Sean Ronald Hill (born February 14, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight different teams. He won the Stanley Cup in with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career Hill was drafted in the eighth round, 167th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1988 NHL entry draft from the 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 7-2 loss against the Detroit Red Wings. In August 2006, he signed a one-year contract with the New York 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 five 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 claimed that he 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 and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1986–87 Lakefield Chiefs COJHL 3 1 1 2 14 — — — — — 1987–88 Duluth East High School HS-MN 24 10 17 27 — — — — — — 1988–89 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 45 2 23 25 69 — — — — — 1989–90 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 42 14 39 53 78 — — — — — 1990–91 University of Wisconsin–Madison WCHA 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 United States National Team Intl 12 4 3 7 16 — — — — — 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 — — — — — 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 NLA 47 3 17 20 112 — — — — — NHL totals 876 62 236 298 1008 55 5 5 10 42
International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1990 United States WJC 7 0 3 3 10 1992 United States OLY 8 2 0 2 6 1994 United States WC 8 0 2 2 6 Junior totals 7 0 3 3 10 Senior totals 16 2 2 4 12
Awards and honors Award Year All-WCHA Second Team 1989–90 WCHA All-Tournament Team 1990, 1991 All-WCHA Second Team 1990–91 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1990–91
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