Clay Wilson
| Clay Wilson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wilson during his time with the Flames in 2012 | |||
| Born |
April 5, 1983 Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Columbus Blue Jackets Atlanta Thrashers Florida Panthers Calgary Flames HC Donbass HC Sochi Severstal Cherepovets AIK IF | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2018 | ||
Clay Daniel Wilson (born April 5, 1983) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played parts of 36 regular season games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Florida Panthers, and Calgary Flames. Outside of the NHL, Wilson played for HC Donbass, HC Sochi, and Severstal Cherepovets of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), and AIK IF of the HockeyAllsvenskan.
Career
Before playing in the NHL, Wilson played parts of four years with the Michigan Tech Huskies of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) and two seasons with the Muskegon Fury of the United Hockey League (UHL).
He was not drafted by an NHL team. On July 11, 2006, Wilson signed a two-year contract to join the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Portland Pirates. On November 15, 2007, the Ducks traded Wilson along with Aaron Rome to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for Geoff Platt.[2] He was immediately sent down to play for their AHL-affiliate Syracuse Crunch. On March 25, 2008, the Blue Jackets called him up and Wilson made his NHL debut in a 3–0 loss against the Nashville Predators.[3] The next day on November 26, he recorded his first NHL point, assisting on a Joakim Lindström goal. The next period, Wilson scored his first NHL goal against Nikolai Khabibulin in a 4–0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.[4]
On January 14, 2009, the Blue Jackets traded Wilson along with a 2009 sixth-round draft pick to the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Jason Williams.[5] He played a total of 2 games with the Thrashers.
On July 2, Wilson signed a two-year, two-way contract to join the Florida Panthers.[6] He split time between the Panthers and their AHL-affiliate Rochester Americans. He played 17 games with the Panthers, scoring 3 goals and recording 2 assists.
On February 7, 2011, Wilson signed a two-year, $1.05 million contract to join the Calgary Flames.[7] He played 5 games with the Flames and spent most of his time playing for their AHL-affiliate Abbotsford Heat.
On October 16, 2018, Wilson decided to retire and become the assistant coach for HC Donbass of the Ukrainian Hockey League (UHL).[8]
References
- ↑ "Ducks Sign Genoway, Wlson". Anaheim Ducks. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Columbus acquires defensemen Aaron Rome and Clay Wilson from Anaheim for Geoff Platt". Syracuse Crunch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "2007-08 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 0 Clay Wilson had a goal and his first assist in his second NHL game as Columbus ended a three-game losing streak with a home victory over Chicago". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Jackets trade for help on the power play". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson". Florida Panthers. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Flames sign three more players". Calgary Flames. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Clay Wilson - Assistant Coach of Donbass". Ukrainian Hockey League. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
Other websites
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database