Jere Gillis

Jere Gillis
Jere Gillis
Born	January 18, 1957; 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]

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References

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.
"Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
"1977 Amateur Draft". The New York Times. 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
Jere Gillis on IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Rick Blight	Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by Bill Derlago
Preceded by Peter Marsh	Cincinnati Stingers first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by None

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[twin-1] 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.

[3] "1977 Amateur Draft". The New York Times. 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

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