Rick Wilson (ice hockey)

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Rick Wilson
Born (1950-08-10) August 10, 1950 (age 72)
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Detroit Red Wings
Coached for New York Islanders (assistant)
Los Angeles Kings (assistant)
Minnesota North Stars (assistant)
Dallas Stars
Tampa Bay Lightning (associate)
Minnesota Wild (assistant)
St. Louis Blues (assistant)
Philadelphia Flyers (assistant)
NHL Draft 66th overall, 1970
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 19721978
Coaching career 19782019

Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. Wilson was mostly recently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1]

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Playing career

Wilson was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, sixty-sixth overall. He played for the AHL Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and AHL Philadelphia Firebirds.

Coaching career

He was an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. He was also an acting head coach between January 25, 2002, and May 2002 for the Dallas Stars. He won the Memorial Cup in 1985. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999. On August 10, 2010 Wilson was named assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild organization, a position he held until the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.

He is also the father of former NHL forward Landon Wilson.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1969–70 University of North Dakota WCHA 30291132
1970–71 University of North DakotaWCHA336915113
1971–72 University of North DakotaWCHA257192689
1972–73 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 70411151631210156
1973–74 Nova Scotia VoyageursAHL474192365
1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 210226
1974–75 St. Louis Blues NHL762578320000
1975–76 St. Louis BluesNHL651672010000
1976–77 Detroit Red Wings NHL773131656
1977–78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL754283210140112
NHL totals2396263216530000

Coaching statistics

TeamYear Regular season Post season
GWLTOTLPtsFinishResult
Dallas Stars 2001-02 32131171(90)4th in PacificMissed Playoffs
TeamLgeSeasonRecord
Prince AlbertWHL1986–8743–26–3
Prince AlbertWHL1987–8843–24–5
NY IslandersNHL1988–89Assistant
Los AngelesNHL1989–90Assistant
Los AngelesNHL1990–91Assistant
Los AngelesNHL1991–92Assistant
MinnesotaNHL1992–93Assistant
DallasNHL1993–94Assistant
DallasNHL1994–95Assistant
DallasNHL1995–96Assistant
DallasNHL1996–97Assistant
DallasNHL1997–98Assistant
DallasNHL1998–99Assistant
DallasNHL1999–00Assistant
DallasNHL2000–01Assistant
DallasNHL2001–02Assistant
DallasNHL2002–03Assistant
DallasNHL2003–04Assistant
DallasNHL2005–06Assistant
DallasNHL2006–07Assistant
DallasNHL2007–08Assistant
NHL coaching totals13–11–8

Awards and honours

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second Team 1971–72 [2]
NHL
Stanley Cup 1999 [3]

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References

  1. "Flyers Name Rick Wilson Assistant Coach". Philadelphia Flyers. December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  2. "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. "Stars assistant Rick Wilson announces retirement from active coaching".
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Head coach of the Dallas Stars
2002
Succeeded by