Brian Wilks

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Brian Wilks
Born (1966-02-27) February 27, 1966 (age 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 24th overall, 1984
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 19841990
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 Israel Ice hockey

Brian Wilks (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 48 games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues.

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Biography

Wilks was born in Toronto, Ontario. [1] As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team. [2] He attended Carleton University 1990-93, majoring in psychology.

He played for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1984.

He was drafted in 1984, 24th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings. [1] He led the Kings in preseason scoring in 1984-85. He made his NHL debut later that season. He played with the Kings until he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on March 7, 1989. He never played in the NHL again, and finished his career in the American Hockey League in 1990.[ citation needed ]

He played for Team Canada in the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal. [3] [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 Markham Waxers OPJAHL 20110
1981–82Toronto Marlboros U18U183640488822
1982–83 Kitchener Rangers OHL 69617232510000
1983–84 Kitchener RangersOHL642154753616614209
1983–84 Kitchener Rangers M-Cup 46280
1984–85 Kitchener RangersOHL583063935242462
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 20000
1985–86 Los Angeles KingsNHL43481225
1986–87 Los Angeles KingsNHL10000
1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 431620362371347
1987–88 New Haven NighthawksAHL18481226
1988–89 New Haven NighthawksAHL4415193448
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL124111527
1989–90 Cape Breton OilersAHL5313203385
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 156111710157101741
AHL totals170527813020971347
NHL totals46481225

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brian Wilks Stats and News". NHL.com.
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. "1997 Team Canada Delegation"
  4. Paul Lungen (December 7, 2012). "Maccabi Team Canada". Jewish Independent.