Randy Hillier (ice hockey)

Canadian ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Randy Hillier

Born|  (1960-03-30) March 30, 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height|  6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight|  192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shot|  Right
Played for|  Pittsburgh Penguins
Boston Bruins
New York Islanders
Buffalo Sabres
Klagenfurt AC
NHL draft|  102nd overall, 1980
Boston Bruins
Playing career|  1981-1992

Randall George Hillier (born March 30, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Early life

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Hillier was born in Toronto. As a youth, he played in the 1973 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]

## Career

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Hillier was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1980 while playing for the Sudbury Wolves of the OHL. He served the Bruins during his first three NHL seasons, but was best known for his seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was a member of the Pittsburgh team which won the 1991 Stanley Cup. He went on to become the assistant coach of the Penguins during the 1998 and 2002–04 seasons.[2] He currently works for an investment company in Pittsburgh.

## Career statistics

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Season  | Team  | League  | GP  | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM
1977–78 | Sudbury Wolves | OHA | 60  | 1  | 14  | 15  | 67  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1978–79 | Sudbury Wolves  | OHA  | 61  | 9  | 25  | 34  | 173  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1979–80 | Sudbury Wolves  | OHA  | 60  | 16  | 49  | 65  | 143  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1980–81 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 64  | 3  | 17  | 20  | 105  | 6  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 36
1981–82 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25  | 0  | 8  | 8  | 29  | 8  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 16
1981–82 | Erie Blades | AHL  | 35  | 6  | 13  | 19  | 52  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1982–83 | Boston Bruins  | NHL  | 70  | 0  | 10  | 10  | 99  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4
1983–84 | Boston Bruins  | NHL  | 69  | 3  | 12  | 15  | 125  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL  | 45  | 2  | 19  | 21  | 56  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1985–86 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL  | 8  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 14  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 28  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 53  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 55  | 4  | 8  | 12  | 97  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 55  | 1  | 12  | 13  | 144  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 68  | 1  | 23  | 24  | 141  | 9  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 49
1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 61  | 3  | 12  | 15  | 71  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins  | NHL  | 31  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 32  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24
1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 6  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1991–92 | New York Islanders | NHL  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 11  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1991–92  | Buffalo Sabres | NHL  | 28  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 48  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1992–93 | Klagenfurt AC | Austria | 23  | 2  | 9  | 11  | 0  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
NHL Totals  | 543  | 16  | 110  | 126  | 906  | 28  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 93

## References

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1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
2. ^ [1]. Legends of Hockey. Retrieved 31 Oct. 2006.

## External links

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* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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