Mike Wilson (ice hockey)

For the ice hockey defenceman born 1987, see Michael Wilson (ice hockey)
Mike Wilson
Born (1975-02-26) February 26, 1975
Brampton, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 230 lb (100 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Florida Panthers
Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers
NHL Draft 20th overall, 1993
Vancouver Canucks
Playing career 19952011

Michael R. Wilson (born February 26, 1975) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Between 1995 and 2003, he 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 2008-2009 Season to play for the Trenton Devils of the East Coast Hockey League. 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 out in the first round. Wilson would return to the ECHL late in the following season. This time with the Toledo Walley, again playing a small number of regular season games and 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. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio with his family. He is also an avid golfer.

Playing career

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.

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
1992-93Sudbury WolvesOHL53671358 1411221
1993-94Sudbury WolvesOHL604222662 91348
1994-95Sudbury WolvesOHL6413344746 1818910
1995-96Rochester AmericansAHL1505538-6----------
1995-96Buffalo SabresNHL5848124113----------
1996-97Buffalo SabresNHL7729115113100112
1997-98Buffalo SabresNHL6644848131501113
1998-99Las Vegas ThunderIHL63146-3----------
1998-99Buffalo SabresNHL301234710----------
1998-99Florida PanthersNHL400002----------
1999-00Florida PanthersNHL6041620351040000
2000-01-01Florida PanthersNHL1901125-7----------
2000-01-01Louisville PanthersAHL402250----------
2001-02-01Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2111217-12----------
2001-02-01Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL46391259-3----------
2002-03-01New York RangersNHL100001----------
2002-03-01Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL4545989-1----------
2002-03-01Hartford Wolf PackAHL512357----------
2003-04-01Springfield FalconsAHL453811284----------
2004-05-01Storhamar DragonsUPC1602212471002
2005-06-01Linz EHCAustria1712318-2
2005-06-01BaselSwiss-A600014 ----------
2005-06-01Ilves TampereSM-liiga22213682300010
2008-09-01Trenton DevilsECHL51230551014
2009-10-01Toledo WalleyeECHL20112-2----------
2010-11-01Toledo WalleyeECHL310120----------
Preceded by
Libor Polasek
Vancouver Canucks first round draft pick
1993
Succeeded by
Mattias Ohlund
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