Murray Wilson

Murray Wilson
Born (1951-11-07) November 7, 1951 (age 73)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Montreal Canadiens
Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 11th overall, 1971
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 1971–1979

Murray Charles Wilson (born November 7, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings between 1972 and 1979. With the Canadiens he won the Stanley Cup four times.

Playing career

Wilson started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. Wilson was drafted 11th overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He would spend 7 years in Montreal before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He won one Calder Cup in the AHL and the Stanley Cup four times with the Canadiens.

He is the brother of former San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson.

His name is incorrectly spelled on the Stanley Cup for the 1973, 1976, and 1977 Montreal Canadiens. It appears as "Murry Wilson" missing an a. The name was correctly spelled in 1978 as Murray Wilson.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1967–68 Ottawa 67's OHA 24 7 11 18 8 — — — — —
1968–69 Ottawa 67's OHA 46 24 26 50 48 — — — — —
1969–70 Ottawa 67's OHA 52 22 24 46 53 — — — — —
1970–71 Ottawa 67's OHA 44 26 32 58 36 — — — — —
1971–72 Nova Scotia Voyageurs AHL 65 11 21 32 30 15 2 7 9 17
1972–73 Montreal Canadiens NHL 52 18 9 27 16 16 2 4 6 6
1973–74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 72 17 14 31 26 5 1 0 1 2
1974–75 Montreal Canadiens NHL 73 24 18 42 44 5 0 3 3 4
1975–76 Montreal Canadiens NHL 59 11 24 35 36 12 1 1 2 6
1976–77 Montreal Canadiens NHL 60 13 14 27 26 14 1 6 7 14
1977–78 Montreal Canadiens NHL 12 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1978–79 Los Angeles Kings NHL 58 11 15 26 14 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 386 94 95 189 162 68 7 21 28 49
Preceded by Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1971 		Succeeded by


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