Colton Gillies
Colton Gillies | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2015 | ||||||
Born |
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada | February 12, 1989|||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||
Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | |||||
Position | Left wing | |||||
Shot | Left | |||||
Played for |
NHL Draft |
16th overall, 2007 Minnesota Wild | ||||
Playing career | 2008–2021 |
Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He spent time playing for both the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL. Gillies spent the last five years of his professional career playing overseas, most notably spending time in the KHL playing for Dinamo Riga. He is the nephew of NHL hockey player Clark Gillies.
Playing career
Gillies was the second overall pick by the Saskatoon Blades in the 2004 Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft.[1] Gillies spent parts of four seasons with the Blades, but the team struggled and consequently Gillies played in only 10 playoff games during his major junior career. Still, he gained attention with his strong physical and two-way play, and was selected to represent Canada at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships in Finland, where Canada finished 4th overall.
That summer he was selected in the first round of the
Late in the
Gillies spent the entirety of the
On July 6, 2011, Gillies signed a two-year contract extension with the Wild.
A free agent approaching the
As a free agent again in the off-season, Gillies participated in his second consecutive training camp on a try-out with the
Gillies played for
Personal
Gillies is also a firefighter, working in Penticton, British Columbia.[14] He and his partner had their first child, a boy, in late 2021.[15]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2004–05 | North Delta Flyers
|
PIJHL | 44 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
2004–05 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 63 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 58 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 72 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 64 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 82 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | ||
2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 65 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
2014–15 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers
|
AHL | 70 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | HC ’05 iClinic Banská Bystrica
|
Slovak | 28 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 113 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 28 | ||
2016–17 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 43 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Dinamo Riga | KHL | 52 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 154 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
KHL totals | 136 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Representing Canada | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships
| ||
2008 Czech Republic |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Canada Pacific | U17
|
4th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
2006 | Canada | IH18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | ||
2007 | Canada | U18 | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
2008 | Canada | WJC
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
Junior totals | 23 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 |
References
- ^ a b "Colton Gillies". WHL. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- NHL.com. June 11, 2010. Archived from the originalon June 15, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ James MacDonald (October 11, 2008). "Wild 4, Bruins 3". NHL.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Wild 4, Islanders 1". NHL.com. December 19, 2008. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ Joe Yerdon (April 11, 2011). "Goal of the night: Colton Gillies whirling backhander crushes Dallas". NBC Sports. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Wild Signs Gillies to two-year contract". TSN. July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Columbus Blue Jackets claim Colton Gillies off waivers from Wild". National Hockey League. January 14, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Sabres 2013 training camp roster" (PDF). Buffalo Sabres. September 21, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ "Amerks sign Colton Gillies to AHL contract". Rochester Americans. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- Bridgeport Sound Tigers. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Colton Gillies at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Around The Horn Hockey - NEWS: Former Minnesota Wild C Colton Gillies has announced his retirement from professional hockey. Gillies played 154 games with Minnesota and Columbus in his career, notching six goals and 18 points, in addition to 293 hits, from 2008 to 2013. The 16th-overall pick in the 2007 Entry Draft played in Slovakia and Russia from 2015 to 2020. Gillies played in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game. Internationally, Gillies represented Canada in the 2008 World Juniors, winning the Gold Medal, and in the 2007 U-18 World Championship. Gillies has been hired by Surrey (BCHL) as an Assistant Coach. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "NHL vet Gillies returns to help coach 'the new game' to Surrey Eagles players". Cloverdale Reporter. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Colton Gillies Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Colton Gillies Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database