| Jon Gillies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Gillies with theStockton Heat in 2015 | |||
| Born | (1994-01-22)January 22, 1994 (age 31) 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 | Orlando Solar Bears 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 professionalice hockeygoaltender currently playing for theOrlando Solar Bears of theECHL. He has previously played in theNational Hockey League (NHL).
As a youth, Gillies played in the 2007Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Middlesex Islandersminor ice hockey team, along with teammatesMatt Grzelcyk andMiles Wood.[1]
Gillies played collegiate hockey with theProvidence Friars in theNCAA Men's Division IHockey East conference. In hisfreshman 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 theUnited States at the2014 World Juniors and played nearly every minute of the tournament, but failed to medal. During hisjunior season, Gillies led the Friars to theNCAA 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 theLos 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, theStockton 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 theSt. Louis Blues.[7] After attending the Blues shortened training camp, Gillies was assigned to shared AHL affiliate, theUtica Comets for the2020–21 season, registering 3 wins in 5 games.
With the2021–22 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, theProvidence 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 theLehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL, affiliate to thePhiladelphia 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 theAnaheim 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 theNew 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 theArizona Coyotes.[14]
On March 2, 2023, while with theTucson Roadrunners, the Coyotes traded Gillies to theColumbus Blue Jackets in exchange forJakub Voráček and a sixth-round pick in the2023 NHL Entry Draft.[15] Gillies made his first start for the Blue Jackets on April 2, 2023, earning a win against theOttawa Senators[16]
After a years hiatus, Gillies returned to the professional hockey circuit in signing a contract with theCincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL on October 10, 2024.[17]
Gillies was born inConcord, New Hampshire and raised inSouth Portland, Maine, and comes from a hockey family.[18] His grandfather, Bruce Sr., played at Norwich University. His father, Bruce, not only played at theUniversity of New Hampshire, where he is a member of the school's Hall of Fame, but in theInternational Hockey League where he led theMuskegon Lumberjacks to theTurner Cup championship in 1985–86 and met his future wife, Debbie. His uncle, Chris, was a goalie at theUniversity of Denver.[19][20]
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | .911 | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024-25 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 702 | 44 | 0 | 3.76 | .868 | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 385 | 16 | 1 | 2.49 | .922 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 532 | 28 | 1 | 3.16 | .902 | ||
| NHL totals | 35 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1,788 | 101 | 0 | 3.39 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | United States | WJC |  | 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-Hockey EastRookie Team | 2012–13 | |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2012–13 | [21] |
| AHCAEast Second-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
| AHCAEast Second-Team All-American | 2012–13 | |
| NCAA Champion | 2014–15 | |
| All-Hockey EastFirst Team | 2014–15 | [22] |
| NCAA Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player | 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 |