Mike Wilson (ice hockey)

Mike Wilson
Born	(1975-02-26) February 26, 1975 (age 50) Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres Florida Panthers Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers
NHL draft	20th overall, 1993 Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1995–2011

Michael R. Wilson (born February 26, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Wilson was drafted 20th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He played 336 career NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 41 assists for 57 points.

Playing career

Between 1995 and 2003, Wilson played 336 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Rangers. Wilson played the next two seasons in Europe splitting time between Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Austria. Wilson subsequently returned to hockey late in the 2008-09 Season to play for the Trenton Devils of the ECHL. He was given the opportunity by a friend who worked within the organization. He played the final five games of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, with the team losing in the first round. Wilson returned to the ECHL late in the following season with the Toledo Walleye, again playing a small number of regular season games but no playoff games. He would continue this trend the following season with the games that he played at the end of the regular season being the last of his playing career.

During the 2004–05 season Wilson played for the Storhamar Dragons of the Norwegian UPC league, scoring one goal and two assists in 23 regular season and playoff games.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991–92	Georgetown Raiders	CJHL		41	9	13	22	65		—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		53	6	7	13	58		14	1	1	2	21
1993–94	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		60	4	22	26	62		9	1	3	4	8
1994–95	Sudbury Wolves	OHL		64	13	34	47	46		18	1	8	9	10
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		58	4	8	12	41		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rochester Americans	AHL		15	0	5	5	38		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		77	2	9	11	51		10	0	1	1	2
1997–98	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		66	4	4	8	48		15	0	1	1	13
1998–99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL		30	1	2	3	47		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL		6	3	1	4	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Florida Panthers	NHL		60	4	16	20	35		4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL		19	0	1	1	25		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL		4	0	2	2	5		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		21	1	1	2	17		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		46	3	9	12	59		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL		45	4	5	9	89		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL		5	1	2	3	5		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Springfield Falcons	AHL		45	3	8	11	28		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Storhamar Dragons	NOR		16	0	2	2	12		7	1	0	0	2
2005–06	EHC Black Wings Linz	AUT		17	1	2	3	18		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Basel	NLA		6	0	0	0	14		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ilves	SM-l		22	2	1	3	68		3	0	0	0	10
2008–09	Trenton Devils	ECHL		5	1	2	3	0		5	1	0	1	4
2009–10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		2	0	1	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toledo Walleye	ECHL		3	1	0	1	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				336	16	41	57	264		29	0	2	2	15
AHL totals				160	11	31	42	224		—	—	—	—	—

Personal life

Wilson resides in Independence, Ohio with his family.^{[ citation needed ]}

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or  Eliteprospects.com , or  Eurohockey.com , or  Hockey-Reference.com , or  The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Libor Polasek

Vancouver Canucks first-round draft pick 1993

Succeeded by Mattias Ohlund