Xilli ciyaareedkii xigay, Gilchrist wuxuu calaamad u ahaa rookie-ka WHL ee kooxda Kelowna Wings. Sannadkii 1985, ka dib xilli ciyaareedkii seddexaad oo guuldaro ah oo isku xigta, kooxdu waxay u guurtay Spokane, Washington, waxayna u beddeshay magaceeda Chiefs. Gilchrist wuxuu si dhakhso leh u noqday xiddig ka tirsan WHL wuxuuna dhaliyay 141 gool iyo 290 dhibcood kaliya 218 kulan oo la ciyaaray. Gilchrist waxaa 79aad ee guud ahaan doortay Montreal Canadiens
soo galitaanka NHL ee sanadka 1985.