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Jere Gillis - Wikipedia

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Jere Gillis
Born	(1957-01-18) January 18, 1957 (age 67) Bend, Oregon, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Vancouver Canucks New York Rangers Quebec Nordiques Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Brunico (Serie A) Solihull Barons (BHL) Peterborough Pirates (BHL)
NHL draft	4th overall, 1977 Vancouver Canucks
WHA draft	7th overall, 1977 Cincinnati Stingers
Playing career	1977–1991

Jere Alan Gillis (born January 18, 1957) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player, actor and stuntman.

Background

Gillis was born in Bend, Oregon and raised in Montreal, the son of skier Gene Gillis (a member of the American alpine skiing team for the 1948 Winter Olympics), and Rhona Wurtele, a Canadian Olympic skier who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.^[1] 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.

Drafted fourth overall in the 1977 NHL amateur draft by the Vancouver Canucks,^[3] Gillis played in the National Hockey League (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.

Upon retiring from ice hockey he became a stuntman in movies^[1] as well as a Scientologist.^[4]

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1976	Canada	WJC		4	1	2	3	2

^ ^a ^b Bell, Graham (2 March 2017). "Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele: the twin sisters who conquered the world of ski racing". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
^ "1977 Amateur Draft". The New York Times. 15 June 1977. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
^ "Photos". Archived from the original on 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
^ "Player Profile: Jere Gillis". eliteprospects.com. 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-07.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Rick Blight	Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by Bill Derlago
Preceded by Peter Marsh	Cincinnati Stingers first round draft pick 1977	Succeeded by None