Rick Wilson (ice hockey)

This article is about the former ice hockey player. For other people named Rick Wilson, see Richard Wilson (disambiguation).

Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. Wilson was mostly recently an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1]

Rick Wilson
Born	(1950-08-10) August 10, 1950 (age 74) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens St. Louis Blues Detroit Red Wings
Coached for	New York Islanders (assistant) Los Angeles Kings (assistant) Minnesota North Stars (assistant) Dallas Stars Tampa Bay Lightning (associate) Minnesota Wild (assistant) St. Louis Blues (assistant) Philadelphia Flyers (assistant)
NHL draft	66th overall, 1970 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1972–1978
Coaching career	1978–2019

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.

Coaching career

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. On August 10, 2010 Wilson was named assistant coach for the Minnesota Wild organization, a position he held until the conclusion of the 2015-16 season.

He is also the father of former NHL forward Landon Wilson.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1969–70	University of North Dakota	WCHA		30	2	9	11	32		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	University of North Dakota	WCHA		33	6	9	15	113		—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	University of North Dakota	WCHA		25	7	19	26	89		—	—	—	—	—
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

Coaching statistics

Team	Year	Regular season							Post season
		G	W	L	T	OTL	Pts	Finish	Result
Dallas Stars	2001-02	32	13	11	7	1	(90)	4th in Pacific	Missed Playoffs

Team	Lge	Season	Record
Prince Albert	WHL	1986–87	43–26–3
Prince Albert	WHL	1987–88	43–24–5
NY Islanders	NHL	1988–89	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1989–90	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1990–91	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1991–92	Assistant
Minnesota	NHL	1992–93	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1993–94	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1994–95	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1995–96	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1996–97	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1997–98	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1998–99	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1999–00	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2000–01	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2001–02	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2002–03	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2003–04	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2005–06	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2006–07	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2007–08	Assistant
NHL coaching totals			13–11–8

Awards and honours

Award	Year
All-WCHA Second Team	1971–72	[2]
NHL
Stanley Cup	1999	[3]