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Dennis Gilbert (born October 30, 1996) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who is currently playing with the Rockford IceHogs in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Blackhawks, 90th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Gilbert played junior hockey with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres in the Ontario Junior Hockey League and the Chicago Steel in the United States Hockey League (USHL) before he was selected in the third round, 90th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
He played collegiate hockey for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the University of Notre Dame originally of the Hockey East.
In his sophomore season with the Fighting Irish in 2016–17, Gilbert helped guide Notre Dame to the Frozen Four and was announced as the Hockey East's Best Defensive Defenseman and a Hockey East Third Team All-Star.
Gilbert concluded his collegiate career following his junior season with the Fighting Irish in the 2017–18 season, turning professional by signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on April 14, 2018.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2011–12 | St. Joseph's Collegiate | USHS | 27 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | St. Joseph's Collegiate | USHS | 28 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Buffalo Jr. Sabres | OJHL | 35 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Chicago Steel | USHL | 59 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Notre Dame | HE | 37 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Notre Dame | HE | 40 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Notre Dame | B1G | 39 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 63 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| USHL | ||
| All-Rookie Team | 2015 | |
| College | ||
| HE Best Defensive Defenseman | 2017 | |
| HE Third All-Star Team | 2017 | |