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| 1980 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Randy Hillier
Selected in fifth round
No.
102 overall by Boston Bruins
Born March 30,
1960
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Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sudbury (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1976-77 |
Lido | MTJHL |
38 | 8 |
22 | 30 |
36 | | 1977-78 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
60 | 1 |
14 | 15 |
67 | | 1978-79 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
61 | 8 |
25 | 33 |
173 | | 1979-80 |
Sudbury | OMJHL |
60 | 16 |
49 | 65 |
143 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1980 (Sudbury)
Sudbury Best Defenseman:
1978-79, 1979-80
Miscellaneous: Sudbury's 13th pick in 1977 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: January 25, 1982 (Calgary at Boston)
Numbers: 23 (Boston); 34, 23
(Pittsburgh); 23 (NYI); 23 (Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: 1991.
Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1992 |
Boston, Pitt., NYI, Buffalo |
543 | 16 | 110 |
126 | 906 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1982-1991 |
Boston, Pittsburgh | 28 |
0 | 2 |
2 | 93 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Pittsburgh Player's Player Award: 1988-89, 1989-90
1990-91: Played on Pittsburgh team that won Stanley Cup. His name was
engraved on the Cup because he appeared in playoffs, but he did not play in
any Stanley Cup Finals games vs. Minnesota.
Coaching Career: Named
Pittsburgh assistant coach during 1996-97 season, working on a part-time basis
due to other job commitments, and remained in that position through 1997-98
season. ... Named Pittsburgh assistant coach on Aug. 10, 2000, and remained in
that position into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Missed remainder of 1982 playoffs with knee injury,
suffered during Game 4 of Boston's Adams Division finals series at Quebec on
April 18, 1982. ... Missed parts of 1982-83 season with left knee injury,
suffered in December 1982, and with hip pointer. ... Missed remainder of
1982-83 season and start of 1983 playoffs with strained ligaments in right
knee, an injury suffered during Boston's April 2, 1983, game at Montreal. ...
Was one of Mario Lemieux's first pro teammates with Pittsburgh in 1984-85. ...
Missed parts of 1984-85 season with bone chips in left shoulder, an injury
that required surgery on Dec. 21, 1984, and with broken finger, an injury
suffered in March 1985. ... Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with sprained
left knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 30, 1985, game at New
Jersey. ... Missed parts of 1985-86 season with neck injury, suffered during
Pittsburgh's Nov. 2, 1985, game at Montreal, and with torn ligaments in right
knee, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 30, 1985, game vs. N.Y.
Rangers. He was sent to Baltimore (AHL) for conditioning on Jan. 25, 1986, and
did not return to NHL action until February 1986. ... Missed parts of 1986-87
season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during' Pittsburgh's Nov.
15, 1986, game vs. Quebec, with a re-aggravation of the right shoulder injury,
suffered during Pittsburgh's March 7, 1987, game at Minnesota, and with bruised left
hand, an injury suffered during Pittsburgh's March 12, 1987, game vs. Quebec.
... Paired on defense with Paul Coffey for Pittsburgh from 1987-88 season
through 1989-90 season. ... Missed start of 1987-88 season with torn muscles in hip, an injury
suffered during Pittsburgh's training camp in October 1987. ... Missed part of
1987-88 season with bruised ankle, suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov.
21, 1987, game at Calgary. ... Was Pittsburgh's nominee for 1987-88 Masterton
Trophy. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with bruised ribs, an injury
suffered in February 1989, with bruised knee, an injury suffered in March
1989, and with broken toe, an injury suffered in April 1989. ... Missed parts
of 1989-90 season with bruised hip, with sprained wrist, with broken thumb, suffered during Pittsburgh's Jan. 10, 1990, game at New Jersey, with
the flu and with a charley horse. ... Was Pittsburgh's alternate captain
during 1990-91 season. ... Missed parts of 1990-91 season with
shoulder injury, suffered in Pittsburgh's Oct. 27, 1990, game at New
Jersey, with broken left foot, suffered during Pittsburgh's Nov. 13,
1990, game at Minnesota, and with laceration in leg, suffered during
Pittsburgh's March 17, 1991, game at N.Y. Rangers. He missed 34 games with the
foot injury. ... Signed with N.Y. Islanders as an unrestricted free agent on
July 5, 1991, but was traded to Buffalo after eight games as part of the Oct.
25, 1991, deal that saw Pat LaFontaine and Pierre Turgeon switch teams. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Springfield (AHL); Erie (AHL);
Baltimore (AHL); San Diego (IHL); Klagenfurt (Austria)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Worked as part-time coach
for Upper St. Clair (Pa.) High School during mid-1990s.
Miscellaneous: Was active in
charitable causes during his playing days in Pittsburgh, including work with
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and American Cancer Society. He was honorary
chairman of the CF Foundation's "65 Roses Club" in 1985-86 through 1989-90
seasons. ... Went to work for the Luther Financial Group in Pittsburgh after
his retirement, and continued to work for company while also serving as
Pittsburgh assistant coach in 1997-98. Eventually left the financial-services
business to return to coaching at the NHL level.
Personal: Full name is Randy George
Hillier. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Boston traded Hillier to Pittsburgh in
exchange for 1985 fourth-round pick (later traded) on October 11, 1984. The
trade was announced shortly after Boston and Pittsburgh had played each other
in the season-opener at Boston. Hillier did not play in that game. |
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SNAPSHOT '80 | | Total Selected: |
210 | | Forwards: |
122 | | Defense: |
71 | | Goaltenders: |
17 | | Major Junior: |
138 | | Tier II Junior: |
7 | | College Players: |
42 | | High School: |
8 |
| Canadian: |
159 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
35 | | U.S.-Born: |
35 |
| European: |
13 |
| Reached NHL: |
132 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
24 | | Hall of Fame: |
4 |
| All-Star Game: |
17 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
19 |
| Picks Traded: |
25 |
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