Adin Hill

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Adin Hill
Hill with the Vegas Golden Knights in 2022
Born (1996-05-11) May 11, 1996 (age 27)
Comox, British Columbia, Canada
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team
Former teams
Vegas Golden Knights
Arizona Coyotes
San Jose Sharks
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 76th overall, 2015
Arizona Coyotes
Playing career 2016–present

Adin Hill (born May 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hill was selected by the Arizona Coyotes, 76th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played with the San Jose Sharks. Hill won the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.

Playing career

Hill played bantam junior hockey with the Calgary Bisons before later developing at the midget level with the Calgary Buffaloes in the Alberta Midget Hockey League. He spent the duration of the 2013–14 season with the Calgary Canucks in the Alberta Junior Hockey League before ending the season playing four games of major junior hockey with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League.

He spent the entirety of the 2014–15 season with the Winterhawks, where he had a 31–11–1 record and a league-best .921 save percentage. At season's end, he was selected in the third round, 76th overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

On April 6, 2016, the Coyotes signed Hill to a three-year, entry-level contract.[1] He played for two of the Coyotes' affiliates during the 2016–17 season (the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Rapid City Rush of the ECHL).

Hill began the 2017–18 season with the Roadrunners. However, he was recalled by the Coyotes on October 16, 2017.[2] On October 17, he made his NHL debut, stopping 31 shots in a 3–1 loss to the Dallas Stars. The debut also made him the first goaltender selected in the 2015 draft to appear in an NHL game.[3][4] On March 13, 2018, Hill recorded his first career win in a 4–3 shootout victory over the Los Angeles Kings.[5] He finished the season with four appearances for the club.

Hill once again began the 2018–19 season with the Roadrunners. He was recalled by the Coyotes on November 24.[6] Hill was named the NHL Second Star of the week for the week of December 3 after posting a 3–0–0 record.[7]

On August 3, 2019, the Coyotes re-signed Hill to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[8] He made 13 appearances during the 2019–20 season, going 2–4–3.

On September 15, 2020, Hill signed a one-year extension with the Coyotes.[9] In the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, with injuries to veteran netminders Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta, Hill appeared in 19 games for Arizona, earning a 9–9–1 record with a .913 save percentage (SV%) and 2.74 goals-against average (GAA) along with two shutouts. Hill co-led Arizona goaltenders in shutouts and led in save percentage and set a career-high in games played.[10]

On July 17, 2021, due to expansion draft considerations, Hill was traded by the Coyotes, along with the seventh-round pick to the Sharks in exchange for Josef Kořenář and a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[11] He signed a two-year contract with the Sharks on August 4, 2021.[12] On November 9, 2021, he recorded a two-assist game in a 4–1 win over the Calgary Flames.[13]

Hill was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on August 29, 2022, in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2024.[14] The Golden Knights initially acquired Hill to serve as a backup to Logan Thompson, after the team's established starting goaltender Robin Lehner would miss the entire season and backup Laurent Brossoit required hip surgery that would see him miss the opening months of the 2022–23 season.[15] The team's goaltending situation continued to be complicated by injuries over the course of the season, with Thompson departing the lineup as a result, and Hill himself also missing time toward the end of the season, while Brossoit returned to the roster and the Golden Knights also acquired former Los Angeles Kings starter Jonathan Quick for additional depth at the position.[16][17] Hill finished the regular season with a 16–7–1 record and a .915 save percentage.[18]

The Golden Knights entered the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference, with Brossoit the team's starting goaltender and Hill as backup. However, in Game 3 of the Knights' second round series against the Edmonton Oilers, Brossoit injured himself while making a save, necessitating Hill taking over the net.[19] He proceeded to lead the team to victory over the Oilers, reaching the Western Conference Final against the Dallas Stars. Hill allowed only twelve goals in the six-game series against Dallas, including two shutouts.[15][20] The Golden Knights reached the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers, with Hill drawing notice for a paddle save in the series opener that was dubbed "the save of the playoffs" by the Associated Press.[21]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Canada
Ice hockey
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Latvia

Hill represented Canada at the 2021 IIHF World Championship where he appeared in three games and recorded one win and one loss, with a 1.73 GAA and won a gold medal.[22]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 Calgary Canucks AJHL 19 2 14 1 1,041 68 0 3.92 .897
2013–14 Portland Winterhawks WHL 4 4 0 0 218 6 0 1.65 .934
2014–15 Portland Winterhawks WHL 46 31 11 1 2,604 122 2 2.81 .921 17 10 7 1,074 53 1 2.96 .911
2015–16 Portland Winterhawks WHL 65 32 27 6 3,897 192 3 2.96 .917 4 0 4 234 14 0 3.58 .904
2015–16 Springfield Falcons AHL 4 1 3 0 236 12 0 3.05 .905
2016–17 Rapid City Rush ECHL 5 1 3 1 301 18 1 3.59 .890
2016–17 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 40 16 14 6 2,243 118 1 3.16 .906
2017–18 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 36 19 11 4 1,950 74 5 2.28 .914 9 4 5 566 20 2 2.12 .922
2017–18 Arizona Coyotes NHL 4 1 3 0 241 14 0 3.49 .891
2018–19 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 36 16 15 4 2,043 89 2 2.61 .906
2018–19 Arizona Coyotes NHL 13 7 5 0 697 32 1 2.76 .901
2019–20 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 20 15 5 0 1,199 48 2 2.40 .918
2019–20 Arizona Coyotes NHL 13 2 4 3 641 28 0 2.62 .918
2020–21 Arizona Coyotes NHL 19 9 9 1 1,006 46 2 2.74 .913
2020–21 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 2 0 2 0 116 8 0 4.13 .864
2021–22 San Jose Sharks NHL 25 10 11 1 1,376 61 2 2.66 .906
2021–22 San Jose Barracuda AHL 1 0 1 0 59 3 0 3.06 .917
2022–23 Henderson Silver Knights AHL 1 1 0 0 40 3 0 4.50 .857
2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 27 16 7 1 1,491 62 0 2.50 .915 16 11 4 914 33 2 2.17 .932
NHL totals 101 45 39 6 5,451 243 5 2.67 .910 16 11 4 914 33 2 2.17 .932

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L OT MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2021 Canada WC 1st 3 1 1 0 138 4 0 1.73 .909
Senior totals 3 1 1 0 138 4 0 1.73 .909

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
Best SVS % (.921) 2015
NHL
Stanley Cup champion 2023

References

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