Clay Wilson
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| Born | April 5, 1983 Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Calgary Flames Columbus Blue Jackets Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers |
| National team |  United States |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2005–present |
Clay Daniel Wilson (born April 5, 1983) is a professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.
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[edit] Playing career
Clay Wilson played collegiate hockey for Michigan Tech from 2001 until 2005. After the 2004–05 collegiate season ended, he turned professional with the Muskegon Fury of the UHL. He played parts of two seasons with Muskegon before joining the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. After the 2005–06 season, he was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He played for the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL in November 2007.
Wilson made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on March 25, 2008, against the Nashville Predators. He scored his first NHL goal and assist on March 26, 2008 in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, earning him first star honors in only his second NHL game.[1] On January 14, 2009, Wilson was traded by the Blue Jackets, along with a 6th round draft pick, to the Atlanta Thrashers for Jason Williams.[2][3]
Clay signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on July 2, 2009.[4] Wilson was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the majority of the 2009–10 season before making his Panthers debut on April 3, 2010 against the New York Rangers.[5] Although appearing in only two NHL games, Clay scored an impressive 60 points in 75 games with the Americans to be named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team.[6]
On July 3, 2011, Wilson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames.
[edit] Career statistics
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 37 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Muskegon Fury | UHL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Muskegon Fury | UHL | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 60 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 79 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 57 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 33 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 37 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 75 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
| 2009–10 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 66 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 31 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Wilson scores goal, assist in win". NHL. 2008-03-26. http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS021150.HTM. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Thrashers acquire Clay Wilson and a 6th round draft pick in 2009 NHL Draft from Columbus for Jason Williams". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-01-14. http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404165. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Blue Jackets trade for help on the power play". dispatch.com. 2009-01-14. http://dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/01/14/0114cbjtrade.html?sid=101. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Florida Panthers sign Clay Wilson". Florida Panthers. 2009-07-02. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442250. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Rangers 4, Panthers 1". CBS Sports. 2010-04-03. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20100403_NYR@FLA?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "First and Second All-Star Team named". AHL. 2010-04-01. http://theahl.com/first-and-second-all-star-teams-unveiled-p141811. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
[edit] External links
- Clay Wilson's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
- Clay Wilson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Clay Wilson's NHL player profile
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