Bill Guerin

Bill Guerin
Born	(1970-11-09) November 9, 1970 Wilbraham, MA, USA
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	Philadelphia Flyers 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 professional ice hockey player for the Philadelphia Flyers. He was the first Latino player in the NHL.

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. 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. 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.

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 New York Islanders, making him the 11th captain in Islanders history.

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.

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 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.

Guerin subsequently signed a professional tryout contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on September 14, 2010.

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
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.

External links

• Bill Guerin career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database