John Gilmour (ice hockey)

John A. Gilmour[1] (born May 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

John Gilmour
Gilmour in 2023
Born (1993-05-17) May 17, 1993 (age 31)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
PositionDefence
ShootsLeft
DEL team
Former teams
Adler Mannheim
New York Rangers
Buffalo Sabres
CSKA Moscow
Dinamo Minsk
NHL draft198th overall, 2013
Calgary Flames
Playing career2016–present

Playing career

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Prior to joining Providence College, Gilmour played in the United States Hockey League for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders and Gilmour Academy.[1] It was while he was playing for the Roughriders that Gilmour committed to play NCAA Division 1 hockey for Providence College.[2]

Gilmour was drafted 198th overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Calgary Flames. The Flames did not offer him a contract and he continued playing for Providence College.[3]

On August 18, 2016, Gilmour signed a two-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract with the New York Rangers.[4] Gilmour spent the first half of the season in the AHL, and was named to the 2018 AHL all-star game. He made his NHL debut in a 4–3 win over the Flames on February 9, 2018.[5][6] Gilmour recorded his first NHL goal on February 13, 2018, in a 3–2 loss to the Minnesota Wild.[7] Gilmour became the first New York Rangers rookie defenseman to score an overtime goal when he scored a goal 1:22 into overtime on February 28, 2018, against the Vancouver Canucks.[8][9]

While attending the Rangers training camp, Gilmour was reassigned to the Hartford Wolf Pack to begin the 2018–19 season.[10] During the season, Gilmour set a Wolf Pack franchise record for goals by a defenseman in a season with 20, and was named an AHL All-star for the second consecutive season.

On July 1, 2019, Gilmour left the Rangers as a free agent to sign a one-year, one-way $700,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[11] He began the 2019–20 season, with the Sabres as a healthy scratch before he was assigned on a conditioning stint to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans. He appeared in 4 games with the Sabres, going scoreless.

As a free agent from the Sabres, and with the 2020–21 North American season delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gilmour belatedly signed a contract abroad in agreeing to a one-year deal with Russian club, HC CSKA Moscow of the KHL, on December 14, 2020.[12]

Following two seasons with CSKA, culminating in capturing the Gagarin Cup, Gilmour left as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract to continue in the KHL with Belarusian club, HC Dinamo Minsk, on July 24, 2022.[13]

Following one season with Dinamo, Gilmour was released from his contract and moved to Germany in signing a two-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the DEL, on April 21, 2023.[14]

Career statistics

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Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011–12Cedar Rapids RoughRidersUSHL581014241420110
2012–13Providence CollegeHE38491335
2013–14Providence CollegeHE395131822
2014–15Providence CollegeHE30471110
2015–16Providence CollegeHE349142318
2016–17Hartford Wolf PackAHL766192518
2017–18Hartford Wolf PackAHL446202622
2017–18New York RangersNHL2823514
2018–19Hartford Wolf PackAHL7020345431
2018–19New York RangersNHL50004
2019–20Rochester AmericansAHL3767136
2019–20Buffalo SabresNHL40000
2020–21CSKA MoscowKHL123362171348
2021–22CSKA MoscowKHL4518912140338
2022–23Dinamo MinskKHL521891420000
2023–24Adler MannheimDEL5162127971230
NHL totals3723518
KHL totals10951924283316716

Awards and honours

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AwardYear
AHL
First All-Star Team2019[15]
KHL
Gagarin Cup (CSKA Moscow)2022[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "JOHN GILMOUR". friars.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "John Gilmour (Gilmour '11) to Providence". themphl.pointstreaksites.com. February 28, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Former Flames Draft Pick Gilmour Signs With Rangers". Matchsticks and Gasoline. August 17, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "Rangers Agree to Terms With John Gilmour". NHL.com. August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Rangers beat Flames to snap 4-game losing streak". Sportsnet.ca. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Joyce, Greg (February 10, 2018). "Rangers rookies make good first impression in NHL debuts". New York Post. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Dubnyk saves 32 as Wild hold off Rangers". tsn.ca. February 13, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  8. ^ Calamia, Matt (March 1, 2018). "Roller Coaster Night Ends With Rangers Edging Canucks in OT". NHL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018. said Gilmour, who became the first rookie defenseman in team history to score an overtime goal
  9. ^ Woodley, Kevin (March 1, 2018). "Rangers end losing streak, defeat Canucks in overtime". NHL.com. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  10. ^ Renna, Dominick (September 27, 2018). "New York Rangers: John Gilmour, three others assigned to Hartford". elitesportsny.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Sabres, John Gilmour agree to one-year deal". Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "CSKA sign contract with Canadian defenseman John Gilmour" (in Russian). HC CSKA Moscow. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  13. ^ "Gagarin Cup winner John Gilmour will move to Dinamo Minsk" (in Belarusian). HC Dinamo Minsk. July 24, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "Gilmour and Jokipakka join the Eagles" (in German). Adler Mannheim. April 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  15. ^ "2018-19 American Hockey League First and Second All-Star Teams Named". OurSports Central. April 11, 2019.
  16. ^ "CSKA wins Gagarin Cup". Kontinental Hockey League. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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