Complex sentence: Gillis'transactions were instrumental in the Canucks' first Presidents'Trophy, leading the NHL with the best regular season record in 2010--11, and he was personally awarded with the league's inaugural NHL General Manager of the Year Award.
Split into simpler sentences: Gillis'transactions were instrumental in the Canucks' first Presidents'Trophy, leading the NHL with the best regular season record in 2010--11. He was awarded with the league's inaugural NHL General Manager of the Year Award.