Career
He is currently the manager of player development for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (National Hockey League). Before college, Gill was a notable quarterback at Nashoba Regional High School in Bolton, Massachusetts. After being drafted in the eighth round, 207th overall in the 1993 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins, Gill spent four years playing for Providence College.
He entered the National Hockey League during the 1997-1998 National Hockey League season and played over 600 regular season games over eight seasons with the Bruins.
During the 2004-2005 National Hockey League lockout, Gill played for Lukko in the Finnish Master of Science-liiga. On July 1, 2006, the Toronto Maple Leafs signed Gill to a three-year deal.
Gill had some of the best numbers of his career in Toronto while working on discipline and lowering his penalty minutes. On February 26, 2008, Toronto traded him to the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round draft pick in the 2008 National Hockey League Entry Draft and a fifth round pick in the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
The Penguins traded for him on the same day that they received Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers.
On June 12, 2009, Hal Gill hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head after the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena in seven games. On July 1, 2009, Gill signed a two-year, $4.5 million deal with the Montreal Canadiens, and after the 2010-2011 season he re-signed with the Canadiens on a one-year deal. On February 17, 2012 Gill and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2013 were traded to the Nashville Predators for Blake Geoffrion, Robert Slaney, and a second-round draft pick in 2012.
On June 28, 2012 Gill re-signed with the Nashville Predators on a two-year, $4 million deal.
During the lockout-shortened 2012-2013 season, Gill was scoreless over 32 games, as the Predators failed to reach the playoffs. On July 2, 2013, Nashville placed Gill on waivers in order to complete a buyout of the final year of his contract.
On September 7, 2013 the Philadelphia Flyers signed Hal Gill to a professional tryout contract and subsequently signed him to a one-year, $700,000 contract on October 1, 2013. On April 23, 2015, Gill announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the National Hockey League.
On October 16, 2015, the Florida Panthers announced that they had hired Gill as their manager of player development.
