| Round | Overall |
| 2 | 23 |
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Pre-Draft Statistics
| Year | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM |
| 1967-68 | London | OHA | 45 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 94 |
| 1968-69 | London | OHA | 54 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 160 |
Pre-Draft Notes
Member of London Nationals team that was renamed London Knights in 1968.
Career Vitals
| First contract: | 1969 |
| Debut: | February 27, 1974 (N.Y. Rangers vs. Vancouver) |
| Final NHL game: | April 16, 1981 (playoffs) (Calgary at Philadelphia) |
| Retired: | October 1983 |
| Stanley Cup: | Never won |
| Numbers worn: | 14 (N.Y. Rangers); 11 (St. Louis); 8 (Los Angeles); 8 (Calgary) |
Career NHL Statistics
Teams:
N.Y. Rangers, St. Louis, Los Angeles,
Calgary
Years: 1974-1981. Playoffs: 1976-1981
| Regular Season | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 8 years | 478 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 646 |
| Stanley Cup Playoffs | |||||
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
| 5 years | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| Complete statistics available at NHL.com | |||||
Career Highlights
Played on 1969-70 Omaha team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won both the CHL Adams Cup with Omaha and AHL Calder Cup with Buffalo in 1970. He appeared in only one playoff game for Buffalo -- having not been with the team during the regular-season -- during the playoff run with Omaha. ... Played on 1970-71 Omaha team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Won CHL Adams Cup with Omaha in 1971. ... Led Los Angeles with 127 penalty minutes in 1977-78. ... Named Los Angeles' Most Aggressive Player for 1977-78 -- the award's first winner. ... Played on 1981-82 Salt Lake team that won CHL regular-season title. ... Voted "Mr. Hustle" by Salt Lake (CHL) fans for 1981-82. .. Inducted posthumously as one of the charter members of the Shelburne & District Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.
Transaction History
June 18, 1975 -- Traded by N.Y. Rangers with Ted Irvine and Jerry Butler to St. Louis in exchange for Bill Collins and John Davidson. March 6, 1976 -- Traded by St. Louis with NHL rights to Curt Brackenberry to Los Angeles for future considerations (cash). June 6, 1980 -- Traded by Los Angeles with Randy Holt in exchange for Garry Unger. Nov. 1, 1981 -- Signed with St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent.
Significant Injuries
Missed part of 1980-81 season with elbow infection that led to hospitalization in February 1981. ... Missed remainder of 1981 playoffs with eye injury, suffered when hit by a stray stick in what would prove to be his final NHL game -- Game 1 of a second-round playoff series on April 16, 1981, at Philadelphia.
Life Outside the NHL
Full Name: Bertwin
Hilliard Wilson
Nickname: "Belting Bert"
Other Post-Draft Teams: Omaha (CHL); Buffalo (AHL); Providence (AHL); Salt Lake (CHL)
Career Beyond Hockey: Died of
stomach cancer at age 42.
Miscellaneous:
| Selected by Los Angeles Sharks in 1972 WHA Draft, the first-ever WHA Draft, in February 1972. | Selected by New England Whalers in 1973 WHA draft of established professional players. | Finished second in AHL with 200 penalty minutes for Providence in 1973-74. | Played in 1974 Calder Cup Finals with Providence, scoring 11 points in 15 playoff games. |
| Worked on his family's farm in Shelburne, Ontario, during off-seasons of his playing days. | Was member of first Calgary Flames team in 1980-81 after team relocated from Atlanta. | Attended Edmonton's 1981 training camp on tryout basis but did not make the team. | Considered retiring in 1981 until offered contract by Emile Francis to sign with St. Louis. |
| SNAPSHOT '69 | |
| Total Selected: | 84 |
| Forwards: | 58 |
| Defense: | 18 |
| Goaltenders: | 8 |
| Major Junior: | 68 |
| College Players: | 8 |
| Canadian: | 78 |
| Euro-Canadian: | 1 |
| American: | 4 |
| European: | 1 |
| Reached NHL: | 49 |
| Won Stanley Cup: | 10 |
| Hall of Fame: | 1 |
| All-Star Game: | 7 |
| Year-end All-Star: | 1 |
| Olympians: | 2 |
| Picks Traded: | 11 |
| 1969 PICKS BY TEAM | ||
| Boston | Chicago | Detroit |
| Los Angeles | Minnesota | Montreal |
| New York | Oakland | Philadelphia |
| Pittsburgh | St. Louis | Toronto |
OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1969