Mike Wilson (ice hockey)

Mike Wilson
Born (1975-02-26) February 26, 1975 (age 49)
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]

References

Preceded by Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1993 		Succeeded by