Jon Gillies

Not to be confused with John Gillies.

Jon Gillies
Gillies with the Stockton Heat in 2015
Born (1994-01-22) January 22, 1994 (age 30)
Concord, New Hampshire, U.S.
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
ECHL team
Former teams		 Cincinnati Cyclones
Calgary Flames
St. Louis Blues
New Jersey Devils
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL draft 75th overall, 2012
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2015–present

Jonathan Bruce Gillies (born January 22, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

As a youth, Gillies played in the 2007 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Middlesex Islanders minor ice hockey team, along with teammates Matt Grzelcyk and Miles Wood.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

On April 15, 2015, Gillies ended his collegiate career by signing a three-year entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames.[4]

On April 6, 2017, Gillies played his first NHL game of his career against the Los Angeles Kings.[5] After stopping 27 shots, he recorded his first NHL career win, 4–1. He did not play during the Flames' short-lived playoff run and was assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Stockton Heat, to help them finish their playoff season.[6]

On October 9, 2020, Gilles signed as a free agent from the Flames to a one-year, two-way contract with the St. Louis Blues.[7] After attending the Blues shortened training camp, Gillies was assigned to shared AHL affiliate, the Utica Comets for the 2020–21 season, registering 3 wins in 5 games.

With the 2021–22 season underway, Gillies belatedly signed as a free agent with the Maine Mariners of the ECHL on October 27, 2021.[8] Remaining close to home and after making a lone appearance with the Mariners, Gilles was signed to a PTO with AHL affiliate, the Providence Bruins. He collected 3 wins in as many appearances before returning to the Mariners. On November 23, 2021, Gilles returned to the AHL after agreeing to a PTO with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL, affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers.[9] He played in a solitary game with the Phantoms before he was signed by his former NHL club, the St. Louis Blues, on a one-year, two-way contract on December 9, 2021.[10] He immediately was promoted to join the Blues roster, to help cover through a spate of injury woes for the team.[11] He made his first NHL appearance in four years, debuting with the Blues in saving 36 of 39 shots of a 3–2 overtime defeat to the Anaheim Ducks on December 12, 2021.[12] After his lone appearance with the Blues, Gillies's whirlwind season continued as he was traded by the Blues to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for future considerations on December 15.[13]

On July 13, 2022, Gillies was signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Arizona Coyotes.[14]

On March 2, 2023, while with the Tucson Roadrunners, the Coyotes traded Gillies to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Jakub Voráček and a sixth-round pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.[15] Gillies made his first start for the Blue Jackets on April 2, 2023, earning a win against the Ottawa Senators[16]

After a years hiatus, Gillies returned to the professional hockey circuit in signing a contract with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL on October 10, 2024.[17]

Personal life

Gillies was born in Concord, New Hampshire and raised in South Portland, Maine, and comes from a hockey family.[18] 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 the University of Denver.[19][20]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2010–11 Indiana Ice USHL 25 15 6 2 1447 68 3 2.82 .906 2 0 1 82 3 0 2.20 .932
2011–12 Indiana Ice USHL 53 31 11 9 2967 137 3 2.77 .915 6 3 3 359 17 0 2.84 —
2012–13 Providence College HE 35 17 12 6 2105 73 5 2.08 .931 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Providence College HE 34 19 9 5 2027 73 4 2.16 .931 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Providence College HE 39 24 13 2 2301 77 4 2.01 .930 — — — — — — — —
2015–16 Stockton Heat AHL 7 2 3 1 363 14 2 2.31 .920 — — — — — — — —
2016–17 Stockton Heat AHL 39 18 14 3 2215 108 1 2.93 .910 3 0 2 137 8 0 3.45 .915
2016–17 Calgary Flames NHL 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 .964 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Stockton Heat AHL 39 17 16 5 2231 94 4 2.53 .917 — — — — — — — —
2017–18 Calgary Flames NHL 11 3 5 1 605 29 0 2.88 .896 — — — — — — — —
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 45 16 18 5 2479 145 0 3.51 .889 — — — — — — — —
2019–20 Stockton Heat AHL 30 14 10 4 1675 75 1 2.69 .907 — — — — — — — —
2020–21 Utica Comets AHL 5 3 1 1 304 12 0 2.37 .902 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Maine Mariners ECHL 1 0 1 0 58 2 0 2.07 .920 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Providence Bruins AHL 3 3 0 0 180 5 1 1.67 .948 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 Lehigh Valley Phantoms AHL 1 0 1 0 59 2 0 2.05 .895 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 St. Louis Blues NHL 1 0 0 1 64 3 0 2.82 .923 — — — — — — — —
2021–22 New Jersey Devils NHL 19 3 10 1 941 59 0 3.76 .885 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 15 5 8 2 860 53 0 3.70 .878 — — — — — — — —
2022–23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 3 1 1 0 119 9 0 4.57 .864 — — — — — — — —
NHL totals 35 8 16 3 1,788 101 0 3.39 .891 — — — — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013 United States WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00 1.000
2014 United States WJC 5th 4 2 2 0 238 11 0 2.77 .892
Junior totals 5 2 2 0 258 11 0 2.54 .899

Awards and honors

Award Year
College
All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2012–13
All-Hockey East First Team 2012–13 [21]
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2012–13
AHCA East Second-Team All-American 2012–13
NCAA Champion 2014–15
All-Hockey East First Team 2014–15 [22]
NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player 2015

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Conference Honors 2012–13". collegehockeyinc.com. April 1, 2013. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Providence Friars beat Boston University for first NCAA Hockey title". ESPN. April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Flames sign Goaltender Jon Gillies". Calgary Flames. April 15, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Peterson, Torie (April 6, 2017). "GILLIES TO MAKE NHL DEBUT IN LA". NHL.com. Los Angeles, CA: Calgary Flames. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Gilbertson, Wes (April 20, 2017). "Flames goalie Jon Gillies soaks up playoff culture before returning to Stockton". Calgary Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Blues sign Gillies to one-year, two-way contract". St. Louis Blues. October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "MARINERS ADD FORMER NHL GOALTENDER JON GILLIES - Maine Mariners". October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Gillies and Lappin join Phantoms". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Blues sign Gillies to one-year, two-way contract". St. Louis Blues. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  11. ^ "Blues sign Jon Gillies to address roster crunch". Columbia Missourian. December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Terry nets penalty shot in OT as Ducks defeat Blues". ESPN. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  13. ^ "Jon Gillies Acquired by Devils From St. Louis". NHL.com. December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Coyotes sign Gillies to one-year contract". Arizona Coyotes. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  15. ^ "CBJ acquire G Jon Gillies from Coyotes for F Jakub Voracek, draft pick". NHL.com. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "Blue Jackets' Jon Gillies: Earns win in season debut". CBS Sports. April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  17. ^ "Jon Gillies signs contract with the Cyclones". X. October 10, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  18. ^ "Goalie Jon Gillies has surgery to repair injured hip". December 9, 2015.
  19. ^ Lowe, Mike (February 10, 2011). "A family tradition: Warmth for the ice". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  20. ^ Mahoney, Larry (April 8, 2015). "South Portland native plays vital role in Providence's Frozen Four berth". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  21. ^ "Hockey East broadcasters announce awards". westerncollegeblog.com. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  22. ^ "Conference honors 2014–15". collegehockeyinc.com. March 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Hockey East Rookie of the Year
2012–13 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Hockey East Goaltending Champion
2014–15 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Ice Hockey National Rookie of the Year
2013 		Succeeded by
Preceded by NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2015 		Succeeded by