Jere Gillis

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Jere Gillis
Born (1957-01-18) January 18, 1957 (age 67)
Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Buffalo Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers
Brunico ( Serie A )
Solihull Barons (BHL)
Peterborough Pirates (BHL)
NHL draft 4th overall, 1977
Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft 7th overall, 1977
Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career 19771991

Jere Alan Gillis (born January 18, 1957) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman.

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Background

Gillis was born in Bend, Oregon and raised in Montreal, the son of skier Gene Gillis (a member of the American alpine skiing team for the 1948 Winter Olympics), and Rhona Wurtele, a Canadian Olympic skier who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics. [1] His sister Margie Gillis is a dancer and choreographer, and member of the Order of Canada. His older brother Christopher Gillis was also an important dancer and choreographer, and a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.

Playing career

As a youth, Gillis played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mount Royal, Quebec. [2]

Drafted fourth overall in the 1977 NHL amateur draft by the Vancouver Canucks, [3] Gillis played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1977 to 1987 for the Canucks, New York Rangers, Quebec Nordiques, Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers. From 1988 to 1991, he played in the United Kingdom for Solihull Barons and Peterborough Pirates, finally playing five games in the Quebec Senior Provincial Hockey League in 1996–97.

Personal life

Upon retiring from ice hockey he became a stuntman in movies [1] as well as a Scientologist. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1973–74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 692019399651230
1974–75 Sherbrooke CastorsQMJHL543857958995382
1975–76 Sherbrooke CastorsQMJHL60475510240178142227
1976–77 Sherbrooke CastorsQMJHL725585140801811122340
1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7923184135
1978–79 Vancouver CanucksNHL781312253310110
1979–80 Vancouver CanucksNHL67131730108
1980–81 Vancouver CanucksNHL110444
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL351010204142579
1981–82 New York RangersNHL26391216
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL122130
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 282171910
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL30000
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL53182442691617811
1983–84 Vancouver CanucksNHL3791322742130
1983–84 Fredericton ExpressAHL3622285035
1984–85 Vancouver CanucksNHL375111623
1984–85 Fredericton ExpressAHL72132
1985–86 Fredericton ExpressAHL294141821
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL10000
1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL471322353250009
1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 32350
1987–88 SG Brunico ITA 2420163610
1988–89 Solihull Barons GBR 1846479312
1989–90 Solihull BaronsGBR305035851642466
1990–91 Peterborough Pirates GBR61341722
1996–97 Acton Vale Nova QSPHL 50332
NHL totals38678951732301947119
AHL totals200611061671692117820

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1976 Canada WJC 41232

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References

  1. 1 2 Bell, Graham (2 March 2017). "Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele: the twin sisters who conquered the world of ski racing". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10. Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "1977 Amateur Draft". The New York Times . 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. "Photos". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  5. "Player Profile: Jere Gillis". eliteprospects.com. 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by Cincinnati Stingers first round draft pick
1977
Succeeded by
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