Jack Hillen (born January 24, 1986) is a professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently a member of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
| Jack Hillen | |||
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| Born |
January 24, 1986 Minnetonka, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Washington Capitals New York Islanders Nashville Predators | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Playing career
Before entering Colorado College, Hillen played high school hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels in Minnesota.
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 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.
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.
On August 8, 2011, Hillen signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators. During the 2011–12 season, Hillen contributed with 6 points in 55 games for the Predators.
On July 2, 2012, as a free agent for a consecutive year he signed a one-year, one-way contract with the Washington Capitals. After suffering an injury on the opening night of the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Hillen later returned to help in the Capitals resurgence, posting 9 points in 23 games. On April 2, 2013, Hillen was re-signed a two-year, $1.4 million contract extension with the Capitals.[1]
On October 3, 2013, a clean hit from Lance Bouma against the Calgary Flames rammed Hillen into the boards, and he fell awkwardly and had to be helped off the ice after being attended by trainers for several minutes. He successfully underwent surgery to his right leg [2] on October 5, to repair the tibial plateau, which is the top part of the tibia that lies under the knee.[3] He is expected to miss 4–6 months.[4]
Awards
- 2008 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America University Division At-Large All-District VII Team
- Won Western Collegiate Hockey Association's prestigious Scholar Athlete Award
- 2008 WCHA All-Academic Team
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2003–04 | Tri-City Storm | USHL | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Colorado College | WCHA | 30 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Colorado College | WCHA | 42 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Colorado College | WCHA | 38 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Colorado College | WCHA | 41 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 40 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 33 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | New York Islanders | NHL | 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | New York Islanders | NHL | 64 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 55 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| NHL totals | 253 | 13 | 52 | 65 | 143 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| International totals | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
References
- ^ "Capitals re-sign Jack Hillen". Washington Capitals. 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2013-04-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Capital's lose Jack Hillen to right leg injury". nbc washington. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jack Hillen underwent successful surgery". washington post. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Jack Hillen will undergo surgery Friday, expected to miss months". Washington Post. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
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