| Colton Gillies | |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) |
| NHL Team | Minnesota Wild |
| Nationality |  Canadian
|
| Born | February 12, 1989, White Rock, BC |
| NHL Draft | 16th overall, 2007 Minnesota Wild |
| Pro Career | 2008 – present |
Colton Gillies (born February 12, 1989 in White Rock, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Colton is listed at 6'4" and 189 pounds and is the third cousin of former NHL player Clark Gillies. He was first drafted into the WHL in 2004, as the second overall pick by the Saskatoon Blades. He was drafted 16th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, who traded up to take him.
In December, 2007, he was named to represent Canada at the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic.
Gillies recorded his first career point, an assist, on October 11, 2008 against the Boston Bruins. He then recorded his first career goal December 19, 2008 against the New York Islanders
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Surrey Eagles | BCHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 63 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 65 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Saskatoon Blades | WHL | 58 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 45 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
External links[]
| Preceded by James Sheppard |
Minnesota Wild first round draft pick 2007 |
Succeeded by Tyler Cuma |
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