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'''William Robert Guerin''' (born November 9, 1970) is an [[United States|American]]<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/index.html?article_id=328| accessdate = 2007-09-27 | title=February is "Hockey Is For Everyone" Month|work=Central Hockey League }}</ref> professional [[ice hockey]] player |
'''William Robert Guerin''' (born November 9, 1970) is an [[United States|American]]<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/index.html?article_id=328| accessdate = 2007-09-27 | title=February is "Hockey Is For Everyone" Month|work=Central Hockey League }}</ref> professional [[ice hockey]] player for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]. He was the first Latino player in the NHL.<ref>http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/story/10582867</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
Revision as of 16:58, 14 September 2010
Bill Guerin | |||
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Born |
Wilbraham, MA, USA | November 9, 1970||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Right wing | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent New Jersey Devils Edmonton Oilers Boston Bruins Dallas Stars St. Louis Blues San Jose Sharks New York Islanders Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft |
5th overall, 1989 New Jersey Devils | ||
Playing career | 1991–present |
William Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970) is an American[1] professional ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the first Latino player in the NHL.[2]
Playing career
Bill Guerin has played for the New Jersey Devils, the Edmonton Oilers, the Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues, San Jose Sharks, and the New York Islanders, and was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 4, 2009 just before the 3:00pm trade deadline.
He has won the Stanley Cup twice, with New Jersey in 1995 and with Pittsburgh in 2009, the World Cup in 1996, a silver medal with Team USA at the 2002 Winter Olympics and was named MVP for the 2001 All-Star game. He was drafted in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft 5th overall by the Devils.
After a 41-goal season in 2001–02, as a free-agent, he left the Bruins and signed a 5-year contract with the Dallas Stars.[3] 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 2/3 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.
He became an unrestricted free agent, and on July 3, 2006, he signed a one-year $2 million dollar deal with the St Louis Blues.[4] 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 faithful 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.[5]
On February 27, 2007, Guerin was traded to the San Jose Sharks[6] 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.[7] On July 9, 2007, Guerin was named captain of the New York Islanders, making him the 11th captain in Islanders history.[8]
On March 4, 2009 Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a conditional draft pick. The pick, a 2009 4th round pick if the Penguins made the playoffs, was later turned into a 2009 3rd round pick once the Penguins advanced to the 2nd round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs.[9]
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.[10]
Guerin won the Stanley Cup again on June 12, 2009, with the Pittsburgh Penguins, by defeating the same team as he had with New Jersey in 1995, 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 much 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.
After much deliberation, Ray Shero, the general manager for the Pittsburgh Penguins, decided not to offer Guerin a contract for the 2010-2011 season.
Awards
- 1994–95: Won Stanley Cup Championship with New Jersey Devils
- 1996: Won World Cup of Hockey championships with Team USA
- 2000–01: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 2000–01: All-Star Game MVP (NHL)
- 2001–02: NHL Second Team All-Star
- 2002: Silver medal (Olympic Winter Games)
- 2002–03: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 2003–04: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 2004: Played in World Cup of Hockey for Team USA
- 2004–05: Won Primus World'Stars Challenge Bowl.
- 2006–07: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
- 2008–09: Won Stanley Cup Championship with Pittsburgh Penguins
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1989–90 | Boston College | HE | 39 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Boston College | HE | 38 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 22 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 | ||
1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | ||
1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | ||
1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
1999–00 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 70 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 123 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 91 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 64 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 61 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||
2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | ||
2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 1,263 | 429 | 427 | 856 | 1,660 | 133 | 39 | 34 | 73 | 152 |
Transactions
- June, 1989 - New Jersey Devils' 1st round draft choice, 5th overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft
- January 4, 1998 - Traded by the New Jersey Devils, along with Valeri Zelepukin, to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Jason Arnott and Bryan Muir
- November 15, 2000 - Traded by the Edmonton Oilers to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Anson Carter, Boston's 2001 1st round draft choice (Aleš Hemský) and Boston's 2001 2nd round draft choice (Doug Lynch)
- July 3, 2002 - Signed as a free agent by the Dallas Stars
- July 3, 2006 - Signed as a free agent by the St. Louis Blues
- February 27, 2007 - Traded by the St. Louis Blues to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Ville Nieminen, Jay Barriball and New Jersey's 2007 1st round draft choice (David Perron)
- July 5, 2007 - Signed as a free agent by the New York Islanders
- March 4, 2009 - Traded by the New York Islanders to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Pittsburgh's 2009 3rd round draft choice (pick traded to Phoenix)
- September 13, 2010 Sign by the Philadelphia Flyers and an Unrestricted Free Agent to a Professional Tryout
International play
- 1996 - Won with the United States in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
- 1998 - Played for the United States in the 1998 Winter Olympic Games.
- 2002 - Played for the United States in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.
- 2004 - Played for the United States in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey.
- 2006 - Played for the United States in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games.
Personal life
Guerin is married to his wife Kara and they have four children, Kayla, Grace, Liam, and Lexi.
References
- ^ "February is "Hockey Is For Everyone" Month". Central Hockey League. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/story/10582867
- ^ "Bill Guerin bolts Bruins for Stars". CBC.ca. 2002. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "Blues sign veteran forward Guerin to one-year deal". ESPN.com. 2006. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ Rutherford, Jeremy (2007). "Blue Notes: Guerin hits 1,000 games tonight". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "Guerin switches to San Jose Sharks". CNN.com. 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ Coffey, Phil (2007). "Islanders bolster offense with Guerin". NHL.com. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Islanders name Guerin new captain". Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Penguins acquire C Guerin". March 4, 2009.
- ^ Molinari, Dave (April 18, 2009). "Guerin's 2nd goal of game wins it in overtime as Penguins take 2-0 series lead". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
External links
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- Living people
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- Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey players
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- Edmonton Oilers players
- Ice hockey players at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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- American people of Nicaraguan descent
- National Hockey League All-Stars
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