William 'Bill' Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970,
in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a professional ice
hockey forward for the New York Islanders of the
National Hockey League.
Bill Guerin has played for the Dallas Stars, the
Boston Bruins, the Edmonton Oilers, the St. Louis
Blues, the San Jose Sharks, the New Jersey Devils
and currently is the Captain for the New York
Islanders. He has won a Stanley Cup with New Jersey
in 1995, the World Cup in 1996, a silver medal with
Team USA at the 2002 Winter Olympics, and was named
MVP for the 2001 All`Star Game. He was drafted in
1989 in the 1st round (5th overall) by the Devils.
After a 41-goal season in 2001-02, as a free-agent,
he left the Bruins and signed a 5-year contract with
the Dallas Stars. Mr. Guerin performed below
expectations during his tenure with the Stars. After
a disappointing season in 2005-06 where he notched
only 40 points, Dallas decided to buy out the
remainder of his contract. The conditions of buyouts
in the NHL meant that the Stars would pay him 2/3 of
the remaining salary on his contract spread out over
twice as many years. This meant $6.7 million over
one year became $4.4 million over 2 years.
He became an unrestricted free agent and on July 3rd
2006 he signed a one-year $2 million dollar deal
with the St Louis Blues. Playing on a line with
former Oiler teammate Doug Weight, Bill revived his
career, easily eclipsing his disappointing
goal-scoring mark from the 2005-2006 season. He was
named to the 2007 All-Star game to represent the
Blues.
On February 2nd, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL
player to play in 1,000 games.
On February 27, 2007, Guerin was traded to the San
Jose Sharks. for Ville Nieminen, prospect Jay
Barriball, and a conditional first-round pick
(Either New Jersey's in 2007 or San Jose's in 2008).
On July 5, 2007, Guerin signed a two-year contract
with the New York Islanders. On July 9, 2007, Guerin
was named captain of the New York Islanders, making
him the 11th captain in Islanders history.
