Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mwaka wakatevera, Gilchrist akaita chiratidzo chake semutambi mutsva 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 79th yose neMontreal Canadiens mu 1985 NHL entry draft
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