David Gilbert (ice hockey) explained

David Gilbert
Team:Dragons de Rouen
Former Teams:Rockford IceHogs
Motor Ceske Budejovice
Position:Centre
Birth Date:9 February 1991
Birth Place:Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:185
Shoots:Left
Draft:209th overall
Draft Team:Chicago Blackhawks
Draft Year:2009
Career Start:2010

David Gilbert (born February 9, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently under contract to Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He previously played with the Dragons de Rouen of the French Ligue Magnus and the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League (AHL). Gilbert was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round (209th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Gilbert played four seasons (2007-2011) of major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) where he scored 70 goals and 86 assists for 156 points in 209 games played. In 2009 Gilbert was selected to play in the CHL Top Prospects Game.

Gilbert made his professional debut in the American Hockey League with the Rockford IceHogs during the 2009–10 season. On May 31, 2011, the Chicago Blackhawks signed Gilbert to a three-year entry-level contract.[1]

On August 19, 2014, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL announced that they had signed Gilbert as an unrestricted free agent.[2] After attending AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies training camp, Gilbert was traded prior to the 2014–15 season, by the Solar Bears to the Wheeling Nailers on October 16, 2014.

A free agent following the 2015–16 season with the Kalamazoo Wings, Gilbert signed abroad in France, agreeing to a one-year deal with Boxers de Bordeaux of the Magnus on July 18, 2016.[3]

From the 2022 season, Gilbert signed with the Belfast Giants in the EIHL while he studies for a Master of Business Administration from the Ulster University Business School.[4]

Career statistics

  Regular season -Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIM+/-GPGAPtsPIM
2006-07College Antoine-Girouard GauloisQMAAA441926451042132
2007-08College Antoine-Girouard GauloisQMAAA2929245354
2007–08Quebec RempartsQMJHL28 7 7 14 12 -511 1 0 1 2
2007-08Canada Quebec U17WHC-1753034
2008–09Quebec Remparts QMJHL 67 11 32 43 24 1417 6 2 8 11
2009–10Quebec Remparts QMJHL 31 6 12 18 15 -3
2009–10 Acadie–Bathurst TitanQMJHL 31 18 12 30 22 -65 5 2 7 6
2009–10Rockford IceHogsAHL1 0 1 1 0 0
2010–11Acadie–Bathurst Titan QMJHL 52 28 23 51 39 224 2 1 3 0
2010–11Rockford IceHogs AHL 5 2 1 3 2 3
2011–12Rockford IceHogs AHL 28 1 4 5 13 -4
2011–12Toledo WalleyeECHL29 6 12 18 18 -3
2012–13Rockford IceHogs AHL 10 1 2 3 6 0
2012–13Bloomington BlazeCHL49 21 19 40 22 -8
2013–14Rockford IceHogs AHL 10 1 0 1 0 -5
2013–14Toledo Walleye ECHL 44 17 18 35 29 -17
2014–15Wheeling NailersECHL 64 19 21 40 40 -47 3 2 5 8
2015–16Kalamazoo WingsECHL 62 16 18 34 28 15 0 1 1 2
2016–17Boxers de BordeauxMagnus42 30 24 54 59 1611 3 6 9 4
2017–18Fehérvár AV19EBEL49 15 16 31 22 -1
54 20 26 46 42 2511 1 2 3 26
HC Ceske Budejovice CZE2 45 16 22 38 81 19
HC Ceske Budejovice 31 4 5 9 34 -14
2021-22Dragons de RouenLigue Magnus392521461417133470
2022-2023Belfast GiantsEIHL41481268
CZE totals3145934

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blackhawks agree to terms with draft pick Gilbert . oursportscentral.com . 2011-05-31 . 2011-05-31.
  2. Web site: Solar Bears Bolster Roster with Gilbert, Keenan. Orlando Solar Bears Official Website. August 22, 2014.
  3. Web site: A final centre to complete the attack . boxersdebordeaux.fr . 2016-07-18 . 2016-07-18 . January 18, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170118094355/http://www.hockey-boxers-de-bordeaux.fr/news/actualites-des-boxers/2016-2017/un-dernier-centre-pour-completer-lattaque-3690.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Gilbert . David . David Gilbert . 4 March 2023 . Linkedin.