Bill Guerin captured his second Stanley Cup

WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Hall Gill, Bill Guerin, Brooks Orpik and Rob Scuderi all captured the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009, as proud Hockey East alumni. The Penguins won the decisive Game 7 against the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 2-1 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.

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Guerin, Orpik and Scuderi all attended Boston College, while Gill went to Providence College. It marks the fifth time that at least three Hockey East alums have won the Cup together. All together, 28 Hockey East alumni have won the Stanley Cup in the 25-year history of the league. Guerin becomes the seventh player in league history to win the Cup twice, the list also includes: Doug Brown, Jay Pandolfo, Kevin Stevens, Peter Taglianetti, Chris Terrieri and Scott Young. Gill, Orpik and Scuderi all win the Stanley Cup for the first time in their NHL careers.

Guerin played two seasons at the Heights, scoring 40 goals and adding 30 assists for 70 points in 77 career games. Guerin has played 17 seasons in the NHL with Boston, Dallas, Edmonton, New Jersey, N.Y. Islanders, Pittsburgh, San Jose and St. Louis. He has scored 811 points (408g, 403a) in 1185 career NHL contests.

Orpik skated for three seasons for the Eagles in 119 games, leading BC to a NCAA Championship in his last game in Albany, N.Y. at the Pepsi Center. Scuderi played four seasons (1997-2001) at Boston College and was also a key contributor to the Eagles’ 2001 NCAA title. Orpik has played all six of his NHL seasons with Pittsburgh.

Scuderi amassed 71 points in 168 career contests, patrolling the blueline for the Eagles. Scuderi has also spent all five years in the NHL with the Penguins.

Gill was a four-year player with the Friars (1993-97) and played in 131 games at Providence. Gill has played 12 NHL seasons with Boston, Pittsburgh and Toronto.

Former Boston University standout goaltender John Curry was a reserved on the Penguins roster. He was the 2007 Hockey East Player of the Year and a two-time All-American with the Terriers.

In addition to the players, former Providence College forward Tom Fitzgerald served as an assistant coach for the Penguins.

The Hockey East Association is a 10-team, Division-I college hockey conference, with offices based in Wakefield, Mass. Founded in 1983, the league has won six NCAA championships in the past 17 seasons. The conference also sponsors an eight-team women’s league which began play in 2002-03.