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Canada Clark Gillies

#90 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 87/88

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Clark Gillies Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 07, 1954
Position
LW
Age
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Moose Jaw, SK, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1974 round 1 #4 overall by New York Islanders
Highlights
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
2-time NHL First All-Star Team 2
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4
1-time WHL First All-Star Team 1

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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Clark Gillies Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1971-72 Regina Pats WCHL 68* 31* 48* 79* 199* -* | Playoffs 15 5 10 15 49 -
1972-73 Regina Pats WCHL 68* 40* 52* 92* 192* -* | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 34 -
1973-74 Regina Pats WCHL 65* 46* 66* 112* 179* -* | Playoffs 16 9 8 17 32 -
1974-75 New York Islanders NHL 80* 25* 22* 47* 66* -4* | Playoffs 17 4 2 6 36 -
1975-76 New York Islanders NHL 80* 34* 27* 61* 96* 20* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 16 -
1976-77 New York Islanders NHL 70* 33* 22* 55* 93* 18* | Playoffs 12 4 4 8 15 -
1977-78 New York Islanders “C” NHL 80* 35* 50* 85* 76* 49* | Playoffs 7 2 0 2 15 -
1978-79 New York Islanders “C” NHL 75* 35* 56* 91* 68* 57* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 11 -
1979-80 New York Islanders NHL 73* 19* 35* 54* 49* 29* | Playoffs 21 6 10 16 63 -
1980-81 New York Islanders NHL 80* 33* 45* 78* 99* 26* | Playoffs 18 6 9 15 28 -
1981-82 New York Islanders NHL 79* 38* 39* 77* 75* 39* | Playoffs 19 8 6 14 34 -
Canada CC 7* 2* 5* 7* 8* -* |
1982-83 New York Islanders NHL 70* 21* 20* 41* 76* 9* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 10 -
1983-84 New York Islanders NHL 76* 12* 16* 28* 65* 5* | Playoffs 21 12 7 19 19 -
1984-85 New York Islanders NHL 54* 15* 17* 32* 73* 0* | Playoffs 10 1 0 1 9 -
1985-86 New York Islanders NHL 55* 4* 10* 14* 55* -8* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 6 -
1986-87 Buffalo Sabres NHL 61* 10* 17* 27* 81* 0* |
1987-88 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 +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1973-74 Regina Pats Memorial Cup 3* 1* 3* 4* 19* -* |
1978-79 NHL All-Stars Challenge Cup '79 3* 1* 2* 3* 2* -* |
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Clark Gillies Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 3 204* 118* 169* 287* 1.41* 589* -* | 3 35 14 * 21 * 35 * 1.00 * 115 * - *
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Clark Gillies Connections

Player Period Teams
Billy Smith (G) 1974-1986 12 Canada (CC), New York Islanders
Denis Potvin (D) 1974-1986 12 Canada (CC), NHL All-Stars, New York Islanders
Bob Nystrom (F) 1974-1986 12 New York Islanders
Bob Bourne (F) 1974-1986 12 New York Islanders

Clark Gillies Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1974, 1 #7 overall 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

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