Colin Wilson (ice hockey)
Colin Wilson | |||
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Born |
Greenwich, Connecticut | October 20, 1989||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 212 lb (96 kg; 15 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team | Nashville Predators | ||
National team |
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NHL draft |
7th overall, 2008 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2009–present |
Colin Wilson (born October 20, 1989) is an American professional ice hockey player currently with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
Playing career
After initially playing with the U.S. National Development Team Program as a junior, Wilson enrolled to play collegiate hockey with Boston University of the Hockey East.
After his freshman year with the Terriers in 2007–08, he was awarded New England's college hockey Rookie of the Year, as well as Hockey East Rookie of the Year.[1] He was selected in the first round, 7th overall, by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
Wilson led the Terriers in points in his sophomore season. He was recognized as one of the best players in NCAA Division I with his election to the Hobey Hat Trick, a group of three players nominated to win the Hobey Baker Memorial Award. His teammate, Matt Gilroy, eventually won the award. While not winning the Hobey Baker, Colin Wilson was named a first team all American, Hockey East first team, Hockey East leading goal scorer and second in the nation in total points. The Terriers were ranked the #1 team in the nation for much of Wilson's sophomore season, and went on to win the National Championship.
Wilson signed a three-year entry-level contract with Nashville on April 17, 2009.[2] Wilson made his NHL debut with the Predators on October 12, 2009. He scored his first NHL goal on October 21 against Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins.[3]
Following the 2014–15 NHL season Wilson became a restricted free agent under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Nashville Predators made him a qualifying offer to retain his NHL rights and, on July 5, 2015, Wilson filed for Salary Arbitration.[4]
International play
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IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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2006 Ängelholm | |
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2007 Tampere |
He is the son of former NHL player Carey Wilson and the grandson of former NHL player Jerry Wilson. He was born in the USA while his father played for the New York Rangers, but he was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He decided to represent Team USA, whom he played for at the 2008 World Juniors. At the tournament he was tied for the most goals with 6.
He was the only roster player never to have played a game in the NHL, selected to represent Team USA at the 2009 IIHF World Championships in Bern/Kloten, Switzerland.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 65 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2006–07 | U.S. National Development Team | USDP | 56 | 30 | 44 | 74 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Boston University | HE | 37 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | Boston University | HE | 43 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 40 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 68 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 77 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 64 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | ||
NHL totals | 432 | 83 | 119 | 202 | 106 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2006 | United States | U17 | ![]() |
6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
2006 | United States | WJC18 | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
2007 | United States | WJC18 | ![]() |
7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | |
2008 | United States | WJC | 4th | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
2009 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | |
2009 | United States | WC | 4th | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 25 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 20 | ||||
Senior totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2007–08 | |
All-Hockey East First Team | 2008–09 | |
AHCA East First-Team All-American | 2008–09 | |
Hockey East All-Tournament Team | 2009 | [6] |
NCAA All-Tournament Team | 2009 | [7] |
References
- ^ "Boston University: Wilson Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year". NCAA. 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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(help)[dead link] - ^ "Preds sign 2008 first round pick Wilson". NHL. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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(help) - ^ "Nashville's Colin Wilson gets first NHL goal". NHL. 2009-10-21. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
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(help) - ^ http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=773987[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2009 Team USA roster". USA Hockey. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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(help) - ^ "2013-14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
External links
- 1989 births
- Living people
- American ice hockey centers
- Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey players
- Canadian ice hockey centres
- Ice hockey people from Connecticut
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- Nashville Predators players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Sportspeople from Greenwich, Connecticut
- Sportspeople from Winnipeg