ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ɐ sˈiːzən ɪn dʒˈɜːməniz dˈɔɪtʃ ˈaɪʃɑːki lˈiːɡə, dʒˈɪlsən sˈaɪnd wɪððə kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ ˈævəlˌænʃ æz ɐ fɹˈiːˈeɪdʒənt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, bˌʌt spˈɛnt ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ sˈiːzən ɪnðɪ ˌeɪˌeɪtʃˈɛl wɪððə lˈeɪk ˈiəɹi mˈɔnstɚz ænd nˈɛvɚ plˈeɪd fɚðɪ ˈævəlˌænʃ.
After spending a season in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Jillson signed with the Colorado Avalanche as a free-agent in 2007, but spent the entire season in the AHL with the Lake Erie Monsters and never played for the Avalanche.