Clark Gillies

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Clark Gillies was a Hall of Fame Canadian left winger best known as a physical, high-scoring cornerstone of the New York Islanders’ early-1980s Stanley Cup dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian
ice hockey player
left winger
birthYear 1954
captaincyEndSeason 1978-1979
captaincyStartSeason 1977-1978
captainOf New York Islanders
careerEnd 1988
careerStart 1974
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1954-04-07
dateOfDeath 2022-01-21
deathYear 2022
draftedBy New York Islanders
draftLeague National Hockey League
surface form: NHL
draftOverall 4
draftRound 1
draftYear 1974
familyName Gillies
fullName Clark Gillies self-link
givenName Clark
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 2002
heightInFeetInches 6 ft 3 in
heightInInches 75
honor member of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 9
jerseyRetiredBy New York Islanders
jerseyRetiredDate 1996-12-07
jerseyRetiredNumber 9
knownFor physical style of play
role on the New York Islanders dynasty
scoring ability
league National Hockey League
lineMates Bryan Trottier
Mike Bossy
NHL_debutSeason 1974-1975
nickname Jethro
placeOfBirth Moose Jaw
surface form: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
placeOfDeath Greenlawn, New York
surface form: Greenlawn, New York, United States
playedFor Buffalo Sabres
New York Islanders
positionPlayed left wing
shoots left
StanleyCupChampionWith New York Islanders
StanleyCupWinningSeasons 1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
weightInPounds 210
WHA_draftedBy Edmonton Oilers
WHA_draftOverall 37
WHA_draftRound 3
WHA_draftYear 1974

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Clark Gillies fullName Clark Gillies self-link
New York Islanders notablePlayer Clark Gillies