Former Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis is making headlines again following his presentation at Ryerson University at the TeamSnap Hockey Coaches Conference.
Gillis is a notable learner and outside-the-box thinker that has put extended research into winning cultures and sports managements throughout the world. The progressive-minded Gillis spent time in the Swiss league for two years with Geneva along with stops at Stanford University, Nike Sport Research Lab, University of Michigan, Campus BioTech in Switzerland, the KHL, China, Spain and Australia.
Gillis has a history of promoting sports science. While in his position as president and generalmaanager of the Canucks, he utilized sleep doctors and other analytics to help prolong each player’s careers, health and to be able to use them in the best ways for them to succeed.