Jerold Joseph Wilson (April 10, 1937 — March 22, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and physician. Wilson played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1956–57 season. His son, Carey Wilson, also played in the NHL, and his grandson Colin was most recently a member of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.
| Jerry Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 10, 1937 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Died |
March 22, 2011 (aged 73) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Minneapolis Millers (IHL) | ||
| Playing career | 1956–1960 | ||
Credited with recruiting Swedish hockey stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson to the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association, Wilson is said to be the man most responsible for pioneering the arrival of European hockey players to North America.[1] He later worked as the team doctor for the Jets and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He died on March 22, 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1]
Hockey career
editWilson played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1956–57 season. He mainly played in the minor leagues, and retired in 1960.
Post-playing career
editWilson retired from hockey as a result of injuries to his shoulders and knees. He then enrolled in pre-medical courses at the University of Manitoba, also coaching their hockey team.[2] Specializing in orthopedics, Wilson was given a grant in 1973 to study the subject, along with physical education, at an institute in Stockholm, Sweden. As part of his research Wilson would study the physiology of hockey players, specifically their heart and lung conditioning.[3] As a result, he was asked by the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association to watch out for any notable Swedish hockey players.[2] In Stockholm one of Wilson's interns was Anders Hedberg, a hockey player, and he also tested Ulf Nilsson.[3] Wilson informed the Jets of both Hedberg and Nilsson in 1974, and they would join the team that year.[4]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1951–52 | Winnipeg Canadians | MAHA | 20 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Winnipeg Canadians | WJrHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 31 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 19 | ||
| 1953–54 | St. Boniface Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | St. Boniface Canadiens | MJHL | 31 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Montreal Junior Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 1956–57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | OHA | 24 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | QSHL | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | EOHL | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Hull-Ottawa Canadiens | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60 | Minneapolis Millers | IHL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b Sinclair, Jr., Gordon (March 23, 2011). "Prominent hockey supporter dies at 73". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Kirbyson, Geoff (2016). The Hot Line: How The Legendary Trio of Hull, Hedberg and Nilsson Transformed Hockey and Led the Winnipeg Jets to Greatness. Winnipeg: Great Plains Publications. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-927855-65-2.
- ^ a b Kirbyson. The Hot Line. p. 33.
- ^ Kirbyson. The Hot Line. p. 34.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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