# Mike Wilson (ice hockey)

Michael R. Wilson (born February 26, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Wilson was drafted 20th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He played 336 career NHL games, scoring 16 goals and 41 assists for 57 points.

## Playing career

Between 1995 and 2003, Wilson played 336 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Rangers. Wilson played the next two seasons in Europe splitting time between Norway, Finland, Switzerland and Austria. Wilson subsequently returned to hockey late in the 2008-09 Season to play for the Trenton Devils of the ECHL. He was given the opportunity by a friend who worked within the organization. He played the final five games of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, with the team losing in the first round. Wilson returned to the ECHL late in the following season with the Toledo Walleye, again playing a small number of regular season games but no playoff games. He would continue this trend the following season with the games that he played at the end of the regular season being the last of his playing career.
During the 2004–05 season Wilson played for the Storhamar Dragons of the Norwegian UPC league, scoring one goal and two assists in 23 regular season and playoff games.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1991–92 | Georgetown Raiders | CJHL | 41 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 53 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 58 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 1993–94 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 60 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 1994–95 | Sudbury Wolves | OHL | 64 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 46 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1995–96 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 58 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995–96 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996–97 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997–98 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 66 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 1998–99 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–2000 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Louisville Panthers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 46 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Wilkes–Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 45 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | New York Rangers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002–03 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 45 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2004–05 | Storhamar Dragons | NOR | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005–06 | EHC Black Wings Linz | AUT | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | EHC Basel | NLA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2005–06 | Ilves | SM-l | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Trenton Devils | ECHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009–10 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 336 | 16 | 41 | 57 | 264 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| AHL totals | AHL totals | AHL totals | 160 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 224 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Personal life

Wilson resides in Independence, Ohio with his family.