|
View: Previous | Next
|
| 1982 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 |
Paul Gillis
Selected in
second round
No. 34 overall by Quebec Nordiques
Born
December 31, 1963
 | Position:
Center
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195
|
|
| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Niagara Falls (OHL)
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario |
 |
 |
|
| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
St. Michael's | Jr. B |
41 | 20 |
36 | 56 |
114 | | 1980-81 |
Niagara Falls | OMJHL |
59 | 14 |
19 | 33 |
165 | | 1981-82 |
Niagara Falls | OHL |
66 | 27 |
62 | 89 |
247 |
|
PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Niagara Falls Captain: 1981-82
Miscellaneous: Was first of Niagara Falls' two third-round picks, No. 30
overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: December 19, 1982 (Quebec at Buffalo)
Numbers: 33, 23 (Quebec); 12 (Chicago); 44, 23
(Hartford)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status:
Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1982-1993 |
Quebec, Chicago, Hart. |
624 | 88 |
154 | 242 |
1,498 |
|
| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1984-1992 |
Quebec, Chicago, Hart. |
42 |
3 | 14 |
17 | 156 |
|
NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Quebec O'Keefe Cup (Three-Stars Leader): 1988-89
Quebec
Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1986-87 (267), 1989-90 (234)
Quebec Playoffs
Assists Leader: 1986 (2, tie)
Coaching
Career: Named Hartford assistant coach on Sept. 8, 1993, and remained in
that position until August 1994.
Miscellaneous: Had assist in his first NHL game. ... Suspended three games
by NHL during 1986-87 season for scratching Dean Evason's face during a
fight at 16:46 of the first period of Quebec's Nov. 2, 1986, game vs. Hartford.
Gillis received a double-match penalty for the incident. The NHL later
reviewed tape of the play and announced a three-game suspension the
following week. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with sprained knee, an
injury suffered in November 1989. ... Assisted on goal that made Peter
Stastny the first European-trained player to scored 1,000 NHL points during
Quebec's Oct. 19, 1989, game at Chicago. ... Missed start of 1990-91 season with
separated right shoulder, suffered during a preseason game in
September 1990. ... Missed part of 1991-92 season with broken left foot, an
injury suffered during Hartford's Feb. 4, 1992, game at San Jose. He did not
return to action until Hartford's March 22, 1992, game vs. Pittsburgh.
Rare Illness: Gillis missed Quebec's entire
1989 preseason schedule and the first eight games of the 1989-90 season
after a difficult summer in which he battled the rare neurological disorder,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome. The illness, triggered by a virus, caused him to
lose all sensation in his extremities. Suffering from nerve inflammation
throughout his lower body, Gillis was hospitalized in Toronto. Although
Gillis had no feeling in his legs or fingers, doctors determined that his
case was relatively mild and would enable him to recover fully with no
danger of relapse. Gillis was allowed to resume lifting weights on Aug. 15,
1989, and then permitted to resume skating on Aug. 29, 1989. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
North Bay (OHL); Fredericton (AHL); Indianapolis (IHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
UHL Colonial Cup: 1998
(Quad City) (as head coach)
Indianapolis Captain: 1991-92
North Bay Captain: 1982-83
Quad City Records: Most coaching wins in season (55 in
1997-98)
1997-98: Coached UHL regular-season champion (Quad City).
Coaching Career: Named Springfield
(AHL) assistant coach on July 22, 1993, and remained in that position until
Sept. 8, 1993. ... Named Springfield (AHL) head coach in August 1994 and
remained in that position until June 1995. ... Named Windsor (OHL) head
coach on Jan. 2, 1996, and remained in that position until March 30, 1997.
... Named Quad City (UHL) head coach on Sept. 18, 1997, and remained in
that position until June 14, 1999. ... Named Guelph (OHL) head coach on June
14, 1999, and remained in that position until April 12, 2000. ... Named New Haven
(UHL) head coach prior to team's inaugural 2000-01 season on July 18, 2000, and remained in that position
until team suspended operations in June 2002. ... Named Quad City (UHL) head coach
on July 17, 2002, and remained in position into 2003-04 season.
Management
Career: Named New Haven (UHL) director of hockey operations prior to
team's inaugural 2000-01 season on July 18, 2000, and held position until
team suspended operations in June 2002.
Miscellaneous: Was on Niagara Falls
(OHL) team that relocated to North Bay prior to 1982-83 season.
Personal:
Full name is Paul Christopher Gillis. ... Younger brother of former NHL
player Mike Gillis. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE:
Quebec traded Gillis and Dan Vincelette to Chicago in exchange for Ryan
McGill and Mike McNeill on March 5, 1991. |
|
|
Visit the new
Hockey Draft Central |
HockeyDraftCentral.com is in the middle of rebuilding. You are looking at a page
that is not yet updated but is still part of the old site. Check out the new look.
• New Home Page
|
|
SNAPSHOT '82 | | Total Selected: |
252 | | Forwards: |
152 | | Defense: |
82 | | Goaltenders: |
18 | | Major Junior: |
129 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
27/4 | | College Players: |
20 | | High School: |
37 |
| Canadian: |
152 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
62 | | U.S.-Born: |
62 |
| European: |
35 |
| Reached NHL: |
109 |
| Stanley Cup: |
18 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
4 |
| Olympians: |
37 |
| Picks Traded: |
50 |
|
|
