Rick Wilson (ice hockey)

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]

Rick Wilson
Born (1950-08-10) August 10, 1950 (age 74)
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 1972–1978
Coaching career 1978–2019

Playing career

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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

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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

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1969–70 University of North Dakota WCHA 30 2 9 11 32
1970–71 University of North Dakota WCHA 33 6 9 15 113
1971–72 University of North Dakota WCHA 25 7 19 26 89
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
NHL totals 239 6 26 32 165 3 0 0 0 0

Coaching statistics

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Team Year Regular season Post season
G W L T OTL Pts Finish Result
Dallas Stars 2001-02 32 13 11 7 1 (90) 4th in Pacific Missed Playoffs
Team Lge Season Record
Prince Albert WHL 1986–87 43–26–3
Prince Albert WHL 1987–88 43–24–5
NY Islanders NHL 1988–89 Assistant
Los Angeles NHL 1989–90 Assistant
Los Angeles NHL 1990–91 Assistant
Los Angeles NHL 1991–92 Assistant
Minnesota NHL 1992–93 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1993–94 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1994–95 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1995–96 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1996–97 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1997–98 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1998–99 Assistant
Dallas NHL 1999–00 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2000–01 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2001–02 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2002–03 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2003–04 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2005–06 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2006–07 Assistant
Dallas NHL 2007–08 Assistant
NHL coaching totals 13–11–8

Awards and honours

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

References

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  1. ^ "Flyers Name Rick Wilson Assistant Coach". Philadelphia Flyers. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Stars assistant Rick Wilson announces retirement from active coaching". 18 May 2018.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Head coach of the Dallas Stars
2002
Succeeded by