Mitch Wilson
| Mitch Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 15, 1962 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Died |
May 18, 2019 (aged 57) Brinnon, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1982–1992 | ||
John Mitchell Wilson (February 15, 1962 – May 18, 2019) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. Wilson played 26 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1984 to 1987. He made his NHL debut on October 12, 1984. In August 2014, he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and he died from the disease in 2019.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasona | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1978–79 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCJHL | 62 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Kelowna Buckaroos | BCJHL | 55 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 64 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 253 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 31 | ||
| 1981–82 | Seattle Breakers | WHL | 60 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 436 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 55 | ||
| 1982–83 | Wichita Wind | CHL | 55 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 71 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 349 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 98 | ||
| 1984–85 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 51 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 220 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | ||
| 1985–86 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 64 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 217 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 58 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 68 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 400 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 1988–89 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 61 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 382 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 83 | ||
| 1989–90 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 63 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 283 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 97 | ||
| 1990–91 | Muskegon Lumberjacks | IHL | 78 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 387 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | ||
| 1991–92 | San Diego Gulls | IHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Louisville Icehawks | ECHL | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 244 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 1139 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 132 | ||||
| IHL totals | 282 | 70 | 102 | 172 | 1507 | 35 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 237 | ||||
| NHL totals | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
- ^ "Former Kelowna hockey player dies after battle with ALS". Lake Country Calendar. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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