Background
Hall grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan but ultimately graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer.
Hall grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan but ultimately graduated from Ann Arbor Pioneer.
While at Michigan State University Hall was a finance major. Hobbies include fishing and golf. He was selected 52nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 1999 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
He played four years with the Michigan State Spartans and was named to the Central Collegiate Hockey Association"s Second All-Star Team in 2000.
He played his first National Hockey League game for the Nashville Predators in 2001-2002 after graduating from Michigan State. He scored 16 goals and 12 assists in 2002-2003, his rookie season.
After four seasons with the Predators, he was dealt to the New York Rangers in exchange for Dominic Moore prior to the 2006-2007 National Hockey League season. Hall played only half a season on Broadway, and was dealt to the Minnesota Wild for Pascal Dupuis in February 2007.
He left the Penguins following the season, signing a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Lightning worth $1.8-million.
Hall spent most of the 2009-2010 season with the Lightning"s AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals. In the following 2010-2011 season, under new coach Guy Boucher, Hall played in all 82 games with the Lightning, recording seven goals and 18 points. Hall also led the team with 152 hits and was third among forwards with 59 blocked shots.
He was one of only four Bolts to play in all 82 games.
He recorded a goal and five points during the postseason. On the 29th of June, Hall was re-signed to a one-year, one-way contract.
During the 2012 National Hockey League lockout Hall was signed to his second European team on a temporary contract with EV Ravensburg Tower Stars of the German 2nd Bundesliga. Hall led the team in his tenure with the Tower Stars with 15 points in 17 games before returning to the Lightning for the shortened 2012-2013 season.
Twenty games into the season, Hall was placed on waivers and claimed by the Carolina Hurricanes on March 16, 2013.
On April 2, 2013, Hall was traded back to the Lightning along with a 7th-round draft pick for Marc-André Bergeron. The Lightning promptly placed him on waivers and he was claimed by the Philadelphia Flyers on April 3. Hall signed a one-year, $600,000 contract with the Flyers on July 4, 2013.
On August 2, 2014, Hall signed a one-year contract with The Human Context Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A.
Hall was a member of the United States National Development Team Program, and twice represented the United States at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, in 1999 and 2000.