Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Gillies akatamba hockey yekoreji neProvidence Friars muNCAA Men's Division I Hockey East musangano. Mugore rake rekutanga, kutamba kwakatanhamara kwaGillies kwakakomborerwa nekusarudzwa ku2012 <unk> 13 All-Hockey East First Team. Akanga ari muchengeti wepagedhi weUnited States pa2014 World Juniors
uye vakatamba inodokuva miniti iri yose yomutambo wacho, asi vakakundikana kuwana menduru. Munguva yake yejunior mwaka, Gillies akatungamira maFriars kumutambo weNCAA, achisarudzwa seFrozen Four Most Outstanding Player.