Position Left Wing Role Ice hockey player Shot Left Height 1.83 m | Playing career Weight 92 kg Name Jere Gillis | |
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Played for Peterborough Pirates (BHL)Solihull Barons (BHL)Brunico (Italy)Philadelphia FlyersBuffalo SabresQuebec NordiquesNew York RangersVancouver Canucks NHL Draft 4th overall, 1977Vancouver Canucks WHA Draft 7th overall, 1977Cincinnati Stingers Parents Rhona Wurtele, Gene Gillis Siblings Margie Gillis, Christopher Gillis Movies 300, Goon, WiseGirls Similar People Christopher Gillis, Margie Gillis, Zack Snyder, Michael Dowse, David Anspaugh | ||
Mike Milbury (BOS) vs. Jere Gillis (VAN)
Jere Alan Gillis (born January 18, 1957) is a retired American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman.
Contents
- Mike Milbury BOS vs Jere Gillis VAN
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- Background
- Playing career
- Personal life
- Regular season and playoffs
- References
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Background
Gillis was born in Bend, Oregon and raised in Montreal, the son of skier Gene Gillis, and Rhona Wurtele, a Canadian Olympic skier, who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics. 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
Drafted fourth overall in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Canucks, Gillis played in the 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 as well as a Scientologist.