Landon Wilson
| Landon Wilson | |
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| Born | March 13, 1975 St. Louis, MO, USA |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| 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 |
| NHL Draft | 19th overall, 1993 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Playing career | 1995–2010 |
Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is a former American professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he served as team captain. Wilson was born in St. Louis, Missouri, but grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is the son of former NHL forward Rick Wilson.
Playing career
Wilson was drafted 19th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wilson made his NHL debut with the Stanley Cup winning Colorado Avalanche in the 1995–96 season. Wilson has also played for the Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes and Pittsburgh Penguins. Wilson has played 348 career NHL games, scoring 51 goals and 60 assists for 111 points.
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 took a small break but is now playing again.
In 2004–05, he played for Espoo Blues in Finland. After that he moved to Switzerland to play with HC Davos. After one season in Davos he moved to HC Lugano.
On July 3, 2008, Wilson returned to North America and signed with the Dallas Stars.[1] He was then re-assigned to Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League to start the 2008–09 season.
Awards
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992–93 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 43 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | U. of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | U. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Stars ink four players to contracts". stars.nhl.com. 2008-07-03. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
External links
| Preceded by Kenny Jönsson |
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 1993 |
Succeeded by Éric Fichaud |