Hills played ice hockey at Bowling Green State University the same time as current RIT head coach Wayne Wilson where they were teammates.
Hills left Bowling Green as its all-time leading scorer and is currently second on the list.
After graduating from Bowling Green with a degree in business administration, Hills spent 11 seasons playing professionally in Europe (eight years in Switzerland and three in Germany).
He would later become the head coach at SUNY Geneseo, a position he would hold for four seasons where he led the Knights to a record of 18-7-4, a SUNYAC Championship, the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament, and a No.
Alexandra was a forward on the RIT women's hockey team that won the 2012 NCAA Division III National Championship.