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| 1977 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Doug Wilson
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by Chicago Black Hawks
Born July 5, 1957
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Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 187
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Ottawa (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
55 | 29 |
58 | 87 |
75 | | 1975-76 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
58 | 26 |
62 | 88 |
142 | | 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL |
43 | 25 |
54 | 79 |
85 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1976-77 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star Third
Team: 1975-76 (Ottawa)
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977 (Ottawa)
Memorial Cup Points Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (12 points, tie)
Memorial Cup Assists Leader: 1977 (Ottawa) (10 assists, tie)
OMJHL Playoffs Assists Leader: 1976 (Ottawa) (15 assists)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
OMJHL's No. 5 prospect for the 1977 NHL draft. ... Missed part of 1976-77
season with knee injury that required surgery. ... Son of a Canadian Air Force
officer, he spent three years of his childhood in Brimsby, England. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1977 (Chicago at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 24 (Chicago); 24 (San Jose)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired September 10, 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1977-1993 |
Chicago, San Jose | 1,024 |
237 | 590 | 827 |
830 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1978-1991 |
Chicago | 95 |
19 | 61 | 80 |
88 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Norris Trophy: 1981-82 (Chicago)
NHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Chicago)
NHL All-Star Second
Team: 1984-85, 1989-90 (Chicago)
All-Star Game: 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1990 (Chi.), 1992 (SJ)
San Jose Captain: Oct. 2, 1991, until Sept. 10, 1993
Chicago
Records: Most career points by a defenseman (779), most career goals by a
defenseman (225), most career assists by a defenseman (554), most points in
one season by a defenseman (85 in 1981-82), most goals in one season by a
defenseman (39 in 1981-82), most goals in one game by a defenseman (3 vs.
Toronto on Jan. 26, 1991, shares record), most power play goals by defenseman
in one game (2 vs. Vancouver on Jan. 10, 1982, shares record), most shots on
goal in one game (12 at New Jersey on Nov. 6, 1983, shares record), most shots
on goal by a defenseman in one game (12 at New Jersey on Nov. 6, 1983), most
consecutive playoff games with at least one assist (8 from May 4, 1982, to
April 15, 1983).
Chicago Playoffs Points Leader: 1980 (10)
Chicago Playoffs Assists Leader: 1980 (8), 1981 (3, tie), 1982 (10),
1983 (11)
1991-92: Played on first San Jose Sharks team.
Coaching Career:
Served as San Jose interim assistant coach from Dec. 2, 2002, until Dec. 4,
2002.
Management Career: Named San Jose Director of Pro Development
on Nov. 29, 1997, and remained in that position until May 13, 2003. ... Named
San Jose executive vice president and general manager on May 13, 2003.
Miscellaneous: Missed end of of 1978-79 season and entire 1979 playoffs
with separated shoulder, an injury that required surgery. He suffered the
season-ending injury when he fell into the boards during Chicago's Feb. 25,
1979, game vs. Pittsburgh ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with broken jaw,
an injury suffered during Chicago's Nov. 25, 1981, game at Vancouver. Had his
jaw wired shut and resumed play for one month with special facemask. Lost
roughly 20 pounds due to the injury. ... Set Chicago record (since broken) for
assists in one season by a defenseman with 51 in 1982-83. ... Missed parts of
1983-84 season with ankle injury, suffered in November 1983, as well as broken
nose, an injury suffered in Chicago's Feb. 3, 1984 game at Winnipeg. ...
Missed end of 1983-84 regular season with fractured skull. He suffered the
injury when hit by Walt Poddubny's errant stick during Chicago's March 4,
1984, game vs. Toronto. It was his first game playing without a facemask after
having worn one to protect his broken nose. ... Set Chicago record (since
broken) for assists in one season by a defenseman with 54 in 1984-85. ...
Missed one game in 1985-86 season (March 16 vs. Vancouver) due to concussion.
... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sprained right knee, an injury suffered
in Chicago's March 8, 1987, game vs. N.Y. Islanders. ... Missed end of 1987-88
season and 1988 playoffs while recovering from shoulder surgery performed in
December 1987. He suffered the season-ending injury during Chicago's Dec. 5,
1987, game at Boston. ... Missed parts of 1988-89 season with broken right hand,
an injury suffered in Chicago's Jan. 25, 1989, game at Edmonton, and bruised
left shoulder, an injury suffered in Chicago's March 4, 1989, game at Toronto.
... Missed remainder of 1989 playoffs with pulled left groin, an injury
suffered during Chicago's April 9, 1989, playoff game vs. Detroit. ... Missed
parts of 1989-90 season with bruised toe, an injury suffered in January 1990,
pulled groin, an injury suffered in March 1990, and bruised forearm, an injury
suffered in April 1990. .. Underwent off-season surgery to repair ligaments in
right ankle on July 27, 1990, and missed start of 1990-91 season while
recovering from surgery. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with aggravation of
right ankle injury suffered in Chicago's Dec. 8, 1990 game at Toronto. ...
Served as Chicago alternate captain from 1988-89 through 1990-91 seasons. ...
Paired on defense with Bob McGill for Chicago in 1990-91. ... Was first captain in San Jose Sharks history. ...
Was first San Jose player to appear in NHL All-Star Game, a feat he achieved
in 1992. ... Missed parts of 1991-92 season with dislocated thumb, an injury
suffered during San Jose's Oct. 26, 1991, game at New Jersey, and strained
back, an injury suffered during San Jose's Jan. 24, 1992, game vs. Calgary.
... Missed end of 1991-92 season with knee injury suffered in San Jose's Feb.
23, 1992, game vs. Calgary. ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with shoulder
injury suffered during San Jose's Oct. 15, 1992, game vs. Boston, as well as
strained shoulder suffered during San Jose's Nov. 8, 1992, game vs. Los
Angeles, leg contusion suffered during San Jose's Dec. 9, 1992, game at
Vancouver, and broken foot suffered during San Jose's Jan. 2, 1993, game vs.
Vancouver . ... Missed end of 1992-93 season with strained right knee
ligaments, an injury suffered during San Jose's Feb. 14, 1993, game at
Winnipeg. ... Served
as vice president of NHL Players' Association from 1985 to 1992. ... Served as president of the NHL Players' Association
during 1992-93 season. ... Retired due to chronic back pain from degenerative
disc condition. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
NHL-USSR Rendez-vous Series: 1987
Canada Cup: 1984
(first place)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Chicago Sports Hall of Fame: Inducted 1999
WHA Draft Pick: 1977 (by
Indianapolis, No. 5 overall in Round 1)
Management Career: Served as
board member for Canadian Hockey Association and was management consultant for
Canadian World Junior Championship team from 1994 to 1997. Also held
management consulting position for Canada's 1998 Olympic hockey team.
Miscellaneous: Suffered from
hypoglycemia throughout his career. ... Played on Chicago's off-season charity
softball team. ... Worked in sales and public relations for Coca-Cola during
off-seasons of his later playing days. ... Served as coach of Wayne Gretzky's
traveling All-Star team during 1994 NHL lockout. ... Went to work for NHLPA
following his retirement as coordinator of player relations and business
development, and remained in that position until Nov. 29, 1997. ... Joined
with San Jose management to create Doug Wilson Scholarship Award to help pay
college costs for San Jose area high school hockey players. ... Served on NHL
Alumni Association's board of directors. ... Captained California Heroes team
during Heroes of Hockey game at 1997 All-Star Weekend in San Jose. ... Played
in Heroes of Hockey game at 2000 All-Star Weekend in Toronto and 2001 All-Star
Weekend in Denver. ... The Ottawa 67s (OHL) retired Wilson's No. 7 sweater in
October 1998.
Personal: Full name is Douglas
Frederick Wilson. ... Younger brother of former
NHL player Murray Wilson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Chicago traded Wilson to San Jose for
Kerry Toporowski and 1992 second-round pick (later traded) on September 6,
1991. |
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SNAPSHOT '77 | | Total Selected: |
185 | | Forwards: |
104 | | Defense: |
57 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
123 | | College Players: |
51 |
| Canadian: |
141 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
2 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
5 |
| Reached NHL: |
97 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
8 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
13 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
5 |
| Olympians: |
9 |
| Picks Traded: |
37 |
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