Bill Guerin

William Robert Guerin ( born November 9, 1970 in Worcester, Massachusetts ) is a retired American professional ice hockey player. Between 1991 and 2010 he played for the New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Dallas Stars and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League for the position of right winger.

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Career

Guerin was selected in 1989 NHL Entry Draft as the fifth in the first round by the New Jersey Devils, after he had previously played for four years in the American Junior League NEJHL at the Springfield Olympics. Then he worked for two seasons to the Boston College, that played in the Hockey East the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

First, often the farm team of the New Jersey Devils, the Utica Devils used in the American Hockey League, Guerin graduated in the 1991/92 season but his first eleven NHL games in which he was able to achieve three goals and one assist. In the following season, the number of its appearances in the NHL increased to 65 and Guerin developed from the 1993/94 season to a fixed size squad of Devils. In the shortened season 1994/95 he then with the Stanley Cup victory for the Devils celebrated his biggest success in the NHL. Long since become the permanent staff in New Jersey, Bill Guerin moved during the 1997/98 season, along with Valeri Selepukin to the Edmonton Oilers. In return, Jason Arnott and Bryan Muir came to the East Coast. The Americans remained loyal to the Oilers until the end of 2000. After about a quarter of the 2000/01 season Guerin moved in exchange for Anson Carter and several draft picks to the Boston Bruins, where he played at last to the end of season 2001 /02. At the beginning of the 2002/03 season he signed a new four- year contract with the Dallas Stars. After a disappointing season for him in 2005/ 06 in Dallas, Guerin signed a contract on 3 July 2006 in St. Louis, where the right-handed shooter quickly returned to its former strength and was nominated as a consequence for the NHL All-Star Game in 2007. It was his fourth nomination for such a game after 2001, 2003 and 2004. February 27, 2007, he was a first-round draft pick in the NHL Entry Draft in 2007, Ville Nieminen and Jay Barriball committed by the San Jose Sharks, the him as reinforcement had planned for the playoffs.

After the season, he joined as a free agent with the New York Islanders, where he was immediately appointed captain. However, the experienced Americans could not help the hoped-for success of the team. Both in the 2007/08 season and in the following year, the Islanders had no chance when awarding playoff spots. Then Guerin was issued on 4 March 2009 to a third-round selection in the NHL Entry Draft Law 2009 to the Pittsburgh Penguins, who had advised in advance of striker Miroslav Šatan on the waiver list in order to lift the contract of their new signing can. At the end of the season, the striker was able to celebrate the second Stanley Cup win of his career.

His contract was not renewed at the Penguins in the summer of 2010 and Guerin was a free agent. In early December of the same year he was at the age of 40 years end of his career known. In June 2011, Guerin was hired by the Penguins as a player development coach. In this role, he is responsible for player development of young players in Pittsburgh's farm team.

Internationally

With Team USA Guerin won the silver medal at the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. More Olympic appearances were in Nagano in 1998 and 2006 in Turin. He also played at the World Cup of Hockey in 1996, where he won the gold medal, and 2004.

In his time as a junior player, he played for the U.S. team, the Junior World Championships in 1989 and 1990.

Awards and achievements

  • 2004 NHL All-Star Game
  • 2007 NHL All-Star Game
  • 2009 Stanley Cup win with the Pittsburgh Penguins

Internationally

Other

Career Stats

Internationally

Represented the U.S. at:

  • U20 World Junior Championships 1989
  • U20 Junior World Cup 1990
  • World Cup of Hockey 1996
  • 1998 Winter Olympics
  • 2002 Winter Olympics
  • World Cup of Hockey 2004
  • 2006 Winter Olympics

( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )

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