Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka wakatevera, Gilchrist akaita chiratidzo chake somutsvairi muWHL neKelowna Wings. Muna 1985, mushure mekurasikirwa mwaka wechitatu mumutsara, timu yakatamira kuSpokane, Washington, ndokuchinja zita rayo kuva Chiefs. Gilchrist nokukurumidza akava nyeredzi muWHL uye akaverenga 141 zvinangwa uye 290 pfungwa mumitambo 218 chete yakatambwa. Gilchrist akasarudzwa seye 79th yose neMontreal Canadiens mu
1985 nhambo yokutanga yeNHL.