- Hal Gill
image_size = 200px
team =Pittsburgh Penguins
former_teams =Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
league = NHL
position = Defense
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 250
nickname =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1975|4|6
birth_place = Concord, MA, U.S.
draft = 207th overall
draft_year = 1993
draft_team =Boston Bruins
career_start = 1997Harold Priestley "Hal" Gill III [cite book | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=IXtYYREoQZoC | title = Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments & Players | last = Fischler | first = Stan | publisher = Sports Publishing LLC | page = 235 | isbn = 1582610630] (born
April 6 ,1975 ) is an American professionalice hockey defenseman who plays for thePittsburgh Penguins of theNational Hockey League (NHL).Playing career
Before college, Gill played
quarterback atNashoba Regional High School Fact|date=March 2008After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall in the
1993 NHL Entry Draft by theBoston Bruins , Gill spent four years playing forProvidence College . He entered the NHL during the1997-98 NHL season and played over 600 regular season games over eight seasons with the Bruins. During the cancelled2004-05 NHL season , Gill played forLukko in the FinnishSM-liiga .On
July 1 ,2006 , theToronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal. His play during his time in Toronto was not as good as he had done in Boston. OnFebruary 26 ,2008 , they traded him to thePittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the2008 NHL Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the2009 NHL Entry Draft .The Penguins traded for him on the sameday, that they received
Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. He helped them win the eastern conference and to advance to the2008 Stanley Cup Finals where they lost in six games.Career statistics
References
External links
*nhlprofile|8459628
* [http://www.nhlpa.com/WebStats/PlayerBiography.asp?ID=1935 National Hockey League Players' Associate bio]
*hockeydb|22567Persondata
NAME = Priestley Gill III, Harold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Hal Gill
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American ice hockey defenseman
DATE OF BIRTH =April 6 ,1975
PLACE OF BIRTH =Concord, Massachusetts ,United States
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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