Doug Wilson

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Hockey Hall of Fame , 2020
Doug Wilson
Date of birth 5th July 1957
place of birth Ottawa , Ontario , Canada
size 185 cm
Weight 86 kg
position defender
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1977 , 1st round, 6th position
Chicago Black Hawks
WHA Amateur Draft 1977 , 1st lap, 5th position
Indianapolis Racers
Career stations
1974-1977 Ottawa 67's
1977-1991 Chicago Black Hawks
1991-1993 San Jose Sharks

Douglas Frederick "Doug" Wilson (born July 5, 1957 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current official who, in the course of his active career between 1977 and 1993, among other things, 1,119 games for the Chicago Black Hawks and San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League (NHL) in the position of defender . Wilson was one of the top defensive players in the NHL in the 1980s and was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 1982. In addition, at the end of the season he was three times in one of the two NHL All-Star Teams and was invited to the NHL All-Star Game seven times . In 2020, he was recognized for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame . Since May 2003, Wilson has served as General Manager and Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations for the San Jose Sharks in the NHL.

Career

As a player

Wilson began his career in 1974 in the Canadian Junior League Ontario Major Junior Hockey League (OMJHL) with the Ottawa 67’s . In his first two years in the OMJHL he showed very good qualities as an attacking defender and scored hard. But only after his third season he was selected in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft by the Chicago Black Hawks in the first round in sixth position, and the Indianapolis Racers in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft also selected him in fifth position in round one.

In the fall of 1977 he made the jump into the NHL squad of the Black Hawks and played a convincing first season. Wilson established himself not only in the team, but also in the NHL over the years as a strong defender who was also able to score himself. He played his best season in 1981/82 when he scored 85 points. The 39 goals he scored were particularly unusual for a defender. He received the James Norris Memorial Trophy for best defender in the league for his performance .

In the following years he continued his good performances and was still one of the best defensive players in the league. In 1985, Wilson took over the post as vice-president of the National Hockey League Players' Association and took part in the so-called Rendez-vous '87 with an NHL selection . While he was slowed down by injuries in the following years, he was able to show his skills again in the 1989/90 season . With 73 points in 70 games he was one of the top scorers among the defenders and the Blackhawks moved in the play-offs to the semi-finals.

In September 1991 Wilson was transferred to the San Jose Sharks for Kerry Toporowski and a second-round draft suffrage in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft - with which Russian defender Boris Mironov was later selected . The team was facing its first season in the NHL, and Wilson led the team as the franchise's first team captain on the ice. In addition, in the spring of 1992 he was the first Sharks player to take part in the NHL All-Star Game . After two years in San Jose, he ended his career in 1993.

NHLPA and management

After the end of his playing career, Wilson remained loyal to the NHL. During his active career, he had already become President of the NHLPA in 1992 and his term of office therefore fell into a difficult phase. In the fall of 1994, negotiations between the NHLPA, the team owners and the league over the conclusion of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement , a kind of collective agreement , failed . The team owners reacted and locked the players out, they imposed a lockout . The start of the 1994/95 season had to be postponed until January 1995. Only then was an agreement reached. During the lockout, some players joined European teams, while others simply paused. Wayne Gretzky had called together some players and founded the “Ninety-Nine All-Stars” , with whom he played games in several European cities. Wilson acted as coach of the team. He was assisted by Gretzky's father and Mark Messier's .

He continued to work for the NHLPA until 1997, but then moved to the management of the San Jose Sharks, where he became director of player education and promotion. In 1998 he was part of the management of the Canadian national team at the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano .

In the same year, Wilson received a special honor in his hometown of Ottawa when the Ottawa 67's officially banned his jersey number 7 and he was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame .

After a very disappointing 2002/03 season , Wilson was promoted to General Manager of the San Jose Sharks and now has unlimited capacity to act with the Sharks when it comes to ice hockey-related business. Probably the greatest coup he achieved at the end of November 2005 when he was able to sign Joe Thornton , who was also the best scorer of the season.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1974/75 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 55 29 58 87 75 7th 2 3 5 6th
1975/76 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 58 26th 62 88 142 12 5 10 15th 24
1976/77 Ottawa 67's OMJHL 43 25th 54 79 85 49 4th 20th 24 34
1977 Ottawa 67's Memorial Cup 5 2 10 12 8th
1977/78 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 77 14th 20th 34 72 4th 0 0 0 0
1978/79 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 56 5 21st 26th 37 - - - - -
1979/80 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 73 12 49 61 70 7th 2 8th 10 6th
1980/81 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 12 39 51 80 3 0 3 3 2
1981/82 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 76 39 46 85 54 15th 3 10 13 32
1982/83 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 74 18th 51 69 58 13 4th 11 15th 12
1983/84 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 66 13 45 58 64 5 0 3 3 0
1984/85 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 78 22nd 54 76 44 12 3 10 13 12
1985/86 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 79 17th 47 64 80 3 1 1 2 2
1986/87 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 16 32 48 36 4th 0 0 0 0
1987/88 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 27 8th 24 32 28 - - - - -
1988/89 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 66 15th 47 62 69 4th 1 2 3 0
1989/90 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 70 23 50 73 40 20th 3 12 15th 18th
1990/91 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 51 11 29 40 32 5 2 1 3 2
1991/92 San Jose Sharks NHL 44 9 19th 28 26th - - - - -
1992/93 San Jose Sharks NHL 42 3 17th 20th 40 - - - - -
OMJHL overall 156 80 174 254 302 38 11 33 44 64
NHL overall 1024 237 590 827 830 95 19th 61 80 86

International

Represented Canada to:

Represented the National Hockey League at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 7th 2 1 3 4th
1987 NHL All-Stars Date - 2 1 1 2 0
Men overall 9 3 2 5 4th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

family

Wilson's older brother Murray was also a professional ice hockey player. He was active for the Canadiens de Montréal and Los Angeles Kings in the NHL and was able to win the Stanley Cup four times .

Web links

Squad of the San Jose Sharks for the 2019-20 season

Goalkeepers: Aaron Dell  | Martin Jones  
defender: Brent Burns  ( A ) | Mario Ferraro  | Tim Heed  | Erik Karlsson  ( A ) | Dalton Prout  | Radim Šimek  | Marc-Édouard Vlasic  
attacker: Logan Couture  ( C ) | Dylan Gambrell  | Tomáš Hertl  ( A ) | Evander Kane  | Melker Karlsson  | Joel Kellman  | Kevin Labanc  | Timo Meier  | Stefan Noesen  | Marcus Soerensen  | Joe Thornton  ( A ) 
Head Coach:  Bob Boughner    Assistant  Coach : Dave Barr  | Steve Spott    General Manager:  Doug Wilson

personal data
SURNAME Wilson, Doug
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Douglas Frederick (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player and official
DATE OF BIRTH 5th July 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Ottawa , Ontario , Canada