Rick Wilson (ice hockey)

This article is about the former ice hockey player. For other people named Rick Wilson, see Richard Wilson (disambiguation).

Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. On August 10, 2010 Wilson was named assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild organisation.[1][2]

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.

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.

He is also the father of Texas Stars forward Landon Wilson.

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1969-70  U. of North Dakota          NCAA   30    2    9   11   32  --  --  --  --  --
1970-71  U. of North Dakota          NCAA    0    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1972-73  Nova-Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    70    4   11   15  163  12   1   0   1  56
1973-74  Nova-Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    47    4   19   23   65  --  --  --  --  --
1973-74  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    21    0    2    2    6  --  --  --  --  --
1974-75  St. Louis Blues             NHL    76    2    5    7   83   2   0   0   0   0
1975-76  St. Louis Blues             NHL    65    1    6    7   20   1   0   0   0   0
1976-77  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    77    3   13   16   56  --  --  --  --  --
1977-78  Philadelphia Firebirds      AHL    75    4   28   32  101   4   0   1   1   2
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         NHL totals                        239    6   26   32  165   3   0   0   0   0

Coaching statistics

Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
Dallas Stars2001-02 32131171(90)4th in Pacific Missed 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 totals 13–11–8

Awards and honors

Award Year
All-WCHA Second Team 1971–72

References

  1. ↑ "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Rick Wilson". Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001-2008,. Retrieved 2009-05-22. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Minnesota Wild Transactions - NHL Hockey - ESPN." ESPN: The Worldwide Leader In Sports. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. <http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/teams/transactions?team=min>.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Ken Hitchcock		 Head coach of the Dallas Stars
2002 		Succeeded by
Dave Tippett
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