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Columbus Blue Jackets

Colton Gillies

current status: Off season

#9 LW | 6'4", 208 lbs. | Columbus

Birth Date:February 12, 1989 (24 years old)
Place of Birth:White Rock, B.C.
Shoots:L

Experience:3 years
Drafted:Drafted by Minnesota in 2007 (1/16).
Acquired:Claimed off waivers from Minnesota in 2012.

Season Stats

	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
YTD	27	1	1	2	1	17	0	0	0	8:17	17	0.07

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has a massive frame and the potential to add a lot more bulk. Can play both wing positions (and he was a center, originally). Thrives at forechecking with speed and providing energy.
Flaws:	Is an extremely raw player that lacks hockey sense and the hands to produce good numbers at the highest level. Also lacks game-to-game consistency, even in areas he thrives in.
Career Potential:	Big, speedy energy forward.

Movements & Injuries

2012
1/14/2012	Claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Wild.
1/13/2012	Placed on waivers by the Minnesota Wild.
2011
7/06/2011	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Minnesota Wild to two-year contract.
6/27/2011	Minnesota Wild tendered a qualifying offer.
4/11/2011	Assigned to Houston (AHL).
4/03/2011	Recalled from Houston (AHL).
2010
11/03/2010	Assigned to Houston (AHL).
10/19/2010	Recalled from Houston (AHL).
9/27/2010	Assigned to Houston (AHL).
2009
9/28/2009	Assigned to Houston (AHL).
2/28/2009	Missed 2 games (flu).
2/24/2009	Flu, day-to-day.
2008
3/28/2008	Signed by the Minnesota Wild to a multi-year contract and assigned to Houston (AHL).
2007
9/27/2007	Returned to his junior team (Saskatoon-WHL).

Career Transactions

2012
1/14/2012	Claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets off waivers from the Minnesota Wild.
2007
6/22/2007	Drafted by the Minnesota Wild in the 1st round (16th overall) in 2007.

Player News

| 04/22/2013 1:53 AM

News

Colton Gillies returned to action on Sunday April 21.

Rotoworld.com

Colton Gillies could draw back into lineup | 04/20/2013 8:49 AM

News

Forward Colton Gillies may return to the Columbus lineup after the injury to Matt Calvert opened up a vacancy.

Columbus Dispatch

Impact

Gillies has been a healthy scratch on multiple occasions this year, but he may be called upon now while the Blue Jackets try to force their way into a playoff spot. His addition to the lineup could be a temporary one, as Columbus hopes to have center Artem Anisimov (concussion) back shortly.

Colton Gillies is day-to-day with an illness | 04/12/2013 9:52 AM

News

Colton Gillies was too sick to practice on Thursday.

Columbus Dispatch

Impact

It remains to be seen if Gillies will be available for Friday's contest. He has two points and 17 penalty minutes in 25 games this season.

Colton Gillies makes seasonal debut | 01/29/2013 8:50 AM

News

Colton Gillies got into his first game of the season Monday.

Columbus Dispatch

Impact

Gillies was a healthy scratch in the Blue Jackets first five games of the season. He played 5:39 minutes on the fourth line alongside Mark Letestu and Jared Boll. "I thought Colton was good," coach Todd Richards said. "He used his size. He used his speed. He managed the puck well. He gave us some good shifts." He has no fantasy value despite the nice comments by Richards.

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPPTS	SHG	GWG	S	TOI	Status
4/27/2013	CBJ	Nas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/25/2013	CBJ	Dal	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:20	-
4/21/2013	CBJ	SJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	04:39	-
4/18/2013	CBJ	LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/17/2013	CBJ	Ana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/15/2013	CBJ	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/13/2013	CBJ	Min	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/12/2013	CBJ	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/09/2013	CBJ	SJ	0	0	-	2	0	0	-	0	0	1	10:37	-
4/07/2013	CBJ	Min	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:23	-
4/05/2013	CBJ	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
4/04/2013	CBJ	Nas	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	09:02	-
3/31/2013	CBJ	Ana	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	06:30	-
3/29/2013	CBJ	Cgy	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:52	-
3/28/2013	CBJ	Edm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/26/2013	CBJ	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	07:35	-
3/23/2013	CBJ	Nas	0	0	-	-1	0	0	-	0	0	2	10:22	-
3/22/2013	CBJ	Cgy	1	1	2	2	0	0	-	0	0	2	12:00	-
3/19/2013	CBJ	Nas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/16/2013	CBJ	Phx	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	10:21	-
3/14/2013	CBJ	Chi	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	09:57	-
3/12/2013	CBJ	Van	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	06:34	-
3/10/2013	CBJ	Det	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:22	-
3/09/2013	CBJ	Det	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	1	08:01	-
3/07/2013	CBJ	Van	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/05/2013	CBJ	Edm	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/03/2013	CBJ	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
3/01/2013	CBJ	Chi	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:54	-
2/26/2013	CBJ	Dal	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	10:43	-
2/24/2013	CBJ	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/23/2013	CBJ	StL	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	10:09	-
2/21/2013	CBJ	Det	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	08:37	-
2/18/2013	CBJ	Ana	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:58	-
2/16/2013	CBJ	Phx	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	08:33	-
2/15/2013	CBJ	LA	0	0	-	0	2	0	-	0	0	0	08:04	-
2/11/2013	CBJ	SJ	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	2	10:48	-
2/10/2013	CBJ	Edm	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	06:14	-
2/07/2013	CBJ	Cgy	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	07:26	-
2/05/2013	CBJ	LA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
2/02/2013	CBJ	Det	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/31/2013	CBJ	StL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/29/2013	CBJ	Min	0	0	-	-1	5	0	-	0	0	1	08:23	-
1/28/2013	CBJ	Dal	0	0	-	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	05:39	-
1/26/2013	CBJ	Chi	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/24/2013	CBJ	Col	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/23/2013	CBJ	Phx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/21/2013	CBJ	Det	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress
1/19/2013	CBJ	Nas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not dress

Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Columbus	NHL	27	1	1	2	1	17	0	0	0	8:17	17	0.07
2011-12	Columbus	NHL	38	2	4	6	-4	25	0	0	0	10:59	24	0.16
	Minnesota	NHL	37	0	2	2	-5	10	0	0	0	9:09	24	0.05
	Total Min/CBJ	NHL	75	2	6	8	-9	35	0	0	0	10:05	48	0.11
2010-11	Minnesota	NHL	7	1	0	1	-2	2	0	0	0	10:22	3	0.14
	Houston	AHL	64	11	15	26	2	82	1	1	-	-	99	0.41
2009-10	Houston	AHL	72	7	13	20	-6	73	2	0	-	-	83	0.28
2008-09	Minnesota	NHL	45	2	5	7	-2	18	0	0	1	8:13	22	0.16
2007-08	Houston	AHL	11	1	7	8	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	0.73
	Saskatoon	WHL	58	24	23	47	-4	97	14	0	-	-	-	0.81
	Canada	WJC	7	1	0	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.14
2006-07	Saskatoon	WHL	65	13	17	30	-20	148	4	1	2	-	-	0.46
	Canada	WJ18	6	2	1	3	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
2005-06	Saskatoon	WHL	63	6	6	12	-3	57	0	0	-	-	-	0.19
2004-05	Saskatoon	WHL	9	1	1	2	1	8	0	0	-	-	-	0.22
NHL	Total	NHL	154	6	12	18	-12	72	0	0	1	-	90	0.12
AHL	Total	AHL	147	19	35	54	-4	159	3	1	-	-	-	0.37
WHL	Total	WHL	195	44	47	91	-26	310	18	1	-	-	-	0.47
WJ18	Total	WJ18	6	2	1	3	-	10	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
WJC	Total	WJC	7	1	0	1	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.14

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2011-12	Columbus	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2010-11	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Houston	AHL	24	7	5	12	8	32	0	0	-	-	35	0.50
2009-10	Houston	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Minnesota	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Houston	AHL	5	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
	Saskatoon	WHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2006-07	Saskatoon	WHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Saskatoon	WHL	8	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
2004-05	Saskatoon	WHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00
AHL	Total	AHL	29	7	5	12	6	34	0	0	-	-	-	0.41
WHL	Total	WHL	10	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	-	-	-	0.00

2012 Game Highs

	TOTAL	OPP	DATE	LAST SEASON
Goals	1	vs. Cgy	Mar 22	1
Assists	1	vs. Cgy	Mar 22	1
Points	2	vs. Cgy	Mar 22	1
Penalty Minutes	5	at Min	Jan 29	7
Plus/Minus	2	2 times-last:vs. SJ	last:Apr 9	1
Power Play Goals	0	27 times-last:at Dal	last:Apr 25	0
Power Play Points	0	27 times-last:at Dal	last:Apr 25	0
Shorthanded Goals	0	27 times-last:at Dal	last:Apr 25	0
Shorthanded Points	0	27 times-last:at Dal	last:Apr 25	0
Shots	2	5 times-last:at Nas	last:Mar 23	3

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	75	2011-12 (Min/CBJ)
Goals	2	2 times-last: 2011-12 (Min/CBJ)
Assists	6	2011-12 (Min/CBJ)
Points	8	2011-12 (Min/CBJ)
Penalty Minutes	35	2011-12 (Min/CBJ)
Plus/Minus	-2	2 times-last: 2010-11 (Min)
Shots	48	2011-12 (Min/CBJ)

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