Thunderbirds sign Warren Hill to a two-year deal

Jul 16, 2021

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (July 16, 2021) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced they have re-signed goaltender Warren Hill to a two-year contract, keeping the fan favorite “King of the Hill” in Thunderbirds purple through the 2022-23 NLL season.

 

"Warren is the heartbeat of the team," said Thunderbirds defenseman, Luc Magnan. "When he goes, we go. He gives us confidence, and he is always calm, cool and collected. He’s perfect balance of intensity and keeping the locker room loose. It’s a privilege to play in front of the King."

 

Hill, 29, completed his fourth NLL season as the starting netminder for the Thunderbirds in the 2019-20 NLL season. He posted career-bests in a number of statistics, primarily minutes played (590:26), wins (8), and goals against average (9.65). His .809 SV% was the second-lowest in his young career, just one-thousandth shy of matching his 2018-19 SV% with the Rochester Knighthawks.

 

Hill won an NLL Cup with the Georgia Swarm in 2017, spending the season on the practice roster and developing his skills further in his first NLL season. He got his first NLL action in Feb. 2018 and signed with the Rochester Knighthawks in Dec. 2018. The goaltender from Six Nations, Ontario earned significant playing time with his second franchise. In 387:53 min., he posted a stellar 10.36 GAA and .810 SV%.

 

In 1021:32 min. of playing time, the left-hander has a career 12-5 win-loss record, 11.76 GAA, and .806 SV%. 

 

Hill was selected in the second round (No. 20 overall) in the 2016 NLL Entry Draft by the Georgia Swarm. An alum of Syracuse University, he played in 16 games for the Orange across his junior and senior years, finishing with 556:43 min. Between the pipes, a 10.25 GAA, and .454 SV%.

 

Hill was the starting netminder for Team Iroquois in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Tournament, solidifying the backend on the way to a silver medal for Team Iroquois.

 

“I can’t wait to get back to work with this group of guys and return to the Nest,” said Hill. “There’s no place like it!”