- Colton Gillies
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Colton Gillies Born February 12, 1989
White Rock, BC, CANHeight 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) Position Left wing Shoots Left NHL team Minnesota Wild National team 
CanadaNHL Draft 16th overall, 2007
Minnesota WildPlaying career 2008–present Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the 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.
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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]
Medal record Competitor for CanadaMen's ice hockey World Junior Championships Gold 2008 Czech Republic Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs 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 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Canada U18 6 2 1 3 10 2008 Canada WJC 7 1 0 0 6 Junior int' totals 13 3 11 4 16 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 2011-07-7.
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Preceded by
James SheppardMinnesota Wild first round draft pick
2007Succeeded by
Tyler CumaCategories:- 1989 births
- Houston Aeros players
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- Minnesota Wild draft picks
- Minnesota Wild players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- People from White Rock, British Columbia
- Saskatoon Blades alumni
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