Born in Toronto, Ontario, Gillis is the brother of Mike Gillis.[citation needed] As a youth, he played in the 1976 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.\n', '

Gillis started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1983. He also played for the Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers. He left the NHL after the 1993 season.[citation needed]\n', '

Gillis began his coaching career with the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 1994–95, followed by two years as head coach of the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Gillis then led the Quad City Mallards to a United Hockey League (UHL) championship in 1997–98 with a remarkable 55-18-1 regular-season record. After a brief stint back in the OHL, Gillis returned to the UHL as head coach of the New Haven Knights for two years, and then returned to Quad City where he guided the Mallards to the UHL finals again in 2002–03. He moved on to the Danbury Trashers and in 2005–06 made his third trip to the UHL finals, before coaching the Elmira Jackals for the final 28 games of the 2006–07 season.[citation needed]\n', '

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