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| 1975 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Ron Wilson
Selected in eighth round
No. 132 overall
by Toronto Maple Leafs
Born May 28, 1955
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Defense
Height: 5-10 Weight: 170
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Providence (ECAC)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
East Providence, Rhode Island |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1973-74 |
Providence | ECAC |
26 | 16 |
22 | 38 |
-- | | 1974-75 |
Providence | ECAC |
27 | 26 |
61 | 87 |
12 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
World Championships: 1975 (USA) (sixth place)
NCAA East All-America First Team: 1974-75
(Providence)
ECAC Player of the Year: 1974-75 (Providence)
ECAC Rookie of the Year: 1973-74 (Providence)
ECAC All-Star First Team: 1974-75 (Providence)
ECAC Points
Leader: 1974-75 (Providence) (87 points)
ECAC Assists
Leader: 1974-75 (Providence) (61 assists)
Walter Brown Award (New England Player of Year): 1974-75
Miscellaneous: Was recruited by more than 20 U.S. colleges. ... Set Providence College records for points (87) and assists
(61) in one season in 1974-75. ... Set NCAA records for points (87) and
assists (61) by a defenseman in 1974-75. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: March 4, 1978 (Vancouver at Toronto)
Numbers: 11, 14 (Toronto);
34, 2 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Playing Status: Retired 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
1978-1987 |
Toronto, Minnesota | 177 |
26 | 67 | 93 |
68 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1979-1986 |
Toronto, Minnesota | 20 |
4 | 13 | 17 |
8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1998 (Washington) (as
head coach)
Toronto Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (3, tie)
1993-94: Was
head coach of first Mighty Ducks of Anaheim team.
Coaching
Career: Named Vancouver assistant coach on July 19, 1990, and remained in
that position until June 30, 1993. ... Named Anaheim head coach on June 30,
1993, and remained in that position until May 19, 1997. ... Named Washington
head coach on June 9, 1997, and remained in that position until May 10, 2002.
... Named San Jose head coach on Dec. 4, 2002, and remained in that position
into 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Played center and right wing for Toronto at times during
1978-79 season. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with separated shoulder, an
injury suffered in a collision with teammate Paul Houck during Minnesota's
March 9, 1987, game at Montreal. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Providence (ECAC); Dallas (CHL); New Brunswick (AHL); Kloten, Davos
(Switzerland); Zurich (Switzerland)
Olympics: 1998 (USA) (5-8 place)
(as head coach)
World Cup of Hockey: 1996 (USA) (first place) (as
head coach)
World Championships: 1981 (USA) (fifth place), 1983
(USA) (first place, Pool B), 1987 (USA) (seventh place), 1994 (USA) (fourth
place) (as head coach), 1996 (USA) (bronze medal) (as head coach)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Swiss Championship: 1984, 1985 (Davos)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1977-78 (Dallas)
World Championships Pool B All-Star
First Team: 1983 (USA)
NCAA
East All-America First Team: 1975-76 (Providence)
ECAC All-Star
First Team: 1975-76 (Providence)
ECAC All-Star
Second Team: 1976-77 (Providence)
Providence College Athlete
of Year: 1975
Providence College Co-Captain: 1976-77
Providence College
Athletic Hall of Fame: Inducted 1990
WHA Draft Pick: 1974 (by Houston,
No. 176 overall in Round 12)
NCAA Records:
Most career points by a defenseman (250), most points in a season by a
defenseman (87 in 1974-75), most career
assists by a defenseman(172), most assists in a season by a defenseman (61 in 1974-75)
Providence College Records:
Most career points (250), most points in a season (87 in 1974-75), most career
assists (172), most assists in a season (61 in 1974-75)
Coaching Career: Named Zurich
(Switzerland) player-coach prior to 1988-89 season and remained in that
position through 1988-89 season. ... Named Milwaukee (IHL) assistant coach
on Aug. 31, 1989, and remained in that position until July 19, 1990.
Broadcasting Career: Named TSN hockey analyst prior to 2002-03 season and
remained in that position until Dec. 4, 2002.
Education: Majored in
economics at Providence College.
Miscellaneous: Named to ECAC
All-Star Team of the Seventies by a conference panel.
Personal: Full name is Ronald
Laurence Wilson. ... Son of former NHL player and coach Larry Wilson. ...
Nephew of former NHL player and coach Johnny Wilson. ... Older brother of
former college hockey player Brad Wilson and former minor-leaguer Randy
Wilson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Wilson left the Toronto
organization after the 1979-80 season and spent the next five years in
Switzerland. He returned to North America on loan to Minnesota from
Switzerland's Davos team on March 6, 1985. He came back to Minnesota on a
similar loan in March 1986. Minnesota eventually loaned Craig Levie to Davos
on July 8, 1986, in order to get Wilson's services for the entire 1986-87
season. He completed his NHL career on another loan from Davos in 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '75 | | Total Selected: |
217 | | Forwards: |
126 | | Defense: |
65 | | Goaltenders: |
26 | | Major Junior: |
135 | | College Players: |
61 |
| Canadian: |
162 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
46 | | U.S.-Born: |
45 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
87 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
0 |
| All-Star Game: |
6 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
3 |
| Olympians: |
11 |
| Picks Traded: |
21 |
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