Jere Gillis

Jere Alan Gillis (born January 18, 1957) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman.

Jere Gillis
Born (1957-01-18) 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

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 6920193996 51230
1974–75 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 5438579589 95382
1975–76 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 60475510240 178142227
1976–77 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 72558514080 1811122340
1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7923184135 —————
1978–79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7813122533 10110
1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67131730108 —————
1980–81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 110444 —————
1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 351010204 142579
1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 26391216 —————
1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 122130 —————
1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 282171910 —————
1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 30000 —————
1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 5318244269 1617811
1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37913227 42130
1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 3622285035 —————
1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 375111623 —————
1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 72132 —————
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 294141821 —————
1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 10000 —————
1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 4713223532 50009
1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 32350 —————
1987–88 SG Brunico ITA 2420163610 —————
1988–89 Solihull Barons GBR 1846479312 —————
1989–90 Solihull Barons GBR 3050358516 42466
1990–91 Peterborough Pirates GBR 61341722 —————
1996–97 Acton Vale Nova QSPHL 50332 —————
NHL totals 3867895173230 1947119
AHL totals 20061106167169 2117820

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]

References
  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. Archived 2019-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "1977 Amateur Draft". The New York Times. 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. "Photos". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  5. "Player Profile: Jere Gillis". eliteprospects.com. 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
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