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal. He had some of the best numbers of his career in Toronto while working on discipline and lowering his penalty minutes. On February 26, 2008, Toronto traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
The Penguins traded for him on the same day that they received Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. He helped them win the Eastern Conference and to advance to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in six games.
On June 12, 2009, Gill hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head after the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in seven games.
On July 1, 2009, he signed a two-year, $4.5 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens, and after the 2010-11 season he re-signed with the Canadiens on a one-year deal.
On February 17, 2012 Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 were traded to the Nashville Predators for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, and a second-round draft pick in 2012.[4]
On June 28, 2012 Gill re-signed with the Nashville Predators on a two-year, $4 million deal.[5] During the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, Gill was scoreless over 32 games, as the Predators failed to reach the playoffs.
On July 2, 2013, Nashville placed Gill on waivers in order to complete a buyout of the final year of his contract.
On September 7, 2013 the Philadelphia Flyers signed Gill to a professional tryout contract[6] and subsequently signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 1, 2013.[7]
On April 23, 2015, Gill announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL.
Front office career
On October 16, 2015, the Florida Panthers announced that they had hired Gill as their manager of player development.
Personal life
Gill grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts. He is married to Anne and has three children: daughters Sophie, born in 2007,[8][9] and Isabelle, born in September 2004;[10] and son Talon, born in October 2011.[11]
Career statistics
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993–94 Providence Friars HE 31 1 2 3 26 — — — — —
1994–95 Providence Friars HE 26 1 3 4 22 — — — — —
1995–96 Providence Friars HE 39 5 12 17 54 — — — — —
1996–97 Providence Friars 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 Rauma 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 1108 36 148 184 962 111 0 6 6 68
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Hal Gill Compilation (Welcome to Montreal)
Hits and fights from his years with the Bruins leafs and pens. Hal Gill Position Defense Shoots Left Height Weight 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg; 17 st 1...
Thank you my friend TSgt Joe C. for continuing your series of posts on sharing information from your home state of Massachusetts. In this case the focus is on retired American professional ice hockey defenseman Harold Priestley Gill, III from Bolton, Massachusetts.
Thank you, my friend SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL for mentioning me.
Hal Gill Compilation (Welcome to Montreal)
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2. Hal Gil with his two daughters
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"TORONTO (April 21, 2015) – Hal Gill has announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL) after 16 seasons.
Gill played in a total of 1,108 career NHL games with six teams: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored 36 goals and 148 assists for 184 points in his NHL career. Gill, a six-foot-seven, 243-pound defenceman, played on the Stanley Cup-winning Penguins in 2009 after reaching the Cup Final in back-to-back seasons.
“I am so thankful to have played for such great organizations. I was lucky to have made amazing friendships throughout my career and live in so many beautiful cities. I would like to thank the fans for their support, the coaches for their direction, the team staffs for their efforts, and most of all, my teammates for their camaraderie (and keeping me in line),” said Hal Gill. “Thank you, as well, to Global Hockey Consultants for their commitment to building my career, and to my family for staying strong through the lows and steady through the highs. I’m very excited for the next chapter of my life.”
A native of Concord, MA, Gill was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the eighth round, 207th overall, of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Following a four-year college career at Providence where he won the Hockey East Championship in 1995-96, Gill made his NHL debut with the Bruins on October 17, 1997. He recorded his first assist on November 6 and later scored his first NHL goal on November 13th versus the St. Louis Blues.
Gill played in 68 regular season games and six playoff games in his rookie season. In his sophomore campaign, he played in 80 games – starting a streak of nine straight seasons that he played in at least 76 games. In 2001-02, Gill scored 22 points and he also helped Boston reach the playoffs for the first of three consecutive seasons. In 2002-03, Gill led the team in plus-minus (+21) – the best rating in his career. He played for Lukko Rauma in Finland during the 2004-05 owners’ lockout and helped the club reach the playoffs.
Following the 2005-06 season when he recorded a career-high in penalty minutes (124), Gill signed as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2006. In 2006-07, he played in all 82 games and scored 20 points for the Maple Leafs. He set a career-high in points (24) and assists (21) in the 2007-08 season, which he finished in Pittsburgh after he was traded from Toronto in February of 2008. Gill was a key defenseman for the Penguins in the postseason, as he played in 20 playoff games and helped the Penguins reach the Stanley Cup Final. He averaged 3:10 in shorthanded ice-time per game and blocked 112 shots in the 2008-09 regular season, before he played in all 24 playoff games and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup.
Gill signed as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens on July 1, 2009. He was an important defenceman for the Canadiens during their playoff run to the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, while he added 18 games to his postseason totals and blocked 68 shots – second most in the NHL that spring. Gill played his 1,000th career NHL game on October 20, 2011 in Pittsburgh, becoming only the 12th player to achieve this milestone game as a member of the Canadiens. In February of 2012 he was traded to Nashville where he played parts of two seasons with the Predators, helping them reach the playoffs in 2012-13. In 2013-14, he played his final NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers after signing in October of 2013, and he played in his last career game during the 2014 playoffs.
Internationally, Gill represented the United States on five occasions in the World Championship (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006), which included the 2004 tournament when Team USA won the bronze medal.
Throughout his career, Gill was a respected and dependable teammate. He also was a hard-working, shutdown defenceman who utilized his size on the ice to kill penalties and match-up against some of the opposition’s top forwards. He recorded 962 penalty minutes, a plus-minus of +44, and he averaged 19:05 in ice-time per game. Gill’s durability was displayed by the 11 seasons he played in at least 75 games; he also is tied for 55th all-time in games played among NHL defencemen. He played in 111 career playoff games, averaging 19:50 in ice-time per game, and his teams reached the playoffs in 11 of his 16 seasons.
He served as an NHLPA Player Representative for more than five years while he was a member of the Bruins.
Gill, 40, resides in Lincoln, MA, with his wife Anne and their three children."
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Hal Gill Compilation (Welcome to Montreal)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykWTeOC1ZW4
Images:
1. Hal Gil
2. Hal Gil with his two daughters
Background from
"TORONTO (April 21, 2015) – Hal Gill has announced his retirement from the National Hockey League (NHL) after 16 seasons.
Gill played in a total of 1,108 career NHL games with six teams: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators and the Philadelphia Flyers. He scored 36 goals and 148 assists for 184 points in his NHL career. Gill, a six-foot-seven, 243-pound defenceman, played on the Stanley Cup-winning Penguins in 2009 after reaching the Cup Final in back-to-back seasons.
“I am so thankful to have played for such great organizations. I was lucky to have made amazing friendships throughout my career and live in so many beautiful cities. I would like to thank the fans for their support, the coaches for their direction, the team staffs for their efforts, and most of all, my teammates for their camaraderie (and keeping me in line),” said Hal Gill. “Thank you, as well, to Global Hockey Consultants for their commitment to building my career, and to my family for staying strong through the lows and steady through the highs. I’m very excited for the next chapter of my life.”
A native of Concord, MA, Gill was drafted by the Boston Bruins in the eighth round, 207th overall, of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Following a four-year college career at Providence where he won the Hockey East Championship in 1995-96, Gill made his NHL debut with the Bruins on October 17, 1997. He recorded his first assist on November 6 and later scored his first NHL goal on November 13th versus the St. Louis Blues.
Gill played in 68 regular season games and six playoff games in his rookie season. In his sophomore campaign, he played in 80 games – starting a streak of nine straight seasons that he played in at least 76 games. In 2001-02, Gill scored 22 points and he also helped Boston reach the playoffs for the first of three consecutive seasons. In 2002-03, Gill led the team in plus-minus (+21) – the best rating in his career. He played for Lukko Rauma in Finland during the 2004-05 owners’ lockout and helped the club reach the playoffs.
Following the 2005-06 season when he recorded a career-high in penalty minutes (124), Gill signed as a free agent with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 1, 2006. In 2006-07, he played in all 82 games and scored 20 points for the Maple Leafs. He set a career-high in points (24) and assists (21) in the 2007-08 season, which he finished in Pittsburgh after he was traded from Toronto in February of 2008. Gill was a key defenseman for the Penguins in the postseason, as he played in 20 playoff games and helped the Penguins reach the Stanley Cup Final. He averaged 3:10 in shorthanded ice-time per game and blocked 112 shots in the 2008-09 regular season, before he played in all 24 playoff games and helped the Penguins win the Stanley Cup.
Gill signed as a free agent with the Montreal Canadiens on July 1, 2009. He was an important defenceman for the Canadiens during their playoff run to the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, while he added 18 games to his postseason totals and blocked 68 shots – second most in the NHL that spring. Gill played his 1,000th career NHL game on October 20, 2011 in Pittsburgh, becoming only the 12th player to achieve this milestone game as a member of the Canadiens. In February of 2012 he was traded to Nashville where he played parts of two seasons with the Predators, helping them reach the playoffs in 2012-13. In 2013-14, he played his final NHL season with the Philadelphia Flyers after signing in October of 2013, and he played in his last career game during the 2014 playoffs.
Internationally, Gill represented the United States on five occasions in the World Championship (2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006), which included the 2004 tournament when Team USA won the bronze medal.
Throughout his career, Gill was a respected and dependable teammate. He also was a hard-working, shutdown defenceman who utilized his size on the ice to kill penalties and match-up against some of the opposition’s top forwards. He recorded 962 penalty minutes, a plus-minus of +44, and he averaged 19:05 in ice-time per game. Gill’s durability was displayed by the 11 seasons he played in at least 75 games; he also is tied for 55th all-time in games played among NHL defencemen. He played in 111 career playoff games, averaging 19:50 in ice-time per game, and his teams reached the playoffs in 11 of his 16 seasons.
He served as an NHLPA Player Representative for more than five years while he was a member of the Bruins.
Gill, 40, resides in Lincoln, MA, with his wife Anne and their three children."
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