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Trustee profile: Bill Guerin ’89
Name: Bill Guerin
WMA Class: 1989
Current hometown: Wayzata, Minnesota Family: Wife, Kara; daughters Kayla, Grace and Lexi; son Liam
Place of employment: Minnesota Wild (National Hockey League) Job title: General Manager College: Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
What do you like to do when you are not working? I love to spend time with my family, at the Jersey Shore and playing golf.
If you could visit one city in the world, where would you go? I would visit Hong Kong. It seems like nothing I have experienced before. Hopefully, someday I’ll get there.
What’s the most interesting thing about you most people don’t know? That I am half Nicaraguan. My mother is from Managua, Nicaragua.
• Yearbook, 1989
• Olympic playing days on Team USA.
• General Manager of National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild.
• Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009.
—Bill Guerin ’89
What is one of your greatest memories of WMA? Beating Longmeadow in lacrosse in 1989. We were always the underdog against them but I didn’t see it as an upset. That year we were just better.
What extracurricular activities did you do in school? Lacrosse. That was my second passion after hockey.
Which faculty members did you rely on during high school? Don Kelly, Don Nicholson ’79 and Phil Cardone. All of them had their own style, but we could always tell that they had our best interest at heart and were willing to go the extra mile for us.
How did WMA prepare you for your future? It prepared me for college for sure. The way our schedules were set up forced me to manage my time wisely. It was a good balance of being tough but having control of how you approached your work.
What’s your lasting impression of WMA? My crew of friends. We were together there for a long time and remain in contact today.
During your time in high school, if there was one thing you could have changed at WMA, what would it have been? They would have had a more solidified hockey program. Hopefully that can be restored someday. What would you tell someone who knew nothing about WMA? It’s just a great place to go to school. If you are looking for a supportive and challenging institution that is in a great location, this is your place.
Why were you interested in joining the Board of Trustees? I want to be a part of the positive momentum that is going on there. The school is going to new heights with great leadership and a great vision for the future.
As a Board of Trustee member, what is your goal? I want to bring my life experiences to the board. It’s a team and everyone’s goal is to make WMA a better place.
Hockey career details, of note: • Four-time Stanley Cup Champion (two as a player) • United States Hockey Hall of Fame • Three-time U.S. Olympian (1998, 2002 and 2006) • Boston College Hall of Fame • Four-time NHL All-Star
