Originally drafted in the eighth round (132nd overall) of the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, Ron Wilson grinded out an NHL career spanning a total of 177 games, making stops in Toronto, Minnesota, ending his career with 26 goals and 93 points.
After finishing his playing career with the Minnesota North Stars in 1987-88, Wilson took a coaching position with the Moncton Hawks of the AHL.
Wilson made the leap to the NHL in a timely fashion, landing an assistant coaching position with the Vancouver Canucks in 1990-91. Wilson turned his three year apprenticeship with the Vancouver Canucks into a head coaching position with the Anaheim Ducks (who went by the “Mighty Ducks” back then) in 1993-94.
Wilson quickly established himself as a visionary coach, insisting on adding technology as a coaching tool, going so far as to make it mandatory for all players to have a laptop so they could view game film.
Wilson spent the first three seasons with the Ducks finishing out of the playoffs, before he led th...
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