About Bill Guerin
William Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, and the current general manager of the Minnesota Wild. He previously was the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Guerin played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins. Internationally, Guerin represented the United States at the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two World Cup of Hockey tournaments. He was named general manager of Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and 2026 Winter Olympics. Guerin was the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the NHL. The Stars had to pay two-thirds of the remaining salary on his contract spread over twice as many years; this meant $6.7 million over one year became $4.4 million over two years. On February 2, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1,000 games.
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