Playing career

Before college, Gill was a notable quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts.

After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Gill spent four years playing for Providence College. He entered the NHL during the 1997-98 NHL season and played over 600 regular season games over eight seasons with the Bruins. During the 2004-05 NHL lockout, Gill played for Lukko in the Finnish SM-liiga.

On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal. Gill had some of the best numbers of his career in Toronto while working on discipline and lowering his penalty minutes. On February 26, 2008, Toronto traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

The Penguins traded for him on the same day that they received Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. He helped them win the Eastern Conference and to advance to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in six games.

On June 12, 2009, Hal Gill hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head after the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in seven games.

On July 1, 2009, Gill signed a two-year, $4.5 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens, and after the 2010-11 season he re-signed with the Canadiens on a one-year deal.

On February 17, 2012 Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 were traded to the Nashville Predators for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, and a second-round draft pick in 2012.

On June 28, 2012 Gill re-signed with the Nashville Predators on a two-year, $4 million deal. During the lockout-shortened 2012-13 season, Gill was scoreless over 32 games, as the Predators failed to reach the playoffs.

On July 2, 2013, Nashville placed Gill on waivers in order to complete a buyout of the final year of his contract.

On September 7, 2013 the Philadelphia Flyers signed Hal Gill to a professional tryout contract and subsequently signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 1, 2013.

On April 23, 2015, Gill announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NHL.

Front office career

On October 16, 2015, the Florida Panthers announced that they had hired Gill as their manager of player development.

Personal life

Gill grew up in Bolton, Massachusetts. Hal is married to Anne and has 3 children; daughters Sophie, born in 2007, and Isabelle, born in September 2004, and son Talon, born in October 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993-94	Providence College	HE		31	1	2	3	26		—	—	—	—	—
1994-95	Providence College	HE		26	1	3	4	22		—	—	—	—	—
1995-96	Providence College	HE		39	5	12	17	54		—	—	—	—	—
1996-97	Providence College	HE		35	5	16	21	52		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Providence Bruins	AHL		4	1	0	1	23		—	—	—	—	—
1997-98	Boston Bruins	NHL		68	2	4	6	47		6	0	0	0	4
1998-99	Boston Bruins	NHL		80	3	7	10	63		12	0	0	0	14
1999-00	Boston Bruins	NHL		81	3	9	12	120		—	—	—	—	—
2000-01	Boston Bruins	NHL		80	1	10	11	71		—	—	—	—	—
2001-02	Boston Bruins	NHL		79	4	18	22	77		6	0	1	1	2
2002-03	Boston Bruins	NHL		76	4	13	17	13		5	0	0	0	4
2003-04	Boston Bruins	NHL		82	2	7	9	99		7	0	1	1	4
2004-05	Lukko Rauma	SM-liiga		31	2	8	10	110		8	0	0	0	57
2005-06	Boston Bruins	NHL		80	1	9	10	124		—	—	—	—	—
2006-07	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		82	6	14	20	91		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL		63	2	18	20	52		—	—	—	—	—
2007-08	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		18	1	3	4	16		20	0	1	1	12
2008-09	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		62	2	8	10	53		24	0	2	2	6
2009-10	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		68	2	9	11	68		18	0	1	1	20
2010-11	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		75	2	7	9	43		7	0	0	0	2
2011-12	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		53	1	7	8	29		—	—	—	—	—
2011-12	Nashville Predators	NHL		23	0	5	5	8		5	0	0	0	0
2012-13	Nashville Predators	NHL		32	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
2013-14	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL		6	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				1108	36	148	184	962		111	0	6	6	68

International

Medal record
Representing United States
Ice hockey
World Championships
	2004 Prague

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	United States	WC	5th		7	0	0	0	14
2001	United States	WC	4th		9	0	0	0	4
2004	United States	WC	03 !		9	0	2	2	12
2005	United States	WC	6th		7	0	0	0	6
2006	United States	WC	7th		7	0	0	0	14
Senior totals					39	0	2	2	50

[ Source: Wikipedia ]