Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I tīpakohia ia i taua raumati i roto i te rauna tuatahi o te NHL draft
Nā te Minnesota Wild, nāna i hoko i ngā tūranga e toru i te kōwhiringa kia 16 a Gillies i te katoa. I whakaingoatia a Gillies hei rangatira mo nga Blades i te waa 2007-08 ana ka tohu ano ia i tana whenua i te 2008 World Junior Championships i te Czech Republic i reira i awhina ai ia i a Canada ki tana mētara koura tuawha i te whakataetae.