Rick Wilson

Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. He is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Wild.
==Playing career==
Wilson was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, sixty-sixth overall. He played for the AHL Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and AHL Philadelphia Firebirds. 
He was an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. He was also an acting head coach between January 25, 2002 and May 2002 for the Dallas Stars. He won the Memorial Cup in 1985. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999.
==Career statistics==
 --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
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1969-70 U. of North Dakota NCAA 30 2 9 11 32 -- -- -- -- --
1970-71 U. of North Dakota NCAA 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1972-73 Nova-Scotia Voyageurs AHL 70 4 11 15 163 12 1 0 1 56
1973-74 Nova-Scotia Voyageurs AHL 47 4 19 23 65 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 Montreal Canadiens NHL 21 0 2 2 6 -- -- -- -- --
1974-75 St. Louis Blues NHL 76 2 5 7 83 2 0 0 0 0
1975-76 St. Louis Blues NHL 65 1 6 7 20 1 0 0 0 0
1976-77 Detroit Red Wings NHL 77 3 13 16 56 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Philadelphia Firebirds AHL 75 4 28 32 101 4 0 1 1 2
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 NHL Totals 239 6 26 32 165 3 0 0 0 0
==Coaching statistics==
Team 	Lge	Season 	Record
Prince Albert 	WHL	1986–87	43–26–3
Prince Albert 	WHL	1987–88	43–24–5
NYI 	NHL	1988–89	Assistant
Los Angeles 	NHL	1989–90	Assistant
Los Angeles 	NHL	1990–91	Assistant
Los Angeles 	NHL	1991–92	Assistant
Minnesota 	NHL	1992–93	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1993–94	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1994–95	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1995–96	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1996–97	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1997–98	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1998–99	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	1999–00	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2000–01	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2001–02	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2001–02	13–11–8
Dallas 	NHL	2002–03	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2003–04	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2005–06	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2006–07	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2007–08	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2008–09	Assistant
Dallas 	NHL	2009–10	Assistant
Minnesota 	NHL	2010–11	Assistant
NHL Coaching Totals	 	 	13–11–8
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