Jere Gillis

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 1977–1991

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

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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 69 20 19 39 96 5 1 2 3 0
1974–75 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 54 38 57 95 89 9 5 3 8 2
1975–76 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 60 47 55 102 40 17 8 14 22 27
1976–77 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 72 55 85 140 80 18 11 12 23 40
1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 23 18 41 35 — — — — —
1978–79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 13 12 25 33 1 0 1 1 0
1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 13 17 30 108 — — — — —
1980–81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 0 4 4 4 — — — — —
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 35 10 10 20 4 14 2 5 7 9
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 26 3 9 12 16 — — — — —
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 2 1 3 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 28 2 17 19 10 — — — — —
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 53 18 24 42 69 16 1 7 8 11
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 9 13 22 7 4 2 1 3 0
1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 36 22 28 50 35 — — — — —
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 5 11 16 23 — — — — —
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 7 2 1 3 2 — — — — —
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 29 4 14 18 21 — — — — —
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 47 13 22 35 32 5 0 0 0 9
1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 3 2 3 5 0 — — — — —
1987–88 SG Brunico ITA 24 20 16 36 10 — — — — —
1988–89 Solihull Barons GBR 18 46 47 93 12 — — — — —
1989–90 Solihull Barons GBR 30 50 35 85 16 4 2 4 6 6
1990–91 Peterborough Pirates GBR 6 13 4 17 22 — — — — —
1996–97 Acton Vale Nova QSPHL 5 0 3 3 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 386 78 95 173 230 19 4 7 11 9
AHL totals 200 61 106 167 169 21 1 7 8 20

International

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1976 Canada WJC 4 1 2 3 2
  • All statistics are taken from eliteprospects.com.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  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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