Michael R. Wilson (born February 26, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. 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.
Playing career Between 1995 and 2003, Wilson 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 2008-09 Season to play for the Trenton Devils of the ECHL. 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 in the first round. Wilson returned to the ECHL late in the following season with the Toledo Walleye, again playing a small number of regular season games but 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.
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 1991–92Georgetown RaidersCJHL419132265————— 1992–93Sudbury WolvesOHL536713581411221 1993–94Sudbury WolvesOHL60422266291348 1994–95Sudbury WolvesOHL64133447461818910 1995–96Buffalo SabresNHL58481241————— 1995–96Rochester AmericansAHL1505538————— 1996–97Buffalo SabresNHL77291151100112 1997–98Buffalo SabresNHL66448481501113 1998–99Buffalo SabresNHL3012347————— 1998–99Florida PanthersNHL40000————— 1998–99Las Vegas ThunderIHL63146————— 1999–2000Florida PanthersNHL60416203540000 2000–01Florida PanthersNHL1901125————— 2000–01Louisville PanthersAHL40225————— 2001–02Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2111217————— 2001–02Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL46391259————— 2002–03Wilkes–Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL4545989————— 2002–03New York RangersNHL10000————— 2002–03Hartford Wolf PackAHL51235————— 2003–04Springfield FalconsAHL45381128————— 2004–05Storhamar DragonsNOR160221271002 2005–06EHC Black Wings LinzAUT1712318————— 2005–06EHC BaselNLA600014————— 2005–06IlvesSM-l2221368300010 2008–09Trenton DevilsECHL5123051014 2009–10Toledo WalleyeECHL20112————— 2010–11Toledo WalleyeECHL31012————— NHL totals 336 16 41 57 264 29 0 2 2 15 AHL totals 160 11 31 42 224 — — — — —
Personal life Wilson resides in Independence, Ohio with his family.
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