Murray Wilson

Murray Charles Wilson (born November 7, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.

Murray Wilson
Born	November 7, 1951 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
NHL team	Montreal Canadiens Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft	11th overall, 1971 Montreal Canadiens
Playing career	1971–1979

Wilson started his National Hockey League career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1971. Wilson was drafted 11th overall in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft. He would spend 7 years in Montreal before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings. He won one Calder Cup in the AHL and four Stanley Cups with the Habs.

Wilson was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He is the brother of San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson.

His name is incorrectly spelled on the Stanley Cup for the 1973, 1976, and 1977 Montreal Canadiens. It appears as "Murry Wilson" missing an a. Wilson was correctly spelled in 1978 as Murray Wilson.

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	Ottawa 67's	OHA		24	7	11	18	8		-	-	-	-	-
1968–69	Ottawa 67's	OHA		46	24	26	50	48		-	-	-	-	-
1969–70	Ottawa 67's	OHA		52	22	24	46	53		-	-	-	-	-
1970–71	Ottawa 67's	OHA		44	26	32	58	36		-	-	-	-	-
1971–72	Nova Scotia Voyageurs	AHL		65	11	21	32	30		15	2	7	9	17
1972–73	Montreal Canadiens*	NHL		52	18	9	27	16		16	2	4	6	6
1973–74	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		72	17	14	31	26		5	1	0	1	2
1974–75	Montreal Canadiens	NHL		73	24	18	42	44		5	0	3	3	4
1975–76	Montreal Canadiens*	NHL		59	11	24	35	36		12	1	1	2	6
1976–77	Montreal Canadiens*	NHL		60	13	14	27	26		14	1	6	7	14
1977–78	Montreal Canadiens*	NHL		12	0	1	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
1978–79	Los Angeles Kings	NHL		58	11	15	26	14		1	0	0	0	0
OHA totals				166	79	93	172	145		-	-	-	-	-
NHL totals				386	94	95	189	162		68	7	21	28	49

• *-Name was engraved on the Stanley Cup.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com