Clay Wilson
| Clay Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
April 5, 1983 Sturgeon Lake, MN, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Severstal Cherepovets Columbus Blue Jackets Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Calgary Flames HC Donbass HC Sochi | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Clay Daniel Wilson (born April 5, 1983) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He played 36 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Florida Panthers and Calgary Flames.
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]
Wilson 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]
The Calgary Flames signed Wilson to a two-way deal for the 2011–12 season. He spent the majority of it with the Abbotsford Heat of the AHL, but appeared in five games with Calgary. He had a one-way deal with the Flames for 2012–13, but was expected to again spend most of the season in Abbotsford. Wilson instead chose to leave the Flames organization, signing with HC Donbass of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). The Flames terminated his NHL contract.[7] He won the 2012–13 IIHF Continental Cup with HC Donbass and was named the best defender in the tournament.[8] He was named best defender again in 2014.[9]
Wilson was re-signed by Donbass to a further two-year contract extension, however with civil unrest in Ukraine forcing Donbass to suspend operations for the 2014–15 season, Wilson signed a one-year contract with expansion club, HC Sochi on July 1, 2014.[10] He then had his contract renewed for a second season. Following the 2015-16 campaign, he left Sochi, moving on to fellow KHL outfit Severstal Cherepovets.[11]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Abbotsford Heat | AHL | 66 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | Calgary Flames | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Donbass | KHL | 51 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Donbass | KHL | 54 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Sochi | KHL | 60 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Sochi | KHL | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 36 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States | WC | 8th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Wilson scores goal, assist in win". NHL. March 26, 2008. Retrieved June 10, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Thrashers acquire Clay Wilson and a 6th round draft pick in 2009 NHL Draft from Columbus for Jason Williams". Atlanta Thrashers. January 14, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Blue Jackets trade for help on the power play". dispatch.com. January 14, 2009. Retrieved January 14, 2009.
- ^ "Florida Panthers sign Clay Wilson". Florida Panthers. July 2, 2009. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Rangers 4, Panthers 1". CBS Sports. April 3, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "First and Second All-Star Team named". AHL. April 1, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Fisher, Scott (August 4, 2012). "Feet of Clay". Calgary Sun. p. S2.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.iihf.com/competition/431/news/news-singleview-club-continental-cup/recap/8383.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=7643&cHash=3da2701544
- ^ "Donbass players continue to seek employment" (in Russian). Kontinental Hockey League. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Хоккейный клуб Северсталь". severstalclub.ru. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey defensemen
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Calgary Flames players
- Chicago Wolves players
- Columbus Blue Jackets players
- HC Donbass players
- Florida Panthers players
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Minnesota
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- Muskegon Fury players
- People from Pine County, Minnesota
- Portland Pirates players
- Rochester Americans players
- HC Sochi players
- Syracuse Crunch players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Severstal Cherepovets players
- American expatriates in Russia
- American expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine