| Randy Hillier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 30, 1960 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Boston Bruins New York Islanders Buffalo Sabres Klagenfurt AC | ||
| NHL draft |
102nd overall, 1980 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1981–1992 | ||
Randall George Hillier (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Early life
Hillier was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
Career
Hillier was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1980 while playing for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. He served the Bruins during his first three NHL seasons, but was best known for his seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a member of the Pittsburgh team which won the 1991 Stanley Cup. He went on to become the assistant coach of the Penguins during the 1998 and 2002–04 seasons.[2] He currently works for an investment company in Pittsburgh.
Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 60 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 61 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 60 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 64 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | ||
| 1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 69 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 68 | 1 | 23 | 24 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 49 | ||
| 1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 61 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Klagenfurt AC | Austria | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 543 | 16 | 110 | 126 | 906 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 93 | ||||
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ^ [1]. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 31 Oct. 2006.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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