Clark Gillies

Date of Birth: Apr 07, 1954
Age: Deceased
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: -

Clark Gillies Facts

Player Type: EnforcerPower ForwardSniper
Drafted: 1974 round 1 #4 overall by New York Islanders

Gillies, 67, died on January 21, 2022, of cancer.
Nephew: Colton Gillies
Son-in-law: Justin Bourne
Brother-in-law: Bob Bourne

Clark Gillies Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1971-1972	Regina Pats	WCHL	68	31	48	79	199	-	Playoffs	18	8	10	18	51	-
1972-1973	Regina Pats	WCHL	68	40	52	92	192	-	Playoffs	4	0	3	3	34	-
1973-1974	Regina Pats	WCHL	65	46	66	112	179	-	Playoffs	16	9	8	17	32	-
1974-1975	New York Islanders	NHL	80	25	22	47	66	-4	Playoffs	17	4	2	6	36	-
1975-1976	New York Islanders	NHL	80	34	27	61	96	20	Playoffs	13	2	4	6	16	-
1976-1977	New York Islanders	NHL	70	33	22	55	93	18	Playoffs	12	4	4	8	15	-
1977-1978	New York Islanders "C"	NHL	80	35	50	85	76	49	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	15	-
1978-1979	New York Islanders "C"	NHL	75	35	56	91	68	57	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	11	-
1979-1980	New York Islanders	NHL	73	19	35	54	49	29	Playoffs	21	6	10	16	63	-
1980-1981	New York Islanders	NHL	80	33	45	78	99	26	Playoffs	18	6	9	15	28	-
1981-1982	New York Islanders	NHL	79	38	39	77	75	39	Playoffs	19	8	6	14	34	-
1981-1982	Canada	CC	7	2	5	7	8	-
1982-1983	New York Islanders	NHL	70	21	20	41	76	9	Playoffs	8	0	2	2	10	-
1983-1984	New York Islanders	NHL	76	12	16	28	65	5	Playoffs	21	12	7	19	19	-
1984-1985	New York Islanders	NHL	54	15	17	32	73	0	Playoffs	10	1	0	1	9	-
1985-1986	New York Islanders	NHL	55	4	10	14	55	-8	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	6	-
1986-1987	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	61	10	17	27	81	0
1987-1988	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	25	5	2	7	51	1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	25	-3

Clark Gillies Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1973-1974	Regina Pats	Memorial Cup	3	1	3	4	19	-
1973-1974	Regina Pats	Ahearne Cup	6	0	1	1	2	-
1978-1979	NHL All-Stars	Challenge Cup '79	3	1	2	3	2	-

Clark Gillies Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Clark Gillies Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Buffalo Sabres	2	86	15	19	34	0.40	132	1	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	25	-3
Canada (CC)	1	7	2	5	7	1.00	8	-	0
New York Islanders	12	872	304	359	663	0.76	891	240	12	159	47	46	93	0.58	262	-
NHL All-Stars	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	2	-	0
Regina Pats	3	210	118	170	288	1.37	591	-	3	38	17	21	38	1.00	117	-

Clark Gillies Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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