Alan Douglas Hill (born April 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers from 1977 to 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1989, was spent in the American Hockey League.
| Al Hill | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 22, 1955 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| 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 | ||
Career
editOn February 14, 1977, Hill made his NHL debut for the Philadelphia Flyers and scored two goals and three assists in a 6–4 victory against the St. Louis Blues.[1] Hill set the NHL record for most points (five) in a debut,[a] including scoring twice in the first period (0:36) and (11:33) against goaltender Yves Bélanger.[2][3] He retired from hockey after the 1988–89 AHL season.
Hill moved into coaching, first as an assistant coach with the Hershey Bears for one season before moving on to the Binghamton Rangers for five seasons.[4] Halfway through his third season as an assistant for Binghamton, he was promoted to the same role with the New York Rangers on January 17, 1993.[5] Prior to the 1993–94 season he was named Binghamton’s head coach.[6] The Rangers did not renew his contract following the 1994–95 season.[7] Hill served as an associate coach with the IHL‘s Cincinnati Cyclones for the next two seasons.[8] He resigned after one season as head coach of the UHL’s B.C. Icemen in order to return to the Flyers organization in 1998 as a pro scout, serving in that role until his retirement in 2023.[9][10]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 31 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1978–79 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 35 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1986–87 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 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 | ||||
Notes
edit- ^ This excludes the five-goal games scored by Harry Hyland and Joe Malone on opening day of the inaugural 1917–18 NHL season.[2]
References
edit- ^ Meltzer, Bill (February 18, 2008). "Great Moments: Al Hill Makes Record-Breaking Debut". Philadelphia Flyers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Most Points, Rookie, First NHL Game". records.nhl.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ 2016-2017 Philadelphia Flyers Daily Calendar, Date- January 19th, 2016.
- ^ "Al Hill at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Frey, Jennifer (January 18, 1993). "HOCKEY; Rangers' Strategy Isn't Hard To Figure". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
Also packing yesterday was Binghamton's assistant coach, AL HILL, who will join the Rangers in New York today as a new assistant coach, filling the vacancy left when COLIN CAMPBELL took over the Binghamton head-coaching job two weeks ago.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS". The New York Times. August 20, 1993. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
NEW YORK RANGERS -- Named Al Hill coach of the Binghamton Rangers of the American Hockey League.
- ^ "JOB OPENING IN BINGHAMTON". New York Daily News. May 31, 1995. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 25, 1995. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
CINCINNATI CYCLONES -- Named Al Hill associate coach.
- ^ "Press-Republican 2 July 1998 — The NYS Historic Newspapers". nyshistoricnewspapers.org. July 2, 1998. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
B.C. ICEMEN -- Announced the resignation of Al Hill, coach, to become a pro scout for the Philadelphia Flyers.
- ^ Maher, Christopher (September 6, 2023). "Flyers Overhaul Hockey Operations Staff". Maher Media. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
External links
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