He was eventually introduced to former Kelowna Rockets player/assistant coach Vernon Fiddler, whose son Blake, chosen first overall in the 2022 WHL U.S Prospects draft by the Edmonton Oil Kings, became a teammate. Lacing up his first pair of skates at the age of five, the personable Gillespie not only grew to love the game of hockey, but his parents noticed better instruction was needed for their son to take his game to the next level.
People always look at me crazy when I tell them that.”
“You don’t see many players in the Chicago area moving to Texas. “It sounds weird doesn’t it, considering I grew up in the mid-west”, Gillespie told RocketFAN about moving to the sunny south. Born outside of Chicago, Illinois, in the suburb of Gilberts, Gillespie moved to Dallas, Texas when he was 10, where oddly enough, the Lone Star State provided better coaching to advance his hockey career.
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