Mike Gillis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mike Gillis
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1958(1958-12-01)
Age	66
Birthplace	Greater Sudbury
Country	Canada
Birth City	Ontario
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Mike Gillis Biography

Mike Gillis is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on December 1, 1958 in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Michael David Gillis, a Canadian ex-professional ice hockey player who was also the former president and general manger of the Vancouver Canucks, was born December 1, 1958. He was born in Sudbury Ontario.

Gillis retired as a professional hockey player in 1984.

In 1997, Gillis successfully sued former National Hockey League Players’ Association executive director Alan Eagleson for $570,000 for stealing a portion of his disability insurance. The charges were among many against Eagleson uncovered by Russ Conway.

With the firing of Vancouver Canucks general manager Dave Nonis at the end of the 2007–08 season, Gillis was introduced by the organization as Nonis’ successor on April 23, 2008. Entering into the free agent market as a general manager for the first time in July 2008, Gillis made immediate changes. He chose not to re-sign former client and longtime Canucks captain Markus Näslund, nor forward Brendan Morrison. He then made an aggressive pitch for unrestricted free agent center Mats Sundin with a two-year, $20 million offer; the deal would have made him the highest paid player in the NHL. Sundin decided against signing with any team until midway through the subsequent season, but eventually accepted a one-year, pro-rated $8.6 million offer on December 18, 2008. Several months later, before the 2008–09 NHL trade deadline, Gillis re-signed emerging forward Alexandre Burrows to a four-year, $8 million contract on March 3, 2009, substantially raising his previous $525,000 annual salary. Burrows was, at the time, in the midst of a career- season in which he scored 28 goals and 51 points, only to follow up with a career season the next year by scoring 35 goals and 67 points.

Gillis scored 17 points in 53 games in 1981-82. He also earned three points (1G-2A), in 11 playoff matches. The majority of 1982-83 season was spent with the Baltimore Skipjacks AHL. He scored 113 points in 74 games (32 goals, 81 assists), which is fourth in AHL scoring. After earning an assist in five games with Boston, Gillis then played 12 playoff games with the Bruins and earned four points. Gillis played in two seasons: with the Bruins in 1983-84, scoring 17 points in 50 matches, and with the Hershey Bears in the AHL, where he scored 29 points in 26 games. He did not score any points in three playoff games played with Boston.

Mike Gillis Net Worth

Mike Gillis is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Gillis 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Gillis played in 111 games for the Kingston Canadians (OMJHL) between 1975 and

1978. He scored 132 points, including 39 goals and 93 assists. In 12 playoff games, he added 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) Gillis was injured in his leg and missed the entire 1976-77 season. The Colorado Rockies drafted Gillis in the first round in 1978 NHL Entry Draft, 5th overall.

Gillis was a member of the American Hockey League’s Philadelphia Firebirds. He played no points in the 1978-1979 season. However, he did play two games for the Philadelphia Firebirds and earned zero points. Gillis also played 30 games with Colorado, where he scored eight points (one goal, seven assists) and had a total of eight points. Gillis split the 1979-80 season between the Rockies where he scored four goals and five assists in forty games. He also played with Fort Worth Texans in the CHL with 22 points, including nine goals and 13 assists, in 29 games. Gillis had 18 points in 51 games during the 1980-81 season for Colorado before he was sent to Boston Bruins by Bob Miller. Gillis scored six points in 17 games, making it a career-high of 24 points. Gillis was also present in a playoff match, but he went pointless.

Upon retiring from playing hockey, Gillis coached the Queen’s University Golden Gaels hockey team in 1985–86. He then earned a law degree from Queen’s University in 1990 and became a player agent. His clientele over the years included Pavel Bure, Markus Näslund, Bobby Holík, and Mike Richter, among others.

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That season, the Canucks went on to win the Northwest Division title, but lost in the second round to the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 playoffs, both for the second consecutive year under Gillis.

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In the 2012–13 season, which was shortened by a lockout, the Canucks finished with a record of 26–15–7 and won the Northwest Division title. However, they were eliminated in four-straight games by the San Jose Sharks during the opening round of the playoffs, the second consecutive first round playoff exit. Gillis was criticized by The Globe and Mail’s Allan Maki as he “dithered with goalie Roberto Luongo and should have traded him for help at forward but didn’t. Instead, Gillis acquired Derek Roy at the trade deadline and thought that was enough. Gillis’s decision to get Zack Kassian doesn’t look good, either, but the GM will survive.” Maki said that the “team, with its aging core and limited prospects, is in need of new direction, new leadership. It’s that time,” just two years after its Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Afterwards, Gillis fired Head Coach Alain Vigneault, Associate Coach Rick Bowness and Assistant Coach Newell Brown. Gillis also continued to try to trade Luongo, who still had nine years left on his 12-year contract, which represented a $5.33 million annual salary cap hit.

Top Facts about Mike Gillis

1. Mike Gillis is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.
2. He played in the NHL for 5 seasons with 4 teams.
3. Gillis was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 1978.
4. He won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 1979.
5. Gillis played college hockey at Bowling Green State University.
6. His best NHL season was with the Quebec Nordiques in 1983-84.
7. Gillis scored a total of 32 goals and had 69 assists in his NHL career.
8. After retiring, he became an agent and later general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.
9. In his time as GM, the Canucks made it to the Stanley Cup Finals once (2011).
10. Gillis is now a sports consultant and motivational speaker.