Changes: Rick Wilson

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Richard Gordon Wilson (born August 10, 1950 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach. He is currently an assistant coach with the Minnesota Wild.

Playing career

Wilson was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, sixty-sixth overall. He played for the AHL Nova Scotia Voyageurs, Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Detroit Red Wings and AHL Philadelphia Firebirds.

He was an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota hockey team, Prince Albert Raiders, New York Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. He was also an acting head coach between January 25, 2002 and May 2002 for the Dallas Stars. He won the Memorial Cup in 1985. He won the Stanley Cup in 1999.

Career statistics

                                            --- Regular Season ---  ---- Playoffs ----
Season   Team                        Lge    GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  GP   G   A Pts PIM
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1969-70  U. of North Dakota          NCAA   30    2    9   11   32  --  --  --  --  --
1970-71  U. of North Dakota          NCAA    0    0    0    0    0  --  --  --  --  --
1972-73  Nova-Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    70    4   11   15  163  12   1   0   1  56
1973-74  Nova-Scotia Voyageurs       AHL    47    4   19   23   65  --  --  --  --  --
1973-74  Montreal Canadiens          NHL    21    0    2    2    6  --  --  --  --  --
1974-75  St. Louis Blues             NHL    76    2    5    7   83   2   0   0   0   0
1975-76  St. Louis Blues             NHL    65    1    6    7   20   1   0   0   0   0
1976-77  Detroit Red Wings           NHL    77    3   13   16   56  --  --  --  --  --
1977-78  Philadelphia Firebirds      AHL    75    4   28   32  101   4   0   1   1   2
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         NHL Totals                        239    6   26   32  165   3   0   0   0   0

Coaching statistics

Team	Lge	Season	Record
Prince Albert	WHL	1986–87	43–26–3
Prince Albert	WHL	1987–88	43–24–5
NYI	NHL	1988–89	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1989–90	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1990–91	Assistant
Los Angeles	NHL	1991–92	Assistant
Minnesota	NHL	1992–93	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1993–94	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1994–95	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1995–96	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1996–97	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1997–98	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1998–99	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	1999–00	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2000–01	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2001–02	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2001–02	13–11–8
Dallas	NHL	2002–03	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2003–04	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2005–06	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2006–07	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2007–08	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2008–09	Assistant
Dallas	NHL	2009–10	Assistant
Minnesota	NHL	2010–11	Assistant
NHL Coaching Totals			13–11–8

External links

Rick Wilson's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Ken Hitchcock	Head coaches of the Dallas Stars 2002	Succeeded by Dave Tippett

Dallas Stars Head Coaches
Gainey • Hitchcock • Wilson • Tippett • Crawford • Gulutzan • Ruff • Hitchcock • Montgomery • Bowness

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