Jon Gillies
| Jon Gillies | |||
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| Born |
January 22, 1994 Concord, New Hampshire, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Catches | Left | ||
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NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Calgary Flames (AHL) |
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| NHL Draft | 75th overall, 2012 Calgary Flames |
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| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Jonathan Bruce Gillies (born January 22, 1994 in Concord, New Hampshire and raised in South Portland, Maine) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a prospect for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Gillies played collegiate hockey with the Providence Friars in the NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East conference. In his freshman year, Gillies's outstanding play was rewarded with a selection to the 2012–13 All-Hockey East First Team. He was the starting goaltender for the United States at the 2014 World Juniors and played nearly every minute of the tournament, but failed to medal. During his junior season, Gillies led the Friars to the NCAA title, being chosen as the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.
On April 15, 2015, Gillies ended his collegiate career by signing a three-year entry level contract with the Calgary Flames.
On April 6, 2017, Gillies played his first NHL game of his career. Against the Los Angeles Kings. After stoping 27 shots, he recorded his first NHL career win, 4-1.
Gillies comes from a hockey family. His grandfather, Bruce Sr., played at Norwich University. His father, Bruce, not only played at the University of New Hampshire, where he is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame, but in the International Hockey League where he led the Muskegon Lumberjacks to the Turner Cup championship in 1985-86 and met his future wife, Debbie. His uncle, Chris, was a goalie at Denver University.
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