Ryan Wilson (ice hockey)
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February 3, 1987 Windsor, ON, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
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NLA team Former teams |
HC Lugano Colorado Avalanche Ak Bars Kazan |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2008–present | ||
Ryan Wilson (born February 3, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Lugano of the National League A (NLA). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Colorado Avalanche.
Wilson first played Major junior hockey with the Toronto St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey League. Ryan led the defense in scoring in the last two of his three seasons with the Majors, before joining the Sarnia Sting for the 2006–07 season. Undrafted but establishing as a hard-hitting offensive defenseman, Wilson was invited as a free agent to the 2006 St. Louis Blues training camp before returning to the OHL. As captain of Sarnia, Ryan led the Sting's defense to be named to be named OHL defensman of the Month for October. After participating in the 2007 OHL All-Star game for the Western Conference, Wilson finished the season with career high 17 goals and 75 points to lead the OHL in scoring among defenseman and place third in the Western Conference coaches poll with the Hardest shot, Best bodychecker and offensive defenseman categories.
Overlooked in the NHL Entry Draft, Wilson was invited to the 2007 Philadelphia Flyers training camp on September 16, before returning for his final junior season as captain with the Sting in 2007–08. Alongside future first overall NHL draft pick, Steven Stamkos, Wilson led the Sting to the second round of the Western Conference finals finishing with a career high 64 assists and 71 points in 58 games as the leading scoring defenseman in the OHL for the second consecutive season. He was named as the Western conferences Best bodychecker, and earned selection to the OHL's Third All-Star Team.
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