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Trevor Gillies (born January 30, 1979) is a
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former professional
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player. He has played in the
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(NHL) with both the
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and
New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ( ...
. Gillies was known for being an
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, as evidenced by his NHL career statistics of 57 games with only three points and 261 penalty minutes. Gillies was also known for his distinctive horseshoe moustache during his time with the Islanders.


Playing career

Undrafted, Gillies played junior hockey in the
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. In 1999–2000 Gillies made his professional debut with the
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in the
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. With limited offensive ability Gillies plied his trade between the ECHL and
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(AHL) for five years before signing an NHL contract with the
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on July 20, 2004. Prior to the 2005–06 season and in his second year with the Rangers affiliate, the
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, Gillies was traded from the Rangers to the
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for
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on August 5, 2005. He was assigned to AHL affiliate, the
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, and played in one NHL game for the Ducks, recording 21 penalty minutes in 2 minutes, 40 seconds of ice time. On July 2, 2007, Gillies was signed by the
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to a one-year contract. Gillies never played a regular season game with the Hurricanes, as he was assigned to the
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. On September 14, 2009, Gillies signed with the
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of the AHL for the 2009–10 season. After 18 games with the Tigers, he had accumulated 123 penalty minutes, and went on to be signed by NHL affiliate, the New York Islanders, on January 28, 2010. On March 14, 2010, Gillies scored his first NHL point, when he assisted on a
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goal in a 4-2 victory over the
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. Gillies re-signed with the Islanders on a one-year contract through to the end of the 2010–2011 season on April 15, 2010. On February 12, 2011, Gillies was suspended nine games by the NHL for an incident which occurred in a February 11, 2011 game against the
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. During the third period of the game, Gillies elbowed Penguins' forward
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in the face, punched him several times while he was down on the ice, and proceeded to taunt him from the dressing room hallway. Tangradi suffered
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like symptoms and remained out of the Penguins line-up indefinitely. In his first game back from the suspension, Gillies was ejected for a hit on
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in a game against the
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on March 2, 2011. After an in-person hearing, Gillies was suspended for 10 games for the incident. After playing in only three games to start the 2011–12 season Gillies was placed on waivers on October 31, 2011. On June 19, 2012, Gillies opted to forgo North American free agency and signed a one-year contract to play with
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of the Russian
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. On August 28, 2013, Gillies signed a contract with Helsinki IFK in the Finnish SM-Liiga for the 2013–14 season. On November 4, 2013, Helsinki IFK terminated the contract with Gillies. During his time on HIFK he played three Finnish Liiga matches and four European Trophy matches. On October 10, 2014, after signing with the
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, Gillies slammed the face of Rochester Americans' William Carrier into the ice, receiving a 12-game suspension. On September 18, 2015, Gillies continued his career by signing a one-year ECHL contract with the
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. On August 28, 2018, Gillies announced his retirement from professional hockey.


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