Rick Wilson (ice hockey)

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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NHL totals 239 6 26 32 165 3 0 0 0 0