Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Wannan lokacin rani an zaba shi a zagaye na farko na NHL draft
da Minnesota Wild, wanda ya yi musayar wurare uku a cikin shirin don zaɓar Gillies na 16 a gaba ɗaya. An nada Gillies kyaftin din Blades a lokacin kakar 2007-08 kuma ya sake wakiltar kasarsa a Gasar Zakarun Duniya ta 2008 a Jamhuriyar Czech inda ya taimaka wa Kanada ta lashe lambar zinare ta huɗu a jere a gasar.