It’s been almost 11 years since Mike Gillis was fired from the role of general manager by the Vancouver Canucks, and while he never found another gig at the NHL level, it appears he’s still finding something to do in the hockey world.

Gillis made a surprise appearance on Sekeres & Price earlier on Wednesday and mentioned that he is in the process of working with a group to purchase a hockey team in Switzerland.

“The hockey’s really good, it’s underdeveloped, and it’s a great country to visit, great country to have an investment in,” said Gillis when asked about why Switzerland was where he wanted to buy a team. “The fans are incredibly passionate.

“This group came to me about two months ago to assist them in evaluating it, and I just began to like it so much that I’m gonna get involved and we’re gonna see if we can do something,” added Gillis.

The former Canucks GM did not mention which specific team he was in the process of purchasing. He did do some work with Geneve-Servette HC in the National League on their board of directors from 2016 to 2018, but it’s not confirmed that his purchase is with that team.

Gillis was the Canucks general manager for six seasons spanning from 2008 to 2014. During that span, they had a 261-146-51 record, good enough for a .626% points percentage that was the sixth-best in the league at that time.

The Canucks also had a 28-28 record in the playoffs during Gillis’ tenure, along with five playoff series wins, highlighted by their trip to the Stanley Cup Final in 2011 against the Boston Bruins, which they eventually lost in seven games.

The Canucks also won two Presidents’ Trophies in 2010-11 and 2011-12 during Gillis’ tenure, with Gillis also winning the General Manager of the Year award in 2010-11. Gillis also saw his players win one Hart Trophy, two Art Ross Trophies, one Frank J. Selke Trophy, one Ted Lindsay Award, and one William M. Jennings Trophy, all coming in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons.