Al Hill (ice hockey)
Al Hill | |
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Born | Nanaimo, BC, CAN | April 22, 1955
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) |
Position | Centre |
Shot | Left |
Played for | Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL Draft | Undrafted |
Playing career | 1976–1989 |
Alan Douglas Hill (born April 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers. He is currently a pro scout with the Flyers.
Playing career
Hill started his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977. He would spend his entire career with the Flyers. He retired from hockey after the 1988–89 AHL season.
On February 14, 1977, Hill made his NHL debut for the Flyers. On that night, he tallied two goals and three assists for five points. His performance set a new record for most points by a player in his first NHL game (a 6-4 Philadelphia victory over the St. Louis Blues).
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1973–74 | Nanaimo Clippers | BCHL | 64 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974–75 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 70 | 21 | 36 | 57 | 75 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | ||
1975–76 | Victoria Cougars | WCHL | 68 | 26 | 40 | 66 | 172 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 94 | ||
1976–77 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976–77 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 63 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977–78 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 80 | 32 | 59 | 91 | 118 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 49 | ||
1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1978–79 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1979–80 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 61 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | ||
1980–81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 57 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | ||
1981–82 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 41 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1982–83 | Moncton Alpines | AHL | 78 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 51 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 22 | ||
1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 80 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 129 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 52 | ||
1986–87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1986–87 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
1987–88 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 57 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | ||
1988–89 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 62 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 63 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
AHL totals | 655 | 149 | 286 | 435 | 886 | 70 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 147 | ||||
NHL totals | 221 | 40 | 55 | 95 | 227 | 51 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 43 | ||||
WCHL totals | 138 | 47 | 76 | 123 | 247 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 115 |
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Meltzer, Bill Great Moments: Al Hill's Record-Breaking Debut From Philadelphiaflyers.com Retrieved 2–3–11.