Strombone1 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Vancouver Canucks @VanCanucks Mike Gillis relieved of president & GM duties by #Canucks ow.ly/vzy9T Vancouver Canucks @VanCanucks FYI - Francesco Aquilini will be available to the media on Wednesday, April 9th at 10:30 am at Rogers Arena. #Canucks Vancouver, B.C. - Canucks Sports & Entertainment announced today that Mike Gillis has been relieved of his duties as President and General Manager. "On behalf of my entire family, I would like to sincerely thank Mike Gillis for his hard work and the many contributions he made on and off the ice during his tenure,” said Francesco Aquilini, Chairman, Canucks Sports & Entertainment. "The Vancouver Canucks had success under Mike's leadership, and we nearly reached our ultimate goal; but I believe we have reached a point where a change in leadership and new voice is needed.” "I also want to thank our fans for their support for the Vancouver Canucks through a difficult and frustrating season," continued Aquilini. "We haven’t met their expectations or ours. We are committed to bringing the Stanley Cup to Vancouver for our fans and we will continue to do everything possible to reach that goal." INITIAL REPORT Louis Jean @LouisJean_TVA Mike Gillis just got fired. Renaud Lavoie @renlavoietva Mike Gillis just got fired. #canucks #tvasports UPDATE Blake Price @blakeprice1040 Feaster on TSN Radio in Toronto saying he would relish the opportunity to work with Torts Roger Millions @RogMillions According to several reports former #Flames GM Jay Feaster was at YYC this afternoon in AC lounge. Where he might be going? #westwardho?? Jim Jamieson @JamiesonCanucks Just spoke with Jay Feaster. He was NOT at the Calgary airport, has NOT heard from Van re GM job, but loves Torts and wants back into NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien37 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 no way haha At least now we can begin to clean up this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush17 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hope to have more sources confirm before I get to excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 nice. change time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks35 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Yep, confirmed by team 1040. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 It's not just a report. It's pretty official. From the Canucks website... http://canucks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=713441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas19 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Big mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJDDawg Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Just announced on the Team 1040. Aquilini presser tomorrow. There is a God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Wow. Just reported by the Canucks too. This is a mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 YES!!! Best news all year!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklas Bo Hunter Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Vancouver Canucks @VanCanucks · 1mMike Gillis relieved of president & GM duties by #Canucks http://ow.ly/vzy9T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks35 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 So pumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70seven Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorevat Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Just got a notification from the canucks app, holy crap. Thanks for your time Mike, too bad we couldn't get that 1 win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Just got a message from the Canucks App too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I'll wait to hear on who they are replacing him with, but initial reaction is this is a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLemming Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hallelujah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_surfer Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Not sure how I feel about this, MG has made a TON of mistakes, but I don't know who is available that could be better. This franchise has a horrible image in the league and media right now. What a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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