Jere Gillis

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. 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.

Playing career As a youth, Gillis played in the 1970 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Mount Royal, Quebec.

Drafted fourth overall in the 1977 NHL amateur draft by the Vancouver Canucks, 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.

Personal life Upon retiring from ice hockey he became a stuntman in movies

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1973–74 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 69 20 19 39 96 5 1 2 3 0 1974–75 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 54 38 57 95 89 9 5 3 8 2 1975–76 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 60 47 55 102 40 17 8 14 22 27 1976–77 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 72 55 85 140 80 18 11 12 23 40 1977–78 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 23 18 41 35 — — — — — 1978–79 Vancouver Canucks NHL 78 13 12 25 33 1 0 1 1 0 1979–80 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 13 17 30 108 — — — — — 1980–81 Vancouver Canucks NHL 11 0 4 4 4 — — — — — 1980–81 New York Rangers NHL 35 10 10 20 4 14 2 5 7 9 1981–82 New York Rangers NHL 26 3 9 12 16 — — — — — 1981–82 Quebec Nordiques NHL 12 2 1 3 0 — — — — — 1981–82 Fredericton Express AHL 28 2 17 19 10 — — — — — 1982–83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1982–83 Rochester Americans AHL 53 18 24 42 69 16 1 7 8 11 1983–84 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 9 13 22 7 4 2 1 3 0 1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 36 22 28 50 35 — — — — — 1984–85 Vancouver Canucks NHL 37 5 11 16 23 — — — — — 1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 7 2 1 3 2 — — — — — 1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 29 4 14 18 21 — — — — — 1986–87 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1986–87 Hershey Bears AHL 47 13 22 35 32 5 0 0 0 9 1986–87 HC Sierre NDA 3 2 3 5 0 — — — — — 1987–88 SG Brunico ITA 24 20 16 36 10 — — — — — 1988–89 Solihull Barons GBR 18 46 47 93 12 — — — — — 1989–90 Solihull Barons GBR 30 50 35 85 16 4 2 4 6 6 1990–91 Peterborough Pirates GBR 6 13 4 17 22 — — — — — 1996–97 Acton Vale Nova QSPHL 5 0 3 3 2 — — — — — NHL totals 386 78 95 173 230 19 4 7 11 9 AHL totals 200 61 106 167 169 21 1 7 8 20

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

All statistics are taken from eliteprospects.com.