Adam Hall

Adam John Hall (born August 14, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey player. A second round selection of the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL entry draft, Hall played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers. He finished his career in the National League (NL), playing three seasons for HC Ambrì-Piotta.

Playing career 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. He was selected 52nd overall by the Nashville Predators in the second round of the 1999 NHL 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.

On October 1, 2007 he signed a one-year, two-way deal with the Pittsburgh Penguins and contributed during the Penguins run to the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost in six games to the Detroit Red Wings. 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 2009–10 season with the Lightning's AHL affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals.

In the following 2010–11 season, under new coach Guy Boucher, Hall played in all 82 games with the Lightning, recording seven goals and 18 points. He led the Lightning in face-off percentage with 55 percent and ranked fourth overall with 360 face-offs won. Hall also led the team with 152 hits and was third among forwards with 59 blocked shots. He was Tampa Bay's nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy after battling his way back to the NHL. He was one of only four Bolts to play in all 82 games. The 30-year-old veteran also played in all 18 Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Lightning as they made it to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals. 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 NHL 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 2012–13 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 HC Ambri-Piotta of the Swiss National League A. He prematurely agreed to a two-year contract extension on December 24, 2014, making him a Bianco-Blu through the end of the 2016-17 season. He finished his first season in Switzerland with 14 goals and 18 assists in 50 games. He helped the team to stay in the NLA tallying 5 points in 11 games in the relegation round. In the summer of 2015, he was named alternate captain of the team. In three seasons with the team, he played a total of 159 games, tallying 40 goals and 46 assists.

On July 4, 2017, Hall announced his retirement from professional hockey.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1996–97 Newmarket Hurricanes OPJHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1996–97 Bramalea Blues OPJHL 43 9 14 23 92 — — — — — 1997–98 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 21 9 11 20 20 — — — — — 1997–98 U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 15 12 1 13 20 6 3 2 5 4 1997–98 U.S. NTDP U18 USDP 29 18 9 27 19 — — — — — 1998–99 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 36 16 7 23 74 — — — — — 1999–2000 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 40 26 13 39 38 — — — — — 2000–01 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 42 18 12 30 42 — — — — — 2001–02 Michigan State Spartans CCHA 41 19 15 34 36 — — — — — 2001–02 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 6 2 2 4 4 — — — — — 2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 1 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2002–03 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 79 16 12 28 31 — — — — — 2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 79 13 14 27 37 6 2 1 3 2 2004–05 KalPa Mestis 36 23 17 40 28 9 2 3 5 4 2005–06 Nashville Predators NHL 75 14 15 29 40 5 1 0 1 0 2006–07 New York Rangers NHL 49 4 8 12 18 — — — — — 2006–07 Minnesota Wild NHL 23 2 3 5 8 3 0 0 0 7 2007–08 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 46 2 4 6 24 17 3 1 4 8 2008–09 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 74 5 5 10 29 — — — — — 2009–10 Norfolk Admirals AHL 79 16 25 41 47 — — — — — 2010–11 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 82 7 11 18 32 18 1 4 5 8 2011–12 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 57 2 5 7 17 — — — — — 2012–13 Ravensburg Towerstars 2.GBun 17 11 4 15 39 — — — — — 2012–13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 20 0 4 4 23 — — — — — 2012–13 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 6 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 11 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2013–14 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 80 4 5 9 23 7 0 1 1 7 2014–15 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 50 14 18 32 34 — — — — — 2015–16 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 40 11 10 21 24 — — — — — 2016–17 HC Ambrì–Piotta NLA 38 11 9 20 22 — — — — — NHL totals 682 69 87 156 282 56 7 7 14 32

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 1999 United States WJC 8th 6 0 1 1 2 2000 United States WJC 4th 7 2 0 2 4 2003 United States WC 13th 6 3 1 4 0 2004 United States WC 9 0 2 2 0 2005 United States WC 6th 7 1 0 1 2 2006 United States WC 7th 7 0 0 0 0 2007 United States WC 5th 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 13 2 1 3 6 Senior totals 36 4 4 8 4

Awards and honors Award Year College All-CCHA Rookie Team 1999 All-CCHA Second Team 2000 CCHA All-Tournament Team 2001