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==Playing career==
Before entering
During his senior year at Colorado College, he won the Defenseman of the Year and first team all WCHA. After playing four seasons at [[Colorado College]] graduating with a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[economics]], he was signed by the [[New York Islanders]] to a 2-year contract. Jack made his [[National Hockey League]] debut with the Islanders in the last 2 games of the [[2007–08 NHL season|2007–08 season]] against the Islanders' rival [[New York Rangers]]
Jack scored his first career point in his second NHL game, posting an assist on [[Miroslav Satan]]'s goal against the Rangers.
▲Before entering into the NHL, he played hockey for Colorado College, and high school hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels in Minnesota.
On Tuesday, January 26, 2010 while playing in a home game against the Washington Capitals, Hillen took a direct hit to the face from an [[Alex Ovechkin]] slapshot. He was able to leave the ice under his own power with a trainer trying to stop the bleeding. Hillen was later transported to a hospital, where he had surgery for a broken jaw and tooth damage and missed 6 weeks.
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