Mitch Wilson

Mitch Wilson (February 15, 1962 – May 18, 2019) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played in the NHL for the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins.
He played junior hockey with the Kelowna Buckaroos and the Seattle Breakers. The Devils signe hm as an undrafted free agent in 1982. Wilson got into 7 games for the Devils in 1984-85.
The Penguins signed him in 1986 and he played in 17 games for them in 1986-87. The rest of his pro career was spent in the minors. He led both the American Hockey League and the International Hockey League in penalty minutes.
He retired in 1992.
In August 2014, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and he died from the disease in 2019.
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