Colton Gillies

Jersey Number: 9

Center

6'4" (193cm)

February 12, 1989

Left

208 lbs (94kg)

White Rock, British Columbia, CAN

Played his final two NHL seasons with the Blue Jackets, totaling 3-5-8 with 42 penalty minutes in 65 contests from 2011-13.
Set single-season NHL career highs with 2-6-8 and 35 penalty minutes in 75 games split between Minnesota and Columbus in 2011-12.
Registered 1-1-2 and 17 PIM in 27 appearances with CBJ in his final NHL campaign in 2012-13.
Collected an assist in his NHL debut as a 19-year-old with Minnesota on Oct. 11, 2008 vs. Boston.
Scored his first career NHL goal on Dec. 19, 2008 vs. the New York Islanders (Joey MacDonald).
Registered 2-5-7 and 18 PIM in 45 appearances as a rookie with the Wild in 2008-09.
Finished his four-year NHL career with 6-12-18 and 72 PIM in 154 outings with the Blue Jackets an Wild from 2008-13.
Added 33-56-89 and 280 PIM in 282 career games in the American Hockey League with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Rochester Americans and Houston Aeros over five campaigns from 2007-15.
Went on to play five seasons in Europe from 2015-20, with stints with HC Banska Bystrica in Slovakia (2015-16) and the KHL’s Dinamo Riga in Latvia (2016-20).
Represented Canada on the international stage, skating in the 2007 IIHF U18 World Championships and 2008 IIHF World Junior Championships (gold medal).
Played junior hockey with the Saskatoon Blakes in the Western Hockey League from 2004-08 and registered 44-47-91 and 310 PIM in 195 career outings.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2011-2012	38	2	4	6	-4	25	24
2012-2013	27	1	1	2	1	17	17
Totals	65	3	5	8	-3	42	41