Neil Wilkinson (ice hockey player)
Date of birth | 15th August 1967 |
place of birth | Selkirk , Manitoba , Canada |
size | 190 cm |
Weight | 85 kg |
position | defender |
Shot hand | Right |
Draft | |
NHL Entry Draft |
1986 , 2nd round, 30th position Minnesota North Stars |
Career stations | |
1986-1987 | Michigan State University |
1987-1988 | Medicine Hat Tigers |
1988-1989 | Kalamazoo Wings |
1989-1991 | Minnesota North Stars |
1991-1993 | San Jose Sharks |
1993-1994 | Chicago Blackhawks |
1994-1995 | Winnipeg Jets |
1995-1999 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
2002-2003 | Tulsa Oilers |
2003-2004 | Jacksonville Barracudas |
2004 | Fresno Falcons |
Neil Wilkinson (born August 15, 1967 in Selkirk , Manitoba ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player . During his career, he played for the Minnesota North Stars , San Jose Sharks , Chicago Blackhawks , Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins in the National Hockey League .
Career
Wilkinson first played in the 1986/87 season at Michigan State University in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . For the following season he moved to the Western Hockey League , where he played for the Medicine Hat Tigers and took part in the Memorial Cup with them at the end of the season .
For the 1988/89 season, the defender moved to the professional field and ran for the Kalamazoo Wings , the farm team of the Minnesota North Stars from the National Hockey League , which had selected him in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft in the second round in 30th place International Hockey League on. In the 1989/90 season Wilkinson was then used for the first time in the NHL, but continued to play some games in the IHL, as well as in the 1990/91 season when he advanced with the North Stars to the final of the Stanley Cup . In the summer of 1991, the Minnesota players in the NHL Dispersal Draft were split between the North Stars and the newly formed San Jose Sharks , which Wilkinson moved to the Sharks. After two unsuccessful years for San Jose, although the Canadian had his best NHL year with 19 points in 60 games in the 1991/92 season , he was transferred to goalkeeper Jimmy Waite to the Chicago Blackhawks , who took him to the after only eleven months Winnipeg Jets Levy. After one and a half years in Canada there was another move to the Pittsburgh Penguins , where he mostly played as a substitute for a few appearances until the end of the 1998/99 season .
The penguins were his last stop in the NHL. By the end of his career in 2004, he played in the North American minor leagues , the Central Hockey League , World Hockey Association 2 and ECHL .
NHL statistics
Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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Regular season | 10 | 460 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 813 |
Playoffs | 5 | 53 | 3 | 6th | 9 | 41 |
Web links
- Neil Wilkinson at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- Neil Wilkinson at hockeydb.com (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wilkinson, Neil |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian ice hockey player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th August 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Selkirk , Manitoba , Canada |