Clay Wilson

Clay Daniel Wilson (born April 5, 1983 in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Abbotsford Heat of the American Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Clay Wilson played collegiate hockey for Michigan Tech from 2001 until 2005. After the 2004–05 collegiate season ended, he turned professional with the Muskegon Fury of the UHL. He played parts of two seasons with Muskegon before joining the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. After the 2005–06 season, he was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He played for the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL in November 2007. 
Wilson made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on March 25, 2008, against the Nashville Predators. He scored his first NHL goal and assist on March 26, 2008 in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, earning him first star honors in only his second NHL game. On January 14, 2009, Wilson was traded by the Blue Jackets, along with a 6th round draft pick, to the Atlanta Thrashers for Jason Williams.
Clay signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on July 2, 2009. Wilson was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the majority of the 2009–10 season before making his Panthers debut on April 3, 2010 against the New York Rangers. Although appearing in only two NHL games, Clay scored an impressive 60 points in 75 games with the Americans to be named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team.
On July 3, 2011, Wilson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames.
On video game NHL 09, his picture is fakely inversed with Petteri Wirtanen.
==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
2001–02 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		38 	4 	8 	12 	18 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		38 	8 	17 	25 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		37 	2 	11 	13 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Michigan Tech 	WCHA 		35 	3 	4 	7 	42 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 		14 	3 	3 	6 	2 		17 	0 	2 	2 	8
2005–06 	Muskegon Fury 	UHL 		13 	3 	9 	12 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Grand Rapids Griffins	AHL 		60 	10 	27 	37 	40 		16 	0 	3 	3 	8
2006–07 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		79 	9 	34 	43 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		14 	3 	5 	8 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		57 	11 	28 	39 	29 		13 	2 	5 	7 	4
2007–08 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		7 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		33 	8 	12 	20 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		37 	6 	19 	25 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Atlanta Thrashers 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		75 	14 	46 	60 	58 		7 	2 	0 	2 	22
2009–10 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Rochester Americans 	AHL 		66 	12 	36 	48 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Florida Panthers 	NHL 		15 	3 	2 	5 	6 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		31 	4 	4 	8 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Born in 1983
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