Ku qor sii socodka faqradan - Gillies wuxuu ku ciyaaray hockey jaamacadeed Providence Friars ee NCAA Men's Division I Hockey East. Sannadkiisii ugu horreeyay, ciyaarta cajiibka ah ee Gillies waxaa lagu abaalmariyay xulashada 2012 <unk> 13 All-Hockey East First Team. Wuxuu ahaa goolhayaha ugu horeeya ee Mareykanka ee 2014 World Juniors
waxana uu ciyaaray ku dhowaad daqiiqad kasta oo tartanka ka mid ah, laakiin ma uusan guuleysan in uu bilado. Intii lagu jiray xilli ciyaareedkiisii yar, Gillies wuxuu u horseeday Friars horyaalka NCAA, isagoo loo doortay inuu yahay Frozen Four Ciyaaryahanka ugu Fiican.