Mike Wilson (ice hockey)

Mike Wilson
Mike Wilson
Born	February 26, 1975 (age 49); Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Buffalo Sabres; Florida Panthers; Pittsburgh Penguins; New York Rangers
NHL draft	20th overall, 1993; Vancouver Canucks
Playing career	1995–2011

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
1991–92	Georgetown Raiders	CJHL	41	9	13	22	65	—	—	—	—	—
1992–93	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	53	6	7	13	58	14	1	1	2	21
1993–94	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	60	4	22	26	62	9	1	3	4	8
1994–95	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	64	13	34	47	46	18	1	8	9	10
1995–96	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	58	4	8	12	41	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Rochester Americans	AHL	15	0	5	5	38	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	77	2	9	11	51	10	0	1	1	2
1997–98	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	66	4	4	8	48	15	0	1	1	13
1998–99	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	30	1	2	3	47	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL	4	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Las Vegas Thunder	IHL	6	3	1	4	6	—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Florida Panthers	NHL	60	4	16	20	35	4	0	0	0	0
2000–01	Florida Panthers	NHL	19	0	1	1	25	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Louisville Panthers	AHL	4	0	2	2	5	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	21	1	1	2	17	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	46	3	9	12	59	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	45	4	5	9	89	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Hartford Wolf Pack	AHL	5	1	2	3	5	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Springfield Falcons	AHL	45	3	8	11	28	—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Storhamar Dragons	NOR	16	0	2	2	12	7	1	0	0	2
2005–06	EHC Black Wings Linz	AUT	17	1	2	3	18	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	EHC Basel	NLA	6	0	0	0	14	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Ilves	SM-l	22	2	1	3	68	3	0	0	0	10
2008–09	Trenton Devils	ECHL	5	1	2	3	0	5	1	0	1	4
2009–10	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	2	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
2010–11	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	3	1	0	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			336	16	41	57	264	29	0	2	2	15
AHL totals			160	11	31	42	224	—	—	—	—	—