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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 22: General manager Mike Gillis of the Vancouver Canucks arrives at the 2011 NHL Awards at the Palms Casino Resort June 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Vancouver Canucks' Mike Gillis hoists the NHL General Manager of the Year Award at the 2011 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 22, 2011.

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 22: General Manager Mike Gillis of the Vancouver Canucks poses after winning the NHL General Manager of the Year Award during the 2011 NHL Awards at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort June 22, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis poses with the trophy for the General Manager of the Year award during the 2011 NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Las Vegas.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis is photographed on the red carpet before the 2011 NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, in Las Vegas.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis speaks at a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia June 17, 2011, two days after losing to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis (R) attends a news conference with head coach Alain Vigneault in Vancouver, British Columbia June 17, 2011, two days after losing to the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Vancouver Canucks' General Manager Mike Gillis pauses as he speaks to reporters in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday June 17, 2011. The Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in hockey's Stanley Cup final earlier in the week.

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Vancouver Canucks' General Manager Mike Gillis, right, and head coach Alain Vigneault look on during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday June 17, 2011. The Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in hockey's Stanley Cup final earlier in the week.

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Vancouver Canucks General Manager Mike Gillis leaves a news conference on the eve of Game 7 of their NHL Stanley Cup Final hockey playoff against the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, British Columbia June 14, 2011.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis pauses as he speaks to reporters in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. The Canucks and the Boston Bruins are scheduled to play Game 7 of NHL hockey's Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday.

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis, center, takes questions from reporters as he watches the team during hockey practice at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, May 27, 2011. The Canucks will play either the Tampa Bay Lightning or Boston Bruins in the Stanley...

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Vancouver Canucks' General Manager Mike Gillis, left, and head coach Alain Vigneault watch from the bench during an optional team practice in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday May 16, 2011. The Canucks and San Jose Sharks play game 2 of the NHL's Western Conference final Stanley Cup...

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Vancouver Canucks' General Manager Mike Gillis, left, and head coach Alain Vigneault, center, watch from the bench as associate coach Rick Bowness, right, runs an optional team practice in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday May 16, 2011. The Canucks and San Jose Sharks play game 2 of...

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Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis, left, stops by the bench to talk to injured player Manny Malhotra who skated before his teammates took to the ice for hockey practice in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, May 14, 2011. The Canucks face the San Jose Sharks in NHL...

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Vancouver Canucks' general manager Mike Gillis speaks to reporters in Vancouver, British Coumbia, on Monday April 25, 2011. Vancouver and the Chicago Blackhawks play game 7 of a Western Conference quarterfinal Stanley Cup playoff series Tuesday.

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Vancouver Canucks president and general manager Mike Gillis speaks to reporters on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, in Toronto, about the recent death of NHL player Rick Rypien.

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault, left, looks on as General Manager Mike Gillis speaks during a news conference, Friday, June 17, 2011, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals.

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault, right, and general manager Mike Gillis listen to a reporters question in Boston Sunday, June 5, 2011. The Bruins and Vancouver Canucks play Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday.

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Vancouver Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault (R) and General Manager Mike Gillis watch players during a practice session in Vancouver, British Columbia May 16, 2011. The Canucks will meet the San Jose Sharks in Game 2 of their NHL Western Conference final hockey playoff on May 18.

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Vancouver Canucks' owner Francesco Aquilini speaks on his mobile phone as general manager Mike Gillis, not pictured, speaks to reporters down the hallway in Vancouver, British Columbia on Monday April 25, 2011. Vancouver and the Chicago Blackhawks play game 7 of a Western Conference...