Murray Wilson

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

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.
Preceded by
Chuck Arnason		 Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick
1971		 Succeeded by
Steve Shutt
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