Russell Howard Gillow (born September 2, 1939 in Hespeler,

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) is a retired professional

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player who played 109 games in the

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with the

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and

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. As a 32-year-old rookie in the

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, Gillow was 2nd to Cleveland's

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in lowest goals against average and helped the Los Angeles Sharks to a 3rd-place finish and playoff berth. Gillow was an emergency backup goalie for the

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on February 1, 1972, against the

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