Doug Wilson ( b . 1957 ) Douglas Frederick Wilson ( born July 5 , 1957 in Ottawa , Ontario ) is the General Manager of the San Jose Sharks and a former Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman . After playing junior hockey for the Ottawa 67 ' s in the Ontario Hockey Association , Wilson was drafted 6th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft . He then played 14 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and two years for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League . He was the first captain in Sharks history , serving two years before retiring after the 1992 – 93 season . A first round draft choice ( sixth overall ) by the Blackhawks in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft after a stellar junior career with the Ottawa 67s , Wilson played 14 seasons in Chicago and still ranks as the club ’ s highest scoring defenseman in points ( 779 — fifth overall ) , goals ( 225 — 12th overall ) and assists ( 554 — third overall ) . Wilson ranks fifth all - time in games played ( 938 ) for Chicago . In addition , he led all Blackhawks defensemen in scoring for 10 consecutive seasons ( 1980 – 81 through 1990 – 91 ) and captured the 1982 James Norris Memorial Trophy , symbolic of the League ’ s top defenseman , when he tallied 39 goals and 85 points — still Blackhawks single - season records for goals and points for a defenseman . He was selected to eight NHL All - Star Game s ( seven with Chicago and one with San Jose ) and while with Chicago , Wilson was named as an NHL First Team All - Star in 1982 and twice was named as an NHL Second Team All - Star ( 1985 and 1990 ) . Acquired by San Jose from Chicago just before the Sharks inaugural season ( 1991 – 92 ) , Wilson brought instant credibility and respect to the young franchise . He played two seasons for the Sharks , scoring 48 points ( 12 goals , 36 assists ) in 86 games and , entering this season , ranks T - 56th on the Sharks all - time scoring list , T - 17th all - time among defensemen . Included in Wilson ’ s Sharks career highlights are serving as the franchise ’ s first team captain ( 1991 – 93 ) , being the team ’ s first representative in an All - Star Game ( 1991 – 92 ) , playing in his NHL - milestone 1 , 000th game on Nov . 21 , 1992 ( 77th player in League history ) and twice named Sharks nominee ( 1992 and 1993 ) for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy ( for leadership and humanitarian contributions both on - and off - the - ice ) . At his 1 , 000th NHL game played ceremony , he announced the creation of the Doug Wilson Scholarship Foundation , to provide assistance to worthy college - bound Bay Area students , which continues today . Wilson announced his retirement as a member of the Sharks during training camp in 1993 – 94 after playing in 1 , 024 career games . In addition , he played in 95 career playoff games and scored 80 points ( 19 goals , 61 assists ) . The Ottawa , Ontario native scored 827 points ( 237 goals , 590 assists ) during his career that began in 1977 - 78 with Chicago . In October 1998 , the Ottawa 67s honored his stellar career by retiring his No . 7 sweater . Known as an offensive defenseman , he recorded 295 points in 194 OHL games with the 67s from 1975 – 77 . In addition , during the same weekend of activities in his hometown , he was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame . On May 13 , 2003 , the San Jose Sharks hired Wilson as general manager , replacing Dean Lombardi . His brother , Murray Wilson , won four Stanley Cup s with the Montreal Canadiens .