Landon Wilson
| Landon Wilson | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Wilson with the Texas Stars in 2010 | ||||||
| Born |
March 13, 1975 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | |||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | |||||
| Weight | 226 lb (103 kg; 16 st 2 lb) | |||||
| Position | Right Wing | |||||
| Shot | Right | |||||
| Played for | ||||||
| National team |
 NHL Draft | 19th overall, | ||||
| Playing career | 1995–2010 | |||||
Landon Wilson (born March 13, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Texas Stars of the AHL, where he served as team captain. He is the son of former NHL forward Rick Wilson.
Early life
Landon Wilson was born on March 13, 1975, in
By 1989, the Wilson family settled in the
London's father was hired as an assistant coach with the Minnesota North Stars in 1992, and Landon gave up a promising senior year of football at El Segundo due to his family's move to Minnesota. As a result of the move, Landon decided to focus on hockey rather than football during his senior year of high school.[citation needed]
Instead of moving with his parents to Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Landon moved to a boarding house in Iowa and joined the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the junior United States Hockey League. Wilson finished his senior year of high school at Dubuque Senior High School while playing for the Fighting Saints.[2]
Playing career
Wilson was drafted 19th overall in the
While playing with the Coyotes in December 2002, Wilson received a partially blinding eye injury in one eye when a flying puck collided with his eye while he was not wearing a visor. He missed the rest of the season, but was able to return the next year with a visor which he wore for the rest of his career.[3] In 2004–05, he played for
On July 3, 2008, Wilson returned to North America and signed with the Dallas Stars.[4] He was then reassigned to Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League to start the 2008–09 season.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | California Jr. Kings | WSJHL | 38 | 50 | 42 | 92 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 43 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 35 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 31 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 68 | ||
| 1995–96 | Cornwall Aces | AHL | 53 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 1995–96 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 1997–98 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 42 | 18 | 10 | 28 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998–99 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 48 | 31 | 22 | 53 | 89 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | ||
1999–00
|
Boston Bruins | NHL | 40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00
|
Providence Bruins | AHL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes
|
NHL | 70 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 47 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 2001–02 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 35 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Blues
|
FIN
|
37 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06
|
HC Davos | NLA
|
36 | 27 | 14 | 41 | 127 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 40 | ||
2006–07
|
HC Lugano | NLA | 35 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 67 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2007–08 | HC Lugano | NLA | 30 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 27 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Texas Stars | AHL | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | ||
| NHL totals | 375 | 53 | 66 | 119 | 352 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | United States | WJC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | |
| 2001 | United States | WC
|
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 37 | |||
| Senior totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All- Rookie Team
|
1994 |
| WCHA Rookie of the Year | 1994 |
| AHL First All-Star Team | 1999 |
References
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ Witherspoon, Wendy (27 July 1993). "Wilson Finally Plants His Roots in the Ice". LA Times. San Antonio. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ Stevenson, Chris. "Few players willing to change view on visors". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
So, even while players like Landon Wilson of the Phoenix Coyotes continue to be seriously injured -- Wilson is probably out for the year after getting hit in the left eye with a puck Dec. 13
- ^ "Stars ink four players to contracts". stars.nhl.com. 2008-07-03. Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database