Doug Wilson
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Douglas Frederick Wilson (born July 5, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman and the current General Manager of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.
Personal life
Doug and his wife, Kathy, have four children: Lacey, Doug, Charlie and Chelsea. His daughter Chelsea plays volleyball for the University of Southern California. His son Doug played hockey in Australia for the Melbourne Ice before joining the front office of the Sharks. His daughter Lacey was Miss Massachusetts USA in 2010 and Miss Illinois Teen USA in 2002.
His brother, Murray Wilson, won four Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens.
Playing career
Wilson was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, after a junior hockey career with the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League. He spent 14 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and two years with the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League. He was the first captain in Sharks history and spent two years before retiring after the 1992-1993 season.
Wilson spent 14 seasons in Chicago and currently ranks as the team's top-scoring defenseman in points (779 — sixth overall) and assists (555 — third overall). Wilson is Chicago's fifth all-time record in games played (938). He also led the Blackhawks defencemen in scoring for ten seasons (1980–91); In 1982, he was named the James Norris Memorial Trophy as the league's top defenceman. He had 39 goals and 85 points in his first season as a Blackhawks single-season record for goals and points by a defenseman.
He was chosen to eight NHL All-Star Games (seven in Chicago and one in San Jose). Wilson was named as a member of the NHL First Team All-Star in 1982 and twice as an NHL Second Team All-Star (1985 and 1990).
Wilson decided to waive his no-trade guarantee and was acquired by San Jose from Chicago shortly before the Sharks' first season (1991–92) for prospect Kerry Toporowski and San Jose's 2nd round pick in the 1992 NHL draft. Wilson gave the young brand instant credibility and admiration. He appeared in 48 games for the Sharks, scoring 48 points (12 goals, 36 assists) in 86 games.
Other notable accomplishments include serving as the team's first representative (1991–92) and twice named Sharks nominee (1992 and 1993) for leadership and humanitarian contributions both on- and off-ice in his NHL-milestone 1000th game (1991–92). He announced the establishment of the Doug Wilson Scholarship Fund at his 1,000th NHL game-played event. This scholarship supports deserving college-bound Bay Area students and continues to do so today.
Wilson announced his retirement as a member of the Sharks during training camp in 1993-1994 after playing in 1,024 career games. In addition, he appeared in 95 games in a row and scored 80 points (19 goals, 61 assists). During his career with Chicago (1977-78), the Ottawa native scored 827 points (237 goals, 590 assists) during his time as a Chicago native.
Wilson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on June 24, 2020, in his 24th year of eligibility.
Retirement and executive career
Wilson was appointed to the Positive Coaching Alliance's National Advisory Board in 2004. PCA, which was founded at Stanford University in 1998, aims to foster a positive character-building education by using sports to teach life lessons. In PCA, the "win-at-all" mentality is deemphasized.
Wilson was inducted into the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame in September 1999. He also serves on the alumni association's board of directors.
The Ottawa 67s commemorated his career by retiring his No. 67 in October 1998. 7 sweaters. Known as an offensive defenseman, he scored 295 points in 194 OHL games with the 67s from 1975-77. In addition, he was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame during the same weekend of events in his hometown.
Wilson was fired as general manager of the San Jose Sharks on May 13, 2003, after replacing Dean Lombardi, who had been suspended on March 18. Wilson was credited with transforming the Sharks into a perennially competitive unit, winning their first Stanley Cup Final in 2016. Wilson resigned from the position permanently to concentrate on his health after two months of non-COVID-19-related persistent cough; assistant general manager Joe Will replaced for the remainder of the year. Wilson resigned on July 5, 2022, while former San Jose Shark Mike Grier took over as general manager, despite him being sick.