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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Behn Wilson
Selected in first round
No.
6 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born December
19, 1958
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Defense
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kingston (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Don Mills | MTJHL |
44 |
24 | 45 |
69 | -- |
| 1975-76 |
Ottawa | OMJHL | 63 |
5 | 16 |
21 | 131 |
| 1976-77 |
Ottawa | OMJHL | 31 |
8 | 29 |
37 | 115 |
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Windsor | OMJHL | 17 |
4 | 16 |
20 | 38 |
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Kalamazoo | IHL | 13 |
2 | 7 |
9 | 40 |
| 1977-78 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
52 | 18 |
58 | 76 |
186 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Game: 1977 (Ottawa)
Miscellaneous: Began his minor hockey career as a goaltender. ... Traded
by Ottawa (OMJHL) with John Wilson to Windsor in exchange for Jim Fox in
December 1976. ... Was also a talented actor throughout his junior career,
appearing in several plays in Toronto. Had roles in Othello, A
Midsummer Night's Dream and The Mikado. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 12, 1978 (Philadelphia at
N.Y. Rangers)
Numbers: 3 (Philadelphia); 23 (Chicago)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired September 21, 1988 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1978-1988 |
Philadelphia, Chicago | 601 |
98 | 260 |
358 | 1,480 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1988 |
Philadelphia, Chicago | 67 |
12 | 29 |
41 | 190 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1981 (Philadelphia)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1980 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Assists Leader: 1980-81 (47)
Philadelphia Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1978-79 (197)
Chicago Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1983-84 (143)
Chicago Playoffs Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1985 (60)
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL preseason game. ... Had two assists in his first NHL game. ...
Finished fourth in voting for 1978-79 Calder Trophy. ... Played on Philadelphia team that set NHL record with
35-game unbeaten streak from Oct. 14, 1979, to Jan. 6, 1980. ... Set
Philadelphia single-season records (since broken) for points (63) and assists
(47) by a defenseman in 1980-81. ... Led all NHL defensemen with 174 shots on
goal in 1980-81. ... Scored on penalty shot vs. Buffalo goalie Don Edwards on
Dec. 17, 1981. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with groin pull. ... Missed
part of 1982-83 season with severe groin pull, an injury suffered in October
1982. ... Suspended six games during 1982-83 season for high-sticking N.Y.
Rangers goalie Glen Hanlon during Feb. 19, 1983, game in Philadelphia. ...
Paired on defense with Keith Brown for Chicago in 1983-84. ... Played left
wing for Chicago during parts of 1983-84 season. ... Helped set NHL
playoff record for fastest three goals by both teams in one game when he
scored first goal of a three-goal flurry in 21 seconds during Chicago's May 7,
1985, game at Edmonton. Jari Kurri scored 14 seconds after Wilson, and Glenn
Anderson scored seven seconds after Kurri's goal. ... .Missed parts of
1985-86 season with viral infection suffered in November 1985 and with knee
injury, suffered during Chicago's Feb. 13, 1986, game vs. Toronto. ... Missed
end of 1986
playoffs and entire 1986-87 season with back spasms stemming from injury suffered during Chicago's
April 5, 1986, first-round playoff game vs. Toronto. ... Suspended
indefinitely by Chicago for refusing to report to team's 1988 training camp.
Still under contract, Wilson was demanding salary arbitration. He then
announced his retirement on Sept. 21, 1988, to pursue a career in business.
... Left unprotected by Chicago for 1988 NHL
Waiver Draft, and claimed by Vancouver on Oct. 3, 1988, but never played in
Canucks organization because he stuck with earlier decision to retire. ... Was
one of NHL's most feared fighters during his playing days. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: None
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Education: Studied economics at University of Toronto during
off-seasons of his playing days. ... Earned Canadian teaching certificate in
speech and drama.
Miscellaneous: Played classical guitar.
Personal: Full name is Behn
Bevan Wilson. ... Older brother of former minor-leaguer Bart Wilson. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Philadelphia traded Wilson to Chicago
in exchange for Doug Crossman and the return of its own 1984 second-round pick
(Scott Mellanby) on June 8, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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