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| 1971 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Murray Wilson
Selected in first round
No. 11 overall by
Montreal Canadiens
Born November 7, 1951
 | Position:
Left Wing / Right Wing
Height: 6-1 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OHA)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1968-69 |
Ottawa | OHA | 24 |
7 | 11 |
18 | 8 | | 1969-70 |
Ottawa | OHA |
46 | 24 |
26 | 50 |
48 | | 1970-71 |
Ottawa | OHA |
44 | 26 |
32 | 58 |
36 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Son of a Canadian Air Force officer, he spent three years
of his childhood in Brimsby, England. ... Attended Laurentian High School in
Ottawa. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 29,
1972 (Montreal at Detroit)
Numbers: 17 (Montreal); 9
(Los Angeles)
Stanley Cup: 1973, 1976, 1977.
Playing Status: Retired 1979 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1972-1979 |
Montreal, Los Angeles | 386 |
94 | 95 | 189 |
162 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1973-1979 |
Montreal, Los Angeles | 53 |
5 | 14 | 19 |
32 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1977-78: Played 12 regular-season games for
Montreal team that went on to win Stanley Cup.
Miscellaneous: Scored
goal in first NHL game. ... Missed most of 1977-78 season after having surgery
on spinal disc. ... Missed part of 1978-79 season with shoulder injury and due
to daughter's illness. ... Began work as Montreal radio and TV color
commentator in Oct. 2000. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Nova Scotia (AHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1972 (Nova Scotia)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Chicago)
Miscellaneous: Member of Ottawa West Hockey Association Wall of Fame. ...
Daughter was born prematurely with major health complications, which
distracted him from hockey and played role in his retirement, in February
1979. ... Worked as TV/radio commentator and became active in old-timers'
games after his retirement.
Personal: Older brother of former NHL
player Doug Wilson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Montreal traded Wilson and 1979 No. 1
(Jay Wells) to Los Angeles in exchange for 1981 No. 1 (Gilbert Delorme) on
Oct. 5, 1978. |
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SNAPSHOT '71 | | Total Selected: |
117 | | Forwards: |
63 | | Defense: |
45 | | Goaltenders: |
9 | | Major Junior: |
84 | | College Players: |
19 |
| Canadian: |
107 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
8 | | U.S.-Born: |
8 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
50 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
10 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
4 |
| Picks Traded: |
18 |
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