Cameron Hillis | |
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Born | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | June 24, 2000,
Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb) |
Position | Center |
Shoots | Right |
NHL team (P) Cur. team F. teams |
Chicago Blackhawks Indy Fuel (ECHL) Montreal Canadiens |
NHL Draft | 66th overall, 2018 Montreal Canadiens |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Cameron "Cam" Hillis (born June 24, 2000) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Indy Fuel in the ECHL while under contract to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 66th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Hillis played Canadian High School hockey with St. Andrew's College and also featured in the Conference of Independent Schools Athletic Association league. He was selected 28th overall in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection draft by the Guelph Storm and was later committed to join the major junior club for the 2017–18 OHL season.[1]
In his rookie season with the Storm, Hillis lead the league in assists among rookies with 39 and added 20 goals to finish with 59 points through 60 games to earn a selection to the OHL First All-Rookie Team. He was later selected in the third-round, 66th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
Following a successful three season junior career with the Storm, claiming the OHL championship in the 2018–19 season, Hillis was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens on May 13, 2020.[3]
In turning pro, Hillis appeared in the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season with the Canadiens AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket. He was limited to just 18 games, in registering 1 goal.
In the following 2021–22 season, Hillis began the season assigned to the Canadiens secondary affiliate, the Trois-Rivières Lions in the ECHL, before continuing his tenure with the Laval Rocket in the AHL. On December 27, 2021, with the Canadiens suffering a spate of injury and covid-related absences, Hillis was added to the taxi squad. He made his NHL debut with the Canadiens on January 1, 2022, featuring on the fourth-line in a 5–2 defeat against the Florida Panthers.[4] After his solitary game with Montreal, he was later returned to the minor leagues for the remainder of the campaign.[5]
Entering the final season of his entry-level contract, Hillis for a second consecutive year was assigned to begin the 2022–23 season in the ECHL with the Trois-Rivières Lions. Hillis contributed with 2 goals in 3 games with the Lions before he was traded by the Canadiens to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Nicolas Beaudin on October 26, 2022. He was immediately reassigned by the Blackhawks to join AHL affiliate, the Rockford Icehogs.[6]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2015–16 | St. Andrew's College | CAHS | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | St. Andrew's College | CAHS | 58 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 60 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
2018–19 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 33 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Guelph Storm | OHL | 62 | 24 | 59 | 83 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Laval Rocket | AHL | 24 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Trois-Rivières Lions | ECHL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
International[]
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | Canada Red | U17 | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2018 | Canada | U18 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Junior totals | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Awards and honours[]
Award | Year | |
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OHL | ||
First All-Rookie Team | 2018 | |
J. Ross Robertson Cup (Guelph Storm) | 2019 |
References[]
- ↑ Cam Hillis commits to Storm. Guelph Storm (August 16, 2017). Retrieved on August 16, 2017.
- ↑ Montreal Canadiens select Cam Hillis 66th overall. awinninghabit.com (June 23, 2018). Retrieved on June 23, 2018.
- ↑ Canadiens agree to terms with forward Cameron Hillis. Montreal Canadiens (May 13, 2020). Retrieved on November 3, 2022.
- ↑ Bennett's two goals leads Panthers past Canadiens. ESPN (January 1, 2022). Retrieved on November 3, 2022.
- ↑ Canadiens re-assign forward Cam Hillis to Laval. Montreal Canadiens (January 12, 2022). Retrieved on January 12, 2022.
- ↑ Blackhawks acquire Hillis for Beaudin. Chicago Blackhawks (October 26, 2022). Retrieved on November 3, 2022.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database