Colton Gillies
| Colton Gillies | |
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| Born | February 12, 1989 White Rock, BC, CAN |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) |
| Position | Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild |
| National team |  Canada |
| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 2007 Minnesota Wild |
| Playing career | 2008–present |
Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the first round (16th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He is a third cousin of Hockey Hall of Fame member Clark Gillies. He was claimed of off waivers by the Blue Jackets on January 14, 2012.
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[edit] 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 a disappointing 4th overall. That summer he was selected in the first round of the NHL draft by the Minnesota Wild, who traded up three spots in the draft in order to pick Gillies 16th overall.[2] Gillies was named captain of the Blades during the 2007-08 season and again represented his country at the 2008 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic where he helped Canada to its fourth consecutive gold medal at the tournament.[1]
Late in the 2007-08 season Gillies made his professional debut with the Wild's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Houston Aeros. He managed 8 points in 11 games with the team. That fall he cracked the Wild roster out of training camp and went on to play 45 games for the team during the 2008-09 season. Gillies recorded his first career point, an assist, on October 11, 2008 against the Boston Bruins,[3] and his first career goal on December 19, 2008 against the New York Islanders.[4]
Gillies spent the entirety of the 2009-10 season developing his game with the Aeros. Though he would remain with the Aeros for the majority of the 2010-11 season, Gillies was re-called by the Wild on April 3, 2011. He played the final 7 games of the season with Minnesota, contributing a goal in the last game of the season, a 5-3 victory over the Dallas Stars that ended the Stars' bid for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.[5]
On July 6, 2011, Gillies signed a two-year contract extension with the Wild.[6]
On January 13, 2012, the Minnesota Wild placed Colton Gillies on waivers, and he claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 14, 2012.
| Medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Canada |
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| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Czech Republic | |
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 147 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 150 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 34 | ||||
| WHL totals | 195 | 44 | 47 | 91 | 310 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
[edit] International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2007 | Canada | U18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2008 | Canada | WJC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Junior int' totals | 13 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 16 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Colton Gillies". WHL. http://media.whl.ca/stats/player.php?id=24225. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Wild Draft Notes and Trades". NHL.com. 2010-06-11. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531520. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Wild 4, Bruins 3". NHL.com. 2008-10-11. http://wild.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2008020025. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ "Wild 4, Islanders 1". NHL.com. 2008-12-19. http://wild.nhl.com/club/recap.htm?id=2008020471. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
- ^ Joe Yerdon (2011-04-11). "Goal of the night: Colton Gillies whirling backhander crushes Dallas". NBC Sports. http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/11/goal-of-the-night-colton-gillies-whirling-backhander-crushes-dallas/. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Wild Signs Gillies to two-year contract". TSN. 2011-07-06. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=371129&hubname=nhl-wild. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
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| Preceded by James Sheppard |
Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Tyler Cuma |
