| Landon Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Wilson with theTexas Stars in 2010 | |||
| Born | (1975-03-13)March 13, 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Colorado Avalanche Boston Bruins Phoenix Coyotes Pittsburgh Penguins Dallas Stars Blues HC Davos HC Lugano | ||
| National team |  United States | ||
| NHL draft | 19th overall,1993 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2010 | ||
Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is an American former professionalice hockeyright winger who last played for theTexas Stars of theAHL, where he served as team captain. He is the son of former NHL forwardRick Wilson.
Landon Wilson was born on March 13, 1975, inSt. Louis, Missouri.[citation needed] At the time, his father Rick Wilson was in the first of his two seasons playing for theSt. Louis Blues. The Wilson family went on to move eight times over the next 18 years as a result of Rick's playing career and coaching career.[citation needed] As a youth, Wilson played in the 1989Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team fromOyster Bay, New York.[1]
By 1989, the Wilson family settled in theLos Angeles, California, area where Rick spent three seasons on the coaching staff of theLos Angeles Kings from 1989 to 1992. Landon spent his first three years of high school atEl Segundo High School, where he played football quarterback and led the high school to league championships in 1990 and 1991.[citation needed] While living in the Los Angeles area, Landon also played hockey for the Junior Kings, who won the national 17-and-under championship in 1992.[citation needed]
London's father was hired as an assistant coach with theMinnesota North Stars in 1992, and Landon gave up a promising senior year of football at El Segundo due to his family's move to Minnesota. As a result of the move, Landon decided to focus on hockey rather than football during his senior year of high school.[citation needed]
Instead of moving with his parents toEden Prairie, Minnesota, Landon moved to a billet home in Iowa and joined theDubuque Fighting Saints of the juniorUnited States Hockey League. Wilson finished his senior year of high school atDubuque Senior High School while playing for the Fighting Saints.[2]
Wilson was drafted 19th overall in the1993 NHL Entry Draft by theToronto Maple Leafs. Wilson made his NHL debut with theStanley Cup winningColorado Avalanche in the 1995–96 season. However, he didn't play enough games to qualify for engraving his name into the Stanley Cup. Wilson has also played for theBoston Bruins,Phoenix Coyotes andPittsburgh Penguins. Wilson has played 375 careerNHL games, scoring 53 goals and 66 assists for 119 points.
While playing with the Coyotes in December 2002, Wilson received a partially blinding eye injury in one eye when a flying puck collided with his eye while he was not wearing a visor. He missed the rest of the season, but was able to return the next year with a visor which he wore for the rest of his career.[3]In 2004–05, he played forEspoo Blues in Finland. After that he moved to Switzerland to play withHC Davos. After one season in Davos he moved toHC Lugano.
On July 3, 2008, Wilson returned to North America and signed with theDallas Stars.[4] He was then reassigned toGrand Rapids Griffins of theAmerican Hockey League to start the2008–09 season.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | California Jr. Kings | WSJHL | 38 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 43 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 31 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 68 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 53 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 42 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 48 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 89 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 70 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues | FIN | 37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | HC Davos | NLA | 36 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 127 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 40 | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Lugano | NLA | 35 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 30 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 375 | 53 | 66 | 119 | 352 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | United States | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | |
| 2001 | United States | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | |||
| Senior totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-WCHARookie Team | 1994 |
| WCHA Rookie of the Year | 1994 |
| AHL First All-Star Team | 1999 |
So, even while players like Landon Wilson of the Phoenix Coyotes continue to be seriously injured -- Wilson is probably out for the year after getting hit in the left eye with a puck Dec. 13
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | WCHA Rookie of the Year 1993–94 | Succeeded by |