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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 USA Hockey in the Olympics in 1998, 2002 and 2006, and participated in two Ice Hockey World Championships. Guerin is the first player of Hispanic descent to play in the NHL.
In November 2001 Guerin was traded to his hometown team, the Boston Bruins.
After a 41-goal season in 2001–02, Guerin left the Bruins as a free agent and signed a five-year contract with the Dallas Stars. He performed below expectations during his tenure with the Stars. Dallas opted to buy out the remainder of his contract after a disappointing season in 2005–06 in which he recorded just 40 points. The conditions of buyouts in the NHL meant that the Stars would have to pay him two-thirds of the remaining salary on his contract spread out over twice as many years; this meant $6.7 million over one year became $4.4 million over two years.
On July 3, 2006, Guerin signed a one-year, $2 million contract with the St. Louis Blues. Playing on a line with former Oiler teammate Doug Weight, Guerin revived his career, easily eclipsing his disappointing goal-scoring mark from the 2005–06 season. He was named to the 2007 All-Star Game (hosted by the Stars) to represent the Blues. Despite numerous criticisms of his play during his time as a Star, Guerin received a standing ovation from the Dallas fans in recognition of his status as a longtime fan favorite.
On February 2, 2007, Guerin became the 214th NHL player to play in 1,000 games. Later that month, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Ville Nieminen, prospect Jay Barriball and a conditional first-round pick (either New Jersey's in 2007 or San Jose's in 2008). During the subsequent off-season, Guerin signed a two-year contract with the New York Islanders. On July 9, 2007, he was named captain of the Islanders, making him the 11th captain in team history.
On March 4, 2009, Guerin was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a conditional draft pick. The pick, a 2009 fourth-round pick if the Penguins made the playoffs, was later turned into a 2009 third-round pick once the Penguins advanced to the second round of the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs. Guerin won the Stanley Cup on June 12, 2009, with the Penguins, defeating the Detroit Red Wings by a final score of 2–1 for Game 7 at Joe Louis Arena. His 14 years between Stanley Cups as a player was the third-longest wait in NHL history, behind Chris Chelios (16) and Mark Recchi (15).
After vocal encouragement for his return from the crowd and teammates at Pittsburgh's Stanley Cup parade on June 15, as well as expressing his affection for the city and team, Guerin signed a one-year contract extension with the Penguins on June 29 at a greatly reduced salary to play through the 2009–10 season. He became the first player to have a 20-goal season with seven different teams and one of only three to have a 20-goal season with five or more different teams (the two others being Eddie Shack and Ray Sheppard). Ray Shero, the general manager for the Penguins opted not to offer Guerin a contract for the 2010–11 season. On September 7, 2010, the Philadelphia Flyers invited Guerin to try out at training camp, but on October 4, the Flyers released him before the start of the regular season.
On December 6, 2010, Guerin announced his retirement as a player from the NHL as a Pittsburgh Penguin. At the time of his retirement, Guerin ranked seventh all-time among Americans in the NHL with 429 goals.
On August 21, 2019, Guerin was named the fourth general manager of the Minnesota Wild. On March 21, 2022, Guerin was named the TSN TradeCentre GM of the Day, for his transactions at the 2022 NHL Trade Deadline.
The United States Center for SafeSport opened an investigation on Guerin over his alleged role in the whistleblower lawsuit. As of April 2022, the organization had not yet released its findings, nor confirmed whether the investigation remained ongoing.
Guerin and his wife Kara have four children and reside in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. They previously lived in Moorestown, New Jersey during his tenure with the Devils.Staff. "Guerin to Flyers? Speculation Bruin" , Philadelphia Daily News, November 30, 2001. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Guerin spends his offseasons in Moorestown with his wife, Kara, and their three kids. Kara is from Medford."
| 1985–86 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 48 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 32 | 34 | 20 | 54 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 38 | 31 | 44 | 75 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Springfield Olympics | NEJHL | 31 | 32 | 35 | 67 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Boston College Eagles | Hockey East | 39 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Boston College Eagles | HE | 38 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | United States | Intl | 46 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Utica Devils | AHL | 22 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 1991–92 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1992–93 | Utica Devils | AHL | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 65 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 63 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993–94 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 81 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 101 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| 1994–95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 72 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 1995–96 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 80 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 82 | 29 | 18 | 47 | 95 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| 1997–98 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 19 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997–98 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 40 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 80 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 1998–99 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 80 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 70 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 123 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 2000–01 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 21 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 64 | 28 | 35 | 63 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 41 | 25 | 66 | 91 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 64 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 82 | 34 | 35 | 69 | 109 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 70 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 115 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 61 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 81 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | New York Islanders | NHL | 61 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008–09 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
| 2009–10 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 75 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 1989 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| 1990 | United States | WJC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 1996 | United States | WCH | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| 1998 | United States | OG | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | United States | OG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | United States | WCH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | United States | OG | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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