9 Alex Gillies
Alex Gillies
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    193
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Vernon, B.C.
  • Position:
    F
  • Team:
    Salmon Arm (BCHL)
  • gp
    24
  • p
    8
  • g
    4
  • a
    4
  • pim
    6
  • +/-
    +6

Bio

Junior Season (2016-17): Skated in 35 games, scoring five goals and adding five assists for 10 points … Scored twice, including the game-winning goal, vs. Minnesota State (Jan. 21) … Also scored at Michigan (Oct. 21), at Bowling Green (Dec. 9), and in the opening WCHA playoff game against Lake Superior State (Mar. 3) … Recorded two assists, including an assist on Mark Auk’s game winner, in the WCHA Semifinals vs. MSU (Mar. 10) … Had the only assist on Joel L’Esperance’s goal in the WCHA Championship Game.

Sophomore Season (2015-16): Appeared in 33 games, tallying 15 points on five goals and 10 assists … Had a goal and an assist in the GLI vs. Michigan State (Dec. 29) and in the Desert Hockey Classic against Connecticut (Jan. 8), including the game-winner … Scored a goal in each of the games of the two-game WCHA First Round series against Alaska (March 11-12) … Also scored vs. Ferris State (Oct. 30).

Freshman Season (2014-15): Skated in 25 games, scoring three times while adding three assists … Scored his first-career goal Oct. 24 in a 2-1 win at Ferris State … Registered his first collegiate multi-point game on opening night (Oct. 4) – a 5-3 triumph at Lake Superior State … Collected a season-high five shots against Alaska on Jan. 23.

Prior to Michigan Tech: Played three seasons for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the BCHL …  Averaged 1.3 points per game in 2013-14 with 58 in 46 games on 28 goals and 30 assists … Helped Canada West to a bronze medal finish in the World Junior A Challenge in fall 2013 … Appeared on the NHL Central Scouting watch list midterm in 2013-14 … Ranked 19th in the BCHL in scoring in 2013-14 … Posted 10-8=18 in 50 games in 2011-12 en route to being named Silverbacks Rookie of the Year … Recorded 21-26=47 in 51 games in 2012-13.

Personal: Shoots left … Son of Ross and Ana Gillies of Vernon, British Columbia … Born Alexander Norman Gillies in New Westminster, British Columbia, on May 19, 1995 … Has two brothers … Enjoys playing golf … Majoring in scientific and technical communication.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 3 at Bemidji State W, 5-4
Mar 9 at Minnesota State L, 2-1
Mar 10 at Minnesota State W, 4-2
Mar 11 at Minnesota State W, 2-1
Mar 17 at Northern Michigan W, 2-0
Mar 23 vs. Notre Dame L, 4-3
  Overall Conf
Games 24 17
Points 8 4
Goals 4 3
Assists 4 1
PIM 6 6
+/- +6 +0
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 3 2
Game-winning goals 1 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 18 12
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 1 at Wisconsin L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 6 vs. Union W, 6-3 - 0 2 2 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 7 at Minnesota Duluth W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 13 at Lake Superior State W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 14 at Lake Superior State T, 2-2 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 20 Alabama Huntsville W, 5-4 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 21 Alabama Huntsville L, 4-2 - 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 27 at Minnesota State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Minnesota State L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Bowling Green L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 4 Bowling Green T, 2-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Northern Michigan W, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 11 at Northern Michigan L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 17 at Alaska Anchorage T, 1-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 18 at Alaska Anchorage T, 3-3 - 1 0 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 24 at Alaska W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Alaska W, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 8 Ferris State L, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 Ferris State W, 5-1 - 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 15 Lake Superior State W, 3-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 16 Lake Superior State T, 3-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 1 vs. Michigan State W, 5-2 - 1 1 2 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 2
Jan 2 vs. Bowling Green L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 5 vs. Boston College W, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 vs. Arizona State L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 19 Alaska W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 20 Alaska W, 4-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at Ferris State L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 at Ferris State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Bowling Green L, 7-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Bowling Green W, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Bemidji State L, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Bemidji State W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Arizona State L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 Arizona State W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Northern Michigan L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Northern Michigan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 2 at Bemidji State W, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Bemidji State W, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 9 at Minnesota State L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Minnesota State W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 11 at Minnesota State W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 at Northern Michigan W, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Notre Dame L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2014-15 25 3 3 6 19 +4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
2015-16 33 5 10 15 16 +10 0 0 0 1 0 0 49
2016-17 35 5 5 10 29 +4 2 1 0 1 0 0 50
2017-18 24 4 4 8 6 +6 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
Total 117 17 22 39 70 +24 3 1 0 3 0 0 144
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Event Total 24 4 4 8 6 +6 0 0 0 1 0 0 18
Conference 17 3 1 4 6 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 1 1 2 4 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Away 9 2 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Neutral 5 1 3 4 0 +5 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
Result Wins 12 2 3 5 4 +8 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
Losses 8 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Ties 4 2 0 2 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Month October 8 1 3 4 4 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
November 6 1 0 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
December 4 1 0 1 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
January 6 1 1 2 0 +3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6