Who is Clark Gillies?

Clark Gillies was a forward from Canada.

What was the last team Clark Gillies played for?

The last team Clark played for was Buffalo Sabres in the NHL.

How tall was Clark Gillies?

Clark Gillies was 191 cm (6'3") tall.

When was Clark Gillies born?

Clark Gillies was born on 1954-04-07 in Moose Jaw, SK, CAN.

Clark Gillies

#90 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 87/88

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Date of Birth: Apr 07, 1954
Age
Place of Birth: Moose Jaw, SK, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: LW
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 95 kg / 209 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Player Type: Enforcer
Power Forward
Sniper
Drafted: 1974 round 1 #4 overall by New York Islanders
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Gillies, 67, died on January 21, 2022, of cancer.
Nephew: Colton Gillies
Son-in-law: Justin Bourne
Brother-in-law: Bob Bourne

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
71-72	Regina Pats	WCHL	68	31	48	79	199	-	Playoffs	18	8	10	18	51	-
72-73	Regina Pats	WCHL	68	40	52	92	192	-	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	34	-
73-74	Regina Pats	WCHL	65	46	66	112	179	-	Playoffs	16	9	8	17	32	-
74-75	New York Islanders	NHL	80	25	22	47	66	-4	Playoffs	17	4	2	6	36	-
75-76	New York Islanders	NHL	80	34	27	61	96	20	Playoffs	13	2	4	6	16	-
76-77	New York Islanders	NHL	70	33	22	55	93	18	Playoffs	12	4	4	8	15	-
77-78	New York Islanders"C"	NHL	80	35	50	85	76	49	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	15	-
78-79	New York Islanders"C"	NHL	75	35	56	91	68	57	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	11	-
79-80	New York Islanders	NHL	73	19	35	54	49	29	Playoffs	21	6	10	16	63	-
80-81	New York Islanders	NHL	80	33	45	78	99	26	Playoffs	18	6	9	15	28	-
81-82	New York Islanders	NHL	79	38	39	77	75	39	Playoffs	19	8	6	14	34	-
	Canada	CC	7	2	5	7	8	-
82-83	New York Islanders	NHL	70	21	20	41	76	9	Playoffs	8	0	2	2	10	-
83-84	New York Islanders	NHL	76	12	16	28	65	5	Playoffs	21	12	7	19	19	-
84-85	New York Islanders	NHL	54	15	17	32	73	0	Playoffs	10	1	0	1	9	-
85-86	New York Islanders	NHL	55	4	10	14	55	-8	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	6	-
86-87	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	61	10	17	27	81	0
87-88	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	25	5	2	7	51	1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	25	-3

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
73-74	Regina Pats	Memorial Cup	3	1	3	4	19	-
	Regina Pats	Ahearne Cup	6	0	1	1	2	-
78-79	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3	1	2	3	2	-

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ahearne Cup	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	-	0
CC	1	7	2	5	7	1.00	8	-	0
Challenge Cup '79	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	-	0
Memorial Cup	1	3	1	3	4	1.33	19	-	0
NHL	14	958	319	378	697	0.73	1023	241	13	164	47	47	94	0.57	287	-3*
WCHL (WHL)	3	201	117	166	283	1.41	570	-	3	38	17	21	38	1.00	117	-

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Clark Gillies Career Totals

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Ahearne Cup

Challenge Cup '79

Memorial Cup

NHL

958

319

378

WCHL

201

117

166

Clark Gillies Hockey Connections

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Clark Gillies Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1973-1974	WCHL Champion WCHL First All-Star Team
1977-1978	NHL All-Star Game NHL First All-Star Team
1978-1979	NHL First All-Star Team
1979-1980	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1980-1981	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1981-1982	Canada Cup Runner-Up NHL Stanley Cup Champion
1982-1983	NHL Stanley Cup Champion
2002-2003	Hockey Hall of Fame

Clark Gillies Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1974, 1 #7 by Edmonton Oilers in the WHA Secret Amateur Draft
Number 9 retired by New York Islanders
Number 9 retired by Regina Pats
Cult/Star player for New York Islanders

Clark Gillies won 4 straight Stanley Cups with the Islanders from 1980-83. He was selected 4th overall in 1974 after scoring 112 points with the Regina Pats. The big power forward was a 6x 30-goal scorer and reached the 75-point mark in 4 seasons. Gillies retired in 1988 with 319 goals and 378 assists. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002. Inducted into New York State Hockey Hall of Fame -- 2022