Tom Wilson
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Thomas Wilson (born March 29, 1994) is a professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the National Hockey League's Washington Capitals (NHL).
By the Capitals at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, he was selected in the first round, 16th overall.
Wilson with the Capitals won the Stanley Cup in 2018.
Early life
Wilson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada's biggest city, on March 29, 1994. Wilson and his older brother Peter started playing ice hockey when his father built an ice rink in their backyard. Wilson grew up playing with the sons of National Hockey League (NHL) players like Tom Fitzgerald, Shayne Corson, and Steve Thomas, all of whom lived in Toronto and had children around Wilson's age. Both of his parents were minor ice hockey coaches at North Toronto Memorial Arena: his father Keven coached competitive "rep" teams, while his mother Neville coached the more recreational house league.
Wilson was a defensive player when he first started playing minor hockey, but after one year, he changed to playing forward so he could be involved in more plays. Wilson played AA minor hockey with North Toronto for three years, and he joined the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL), where he scored 44 goals and 105 points in his last minor season. He also competed in the GTHL for the Beresford Bisons, and split time between GTHL and his school team at Greenwood College School was split.
Personal life
Wilson has been active in charitable causes throughout the mid-Atlantic, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Teammates for Kids Foundation, Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, and Hockey Fights Cancer. Wilson's Friends, a Make-A-Wish charity, began selling Capitals game tickets to Make-A-Wish children during the 2018-19 NHL season, as well as a personal visit-and-greet with Wilson after the game. He widened the scheme to include veterans from the United Heroes League each year. Wilson was nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in 2019, which was presented to a notable humanitarian figure in the NHL.
Wilson is engaged to professional beach volleyball player Taylor Pischke. After meeting at one of Pischke's volleyball tournaments in 2015, the pair began dating in 2015 and announced their engagement on July 23, 2021. The couple adopted Halle, a Labrador retriever puppy, shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic ended the NHL season.
Playing career
Wilson was selected by the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in the second round, 27th overall, of the 2010 OHL Priority Selection. Wilson's size – at the time, he was 6 foot 3 inches (1.91 m) and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg) – was a point of contention – as well as his physical style of play. Wilson, who was drafted at the age of 16, continued his education at Plymouth High School in Michigan while playing for the Whales. Wilson took a more athletic, energized approach to his junior ice hockey career at once, trying to compete with his older peers. Wilson's rookie 2010–11 season was limited to only 28 games after he sustained a wrist injury in an international exhibition game, effectively ending his availability for the second half of the season. He had three goals and three assists in those 28 games, as well as racking up 71 penalty minutes.
Injuries continued to follow Wilson in the 2011–12 OHL season, with a strained medial collateral ligament in his knee and a fractured knuckle. Wilson was forced to miss three weeks of games in February due to the latter injury during the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Wilson played 27 points and 141 penalty minutes in 49 games for Plymouth during the regular season. However, he established himself as a solid forward for the team during the J. Ross Robertson Cup playoffs, swapping out an injured Stefan Noesen. Wilson had an additional seven goals and six assists in 13 playoff games before the Kitchener Rangers defeated Plymouth.
Wilson was ranked 15th-best prospect among all available North American skaters going into the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. In the first round, the Washington Capitals selected him in the first round, ranked 16th overall of the draft. Wilson signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Capitals on July 18, 2012, with the hope that he will continue to play with Plymouth for the upcoming season.
Wilson started his 2012–13 season with Plymouth, scoring 36 points and 59 percent in his first 31 games with the team. Wilson was welcomed to the Capitals' training camp in January 2013, where he trained with veterans like Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom before being returned to Plymouth. Wilson's behavior on the ice began to change after being drafted: Wilson stopped fighting Wilson and Harbaugh discouraged Wilson from participating due to the fact that he was too valuable to risk injury or suspension. Wilson played in 12 playoff games during his junior ice hockey career with 17 points and 41 penalty minutes.
Wilson joined the Hershey Bears, the Capitals' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, following the conclusion of the Plymouth season. He played three games in Hershey before being called up to the Capitals for Game 5 of the 2013 Eastern Conference quarterfinals against the New York Rangers. He debuted on May 10, 2013, on the Capitals' fourth line. Wilson fractured the blade on his left skate while attempting to forecheck a Rangers player, and was forced to be assisted back to the bench by forward Jason Chimera in his second NHL game. In seven games, the Rangers eventually won the series.
Wilson and fellow 19-year-old Connor Carrick were selected by the NHL salary cap to help save money going into the 2013-14 NHL season. Despite the fact that he did not score in his first ten games, the Capitals decided to keep Wilson on their roster in order to fill the enforcer position that had been left vacant when Matt Hendricks decided to sign with the Nashville Predators. Wilson was involved in his first NHL match on October 3, 2013, versus Lance Bouma of the Calgary Flames and receiving a five-minute major penalty. On November 6, his first goal was scored at the last point in a 6–2 victory over the New York Islanders. Wilson's first serious blow as an enforcer came the following month, when he charged Brayden Schenn of the Philadelphia Flyers. Wilson was suspended from the game and received a call from the NHL Department of Player Safety for the incident, but no punishment was given. Wilson was one of only three NHL rookies to play in all 82 regular-season games, scoring 10 points and totaling 151 penalty minutes in 14 fights.
Wilson sustained a fractured left fibula over the summer, as he returned to the Capitals. On July 8, 2014, he underwent surgery, but there was no set date for his return to the league. When he joined the team at the start of the season, it was just for non-contact training, and he was briefly transferred to Hershey for a three-game rehab stint at the end of October. When he returned to the team in November, he was on the top offensive line with Ovechkin and Backstrom, where he appeared in five games in his first 13 games of the season. Wilson received his first fine from the Department of Player Safety on March 27, 2015. Wilson was fined $2,000 for the same offense against Zach Parise of the Minnesota Wild after being warned of diving and embellishment on March 1 in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Wilson confessed that his leg injury had affected his stamina throughout the season, scoring only 17 points in 67 regular-season games but 172 penalty minutes, and he only earned one point in 13 playoff games; Wilson also drew controversies during the playoffs for a foul shot on Lubomir Visnovsky of the Islanders, who had to be barred from the game. Wilson received no punishment other than a two-minute minor injury, but Islanders captain John Tavares described the assault as "a complete target of a defenseless player."
Wilson spent more minutes on the Capitals during the 2015–16 season than in the previous two seasons, despite being called on for penalty kill situations. Meanwhile, his punditious style of play fueled more controversy. Wilson received a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Brian Campbell of the Florida Panthers, prompting calls for more punishment. Wilson was given a match penalty for an unlawful check to the head of Curtis Lazar of the Ottawa Senators this week. Wilson had initially made contact with Lazar's hip, but the apparent head injury was the result of whiplash, so the suspension was suspended pending further investigation. Wilson was fined $2,403.67, the maximum amount allowed under the NHLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement, for a knee-on-knee collision with Conor Sheary of the Pittsburgh Penguins, on April 29, 2016. The assault was an accidental result of a "bluff check" on Sheary, according to the following day. Wilson, who was playing on the third line for the better part of the season, scored seven goals and 16 assists in all 82 regular-season games. He has fallen to the fourth line of the playoffs, with just one assist in 12 games.
Wilson was hired by the Capitals as a restricted free agent to a two-year, $4 million deal on June 30, 2016. He told reporters that his goal for the 2016-17 NHL season was to tarnish his image as a physical player and put more emphasis on improving his scoring. Wilson collided with New Jersey Devils defensiveman John Moore, who was carried off the ice on a stretcher and later hospitalized with a concussion. Wilson will not be fined or suspended for the assault, not an NHL spokesman. Wilson's point production dropped during the 2016-2017 regular season, with only 19 points in 82 games. However, his play in the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs far outweighed previous playoff appearances, with three goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs in four games. Wilson scored two goals in Game 1 after scoring the overtime goal in Game 1. In the second round of the playoffs, the Capitals then lost to the Penguins.
Wilson was suspended for the first two games during the 2017–18 preseason. He first received a two-game preseason suspension for his conduct against Robert Thomas of the St. Louis Blues on September 23, 2017. Wilson was suspended for four games in the Capitals' preseason finale on October 1, when a repeat offender was struck on Blues forward Sammy Blais. Wilson found an offensive rhythm with Ovechkin and Backstrom in his first 13 games, he put up eight points and averaged nearly two minutes more ice time per game than the season average. He had scored a career-high 14 goals and 21 assists during the regular season, but second to Micheal Haley with 187 penalty minutes. When Wilson charged Alexander Wennberg of the Columbus Blue Jackets with a third suspension in the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, he avoided a third suspension. The Department of Player Safety made the decision not to pursue further discipline because they were unable to determine whether Wilson's main point of contact was Wieberg's head, according to the available photos.
Wilson's hits on his opponents drew scrutiny as the Stanley Cup playoffs progressed. Wilson made contact with Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin on April 29, 2018, causing him to leave the game. Wilson's history, as well as growing controversies over headshots during the NHL postseason, heightened the situation, which was eventually described as "unfortunate hockey play." Wilson's shoulder collided with Zach Aston-Reese's head in the upcoming game, causing him to concussion and a fractured jaw that will necessitate surgery. Wilson was dubbed a "headhunter" and unsanitary player on social media and banned from the NHL for three games in a row. Wilson hit Jonathan Marchessault of the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals for the final time of the season. Wilson was given a minor fine for his "good clean shot," but Marchessault argued that the injury should be investigated. Wilson helped with the Capitals win their third Stanley Cup victory, total points totaling 15 points in 11 of the 21 playoff games in which he appeared. In the Cup finals, Washington defeated Las Vegas in five games, with two goals and one assist. Following the Capitals' triumph, Wilson was one of many players invited to speak briefly at the National Mall, including "They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but we took the cup home." Wilson and the Capitals' good postseason were somewhat delayed by his second-round suspension, and Wilson thanked his teammates for his help through the "deal" and continuing in his absence.
Wilson re-signed Wilson to a six-year deal on July 27, 2018, which was an average annual value of $5.17 million. Wilson was suspended for 20 games after a preseason smash on Oskar Sundqvist of the St. Louis Blues on October 3, 2018. Wilson's suspensions, as well as the severity of the attack, resulted in the long suspension length. Wilson's fourth suspension in 105 games was described as "unprecedented" by the NHL. Wilson attempted to appeal the league's decision, claiming that the head call he made with Sundqvist was unnecessary, but NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the decision on October 25. Wilson appealed a new neutral arbitrator's decision, and his suspension was reduced to 14 games as a result. Wilson was able to play with the Capitals on November 13 against the Minnesota Wild. Wilson scored a goal, earned a minor penalty for goaltender interference, and collided with Wild skater Marcus Foligno in the first game since his suspension.
Wilson was suspended from a game against the New Jersey Devils on November 30, just nine games after returning from his suspension. Wilson received an automatic review of the match, but the Department of Player Safety did not bring him any further discipline. Wilson had scored seven goals in nine games and had extended his goal streak to five games at the time of the tragedy. Wilson changed his game and put less emphasis on the physical aspect of his game and career highs in 63 regular-season games, with 22 goals and 40 points. Wilson's teammates and coaches were concerned that his restrained strategy would not continue into the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Capitals' heightened tensions of postseason hockey were tolerating. During the Eastern Conference semifinals, he delivered one of the finest hits, elbowing Greg McKegg of the Carolina Hurricanes. With a double-overtime Game 7, the Hurricanes began the series.
Wilson's transition to point production began during the 2019-20 season, when he had scored a career-high 0.68 points per game by the holiday break, while still playing in a career low 1.61 penalty minutes per game. Wilson was one goal shy of his career high by the time the regular NHL season was postponed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 21 goals in 68 games. Wilson was one of 31 Capitals invited to play in the "bubble" when the NHL returned to play in the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs in Toronto. Washington failed to advance past the first round of playoffs for the second year in a row, losing in five games to the Islanders.
Wilson's playing style was a source of more controversies in the 2020-20 NHL season, beginning with a "very big, and late" attack on Penguins Mark Jankowski at the end of February. On March 5, Carlo of the Boston Bruins was struck by a blast that resulted in Carlo being admitted in an ambulance to the hospital. Bruce Cassidy referred to the incident as a "predictatory blow from a player who's done it before," while Carlo's teammate Brad Marchand referred to it as a "bullshit hit." Despite the referees' decision not to call an on-ice penalty for Wilson's foul foul, the Department of Player Safety suspended him for seven games, requiring him to forfeit more than $300,000 to the NHL Players' Emergency Assistance Fund. The NHL and Department of Player Safety came under fire on May 4 when they refused to discipline Wilson for a match against New York Rangers skaters Pavel Buchnevich and Artemi Panarin. Wilson struck Buchnevich first before removing Panarin's helmet and throwing him into the ice. Panarin was forced to miss the remainder of the season, while the Rangers released a statement claiming George Parros, the head of the Department of Player Safety, "unfit to continue in his current position." The controversies were heightened when Shayne Gostisbehere of the Flyers was banned two games for a foul call against Penguin Mark Friedman. Unlike Wilson, Gostisbehere had never been suspended from the NHL before. Wilson said on May 7, 2021, he had reached Panarin and that he wished to move forward from the incident. Wilson, who had scored 13 goals and 20 assists during the regular season, opened the scoring for the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs with a shot against Tuukka Rask of the Bruins. That will be the only even-strength point drawn from one of the Capitals' top-six forwards as they lost to the Bruins in five games.
Wilson, who had 13 goals and 18 assists by the midway point of the 2021-22 season, was named as his replacement for the 2022 NHL All-Star Game when Alexander Ovechkin was placed on COVID-19 protocols.