Shot Right Playing career Role Ice hockey Weight 100 kg | National team Australia Name Anthony Wilson Height 1.85 m Positions Defenseman | |
Born 20 August 1973 (age 51)
Sydney, NSW, Australia ( 1973-08-20 ) Played for Sydney Bears, Sydney Ice Dogs | ||
Anthony Wilson (born 20 August 1973) is a former Australian ice hockey player who played for the Sydney Bears and Sydney Ice Dogs in the Australian Ice Hockey League and was a member of the Australian national ice hockey team from 1995 to 2010.
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Playing career
Anthony Wilson first played ice hockey in 1995 when he represented Australia at the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. In 2000 Wilson joined the Blacktown Bullets, part of the New South Wales Ice Hockey Leagues. Two years later Wilson joined the Sydney Bears of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). The following season Wilson moved to the West Sydney Ice Dogs (now Sydney Ice Dogs) of the AIHL. Wilson is currently in his tenth season with the Ice Dogs and is currently playing in the 2012 AIHL season. Wilson has also played for the Ice Dogs in the New South Wales pre-season tournament, the Wilson Cup. During the 2008 tournament he played five games and recorded four assists. In January 2014 Wilson announced his retirement and would not be returning for the 2014 season.
Wilson was first called up to represent Australia in 1995 where he joined the national senior teamm to compete in the 1995 IIHF World Championship Pool C2 tournament being held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Wilson recorded three goals and two assists in his six games at the tournament. Wilson continued to represent Australia at the World Championships up until 2010, missing only the 2001 and 2009 editions. At his last appearance at the World Championships in 2010 Wilson was named the top defenceman of the Division II Group A tournament.
Personal life
Wilson was born on 20 August 1973 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He started playing ice hockey at the age of eight.