The Islanders picked Clark Gillies in the opening round of the 1974 Entry Draft, beginning one of the greatest draft days any NHL team ever had. He was an immediate hit, scoring 25 goals as a rookie and adding four more in the Islanders' first-ever trip to the playoffs, including the game-winner in the team's playoff debut against the Rangers. Gillies knocked in 33 goals in his third season while providing protection for his linemates. Gillies also set an NHL playoff record by scoring the game-winner in four consecutive contests.
In 1977-78, he fired home 35 goals, many of them by using one of hockey's hardest wrist shots, and added 50 assists to earn First-Team All-Star honors. A year later, he was even better-scoring 35 goals and 91 points to repeat as a First-Team All-Star while leading the "Trio Grande" into Madison Square Garden as the NHL's No. 1 unit in the Challenge Cup against the Soviet Union.
Gillies was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002.
This Unframed 8x10 New York Islanders Photo of Gillies holding up the Stanley Cup is autographed by Clarke Gillies and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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