Flames sign NCAA champion Gillies to entry-level contract
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The Calgary Flames have signed Providence goaltender Jon Gillies to an entry-level contract.
TSN's Darren Dreger reports the it's a three-year entry-level deal.
Gillies, who won a NCAA national title with the Friars on Saturday, decided to opt out of his senior year with the school.
The 21-year-old made 49 saves against Boston University in the championship game to help his team to a 4-3 upset win.
The netminder was drafted by the Flames in the third round of the 2012 draft.
He owned a 24-13-2 record with a 2.01 goals-against average in 39 games for the Friars.