# Riley Gill
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{{Short description|American ice hockey player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Riley Gill
| image = Riley Gill K-Wings.JPG
| image_size = 230px
| caption = Gill playing for the [Kalamazoo Wings](/source/Kalamazoo_Wings) in 2011
| team =
| league =
| played_for = [Worcester Sharks](/source/Worcester_Sharks)
[Bridgeport Sound Tigers](/source/Bridgeport_Sound_Tigers)
[Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears)
| position = [Goaltender](/source/Goaltender)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|01|01}}
| birth_place = [Northfield, Minnesota](/source/Northfield%2C_Minnesota), U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 201
| catches = Left
| draft = Undrafted
| career_start = 2010
| career_end = 2017
}}
'''Riley Gill''' (born January 1, 1985) is an American former professional [ice hockey](/source/ice_hockey) [goaltender](/source/goaltender). He last played for the [Allen Americans](/source/Allen_Americans) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL), where he won [Goaltender of the Year](/source/ECHL_Goaltender_of_the_Year) in 2016–17 and backstopped the team to two [Kelly Cup](/source/Kelly_Cup) playoff championships in 2015 and 2016.
==Playing career==
Gill attended the [Western Michigan University](/source/Western_Michigan_University) from 2006 to 2010, where he played NCAA Division I college hockey with the [Western Michigan Broncos men's ice hockey](/source/Western_Michigan_Broncos_men's_ice_hockey) team. He completed his four years at Western Michigan University with an NCAA career 2.94 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage.[[https://www.mlive.com/kwings/index.ssf/2010/03/post_4.html Former Western Michigan goaltender Riley Gill doesn't have far to go after signing with Kalamazoo Wings | MLive.com]] and established team records for the most games played (111) and the best all-time save percentage in WMU history.[[http://www.royalshockey.com/news/news.asp?story_id=2022 News – Reading Royals]{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}]
Gill began his professional career in the [ECHL](/source/ECHL) by joining the [Kalamazoo Wings](/source/Kalamazoo_Wings) near the end of the [2009–10 ECHL season](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_ECHL_season). During the [2012–13 ECHL season](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_ECHL_season), he was selected as the ECHL's playoff MVP in helping the [Reading Royals](/source/Reading_Royals) claim their first [Kelly Cup](/source/Kelly_Cup).
At the end of the 2012–2013 season, Riley Gill was selected as the Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year. "Gill led the league in wins (25-tied) and shootout wins (four) and set a new SPHL record with five shutouts. His 2.43 goals against average ranked second, while his .918 save percentage was tied for third-best. Gill’s strong play helped Louisiana to a 20-point improvement from last season, as the IceGators finished tied with Fayetteville for most points (73)."[{{cite web | title = Louisiana's Riley Gill Named Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year| publisher = SPHL News | url = http://thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_70152}}]
On August 6, 2013, Gill was signed by the Royals' AHL affiliate, the [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears), to a one-year contract.[{{Cite web| url = https://www.hersheybears.com/news/detail.php?id=4157 | title = Bears sign Ruegsegger, Gill to AHL deals | publisher = [Hershey Bears](/source/Hershey_Bears) | date = 2013-08-06 | accessdate = 2013-08-06}}] Gill later joined the [Allen Americans](/source/Allen_Americans) of the [ECHL](/source/ECHL). While playing with the Americans, he won [ECHL Goaltender of the Year](/source/ECHL_Goaltender_of_the_Year) after the [2016–17 season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_ECHL_season) in which he tied for more shutouts in a season and set a new career high.[{{cite web|last1=Daniels|first1=Tommy|title=AMERICANS RILEY GILL NAMED ECHL GOALIE OF THE YEAR|url=https://allenamericans.com/americans-riley-gill-named-echl-goalie-of-the-year/|website=allenamericans.com|accessdate=May 14, 2018|date=April 13, 2017}}] Gill re-signed with the Americans in the offseason of that year,[{{cite web|title=GILL RE-SIGNS FOR FOURTH SEASON WITH AMERICANS|url=https://www.echl.com/gill-re-signs-fourth-season-americans|website=echl.com|accessdate=May 14, 2018|date=June 23, 2017}}] but only played in two games during the 2017–18 season.
==Awards and honors==
{| class="wikitable"
! Award
! Year
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [College](/source/NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey)
|-
| All-[CCHA](/source/Central_Collegiate_Hockey_Association) [Rookie Team](/source/List_of_All-CCHA_Teams)
| [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_NCAA_Division_I_men's_ice_hockey_season)
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [SPHL](/source/Southern_Professional_Hockey_League)
|-
| First All-Star Team
| 2012–13[{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_69909 |title=Pointstreak Sites {{!}} SPHL Southern Professional Hockey League {{!}} Fayetteville, Louisiana Head All-SPHL First Team |access-date=May 28, 2013 |archive-date=February 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204142734/http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_69909 |url-status=dead }}]
|-
| Goaltender of the Year
| 2012–13[[http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_72924 Pointstreak Sites | SPHL Southern Professional Hockey League | Fayetteville, Riley Gill Named Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year]]
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
| colspan="3" | [ECHL](/source/ECHL)
|-
| Playoff MVP
| 2012–13[[http://www.echl.com/royals-gill-named-most-valuable-player-of-kelly-cup-playoffs-p184066 ECHL| Princeton, Most Valuable Player of Kelly Cup Playoffs]]
|-
| [ECHL Goaltender of the Year](/source/ECHL_Goaltender_of_the_Year)
| [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_ECHL_season)