Nill, 65, has been with the Dallas Stars for the past 11 seasons as their General Manager and earlier this summer was named this year's recipient of the Jim Gregory General Manager of the the Year Award.
During his playing career in the National Hockey League, Nill suited up for parts of three seasons with the Vancouver Canucks from 1981-82 to the 1983-84 campaign. In 124 games with the Canucks, Nill had 40 points (17 goals, 23 assists), 219 penalty minutes and was a minus-25. In his first season with Vancouver, Nill put up seven points in 16 playoff games as the Canucks reached their first-ever Stanley Cup Final.
