Upon being drafted, Hiller began a three-year college ice hockey career with Northern Michigan University.
After one season with the Canadian national team, Hiller went overseas to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Starbulls Rosenheim in 1996–97.
In 1999–2000, Hiller began a two-season stint with the Berlin Capitals, after which he spent one final season with HC Milano of the Italian Serie A before retiring.
[2][3] Part of his duties are to oversee the Red Wings' power play, which ranked 17th in the league the season before his hire.
[4] On June 19, 2019, the New York Islanders announced that Hiller would be joining their coaching staff as an assistant under Barry Trotz.
[5] One month after the Islanders fired Trotz and replaced him with Lane Lambert,[6] Hiller was also relieved of his duties on June 9, 2022.