NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ron Wilson

Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey former player and coach. He is currently the head coach of the San Jose Sharks. May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: The river and the land sustain us. ... Riverside, Rhode Island is a subdivision of the city of East Providence in the US state of Rhode Island. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Coach in ice hockey refers to a head coach or an assistant coach given responsibility of organizing player offence and defence. ... The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. ...

Playing career

Wilson began his career playing hockey at Providence College, where he set several NCAA defenseman scoring records and was named the ECAC Player of the Year in 1975. After his successful college career, he was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft in the eighth round. He played only parts of 3 season with the Maple Leafs before spending six years in Switzerland, playing for EHC Kloten and HC Davos of Nationalliga A. He returned to the NHL in 1985 and played three seasons with the Minnesota North Stars before retiring as a player in 1988. Providence College is a Catholic college in Providence, Rhode Island, the states capital city. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a College Athletic Conference comprising schools that compete in 35 mens and womens sports. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... â€œNHLâ€ redirects here. ... The 1975 NHL Amateur Draft was held at the NHL office in Montreal, Quebec. ... Kloten Flyers, are a professional ice hockey team based in Kloten, Switzerland, and compete in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Teams Official Website Categories: | | | ... Hockey Club Davos are a professional Swiss ice hockey club from Davos. ... Nationalliga A (German), or Ligue Nationale A (French) is the top tier of the Nationalliga or Ligue Nationale, the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland. ... The 1985-86 NHL season was the 69th regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Minnesota North Stars were a team in the National Hockey League between 1967 and 1993. ... The 1987-88 NHL season was the 71st season of the National Hockey League. ...

Wilson also played on the U.S. national hockey team on a number of occasions throughout his career. The US national ice hockey team is the national team for the United States, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

Coaching career

Wilson's coaching career began in 1990, where he became an assistant coach for the Vancouver Canucks. In 1993, Wilson was named as the first coach of the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, where he coached the team for 4 years. During this time, Wilson was named the coach of the U.S. national team at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey, where he lead the Americans to the tournament championship. After the Ducks released him following the 1996-97 NHL season, Wilson was hired to coach the Washington Capitals. In his first year in Washington, he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals, where the Captials were defeated by the Detroit Red Wings in four games. He also coached the U.S. national team again, this time at the 1998 Winter Olympics. The 1990-91 NHL season was the 74th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Vancouver Canucks are the professional National Hockey League (NHL) ice hockey team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ... The 1993-94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, commonly referred to as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. ... The first World Cup of Hockey (WCH), or 1996 World Cup of Hockey, replaced the Canada Cup as the premier championship for professional ice hockey. ... The classic NHL shield logo The 1996-97 NHL season was the 80th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.. They play in the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (French: ) is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ...

Following four more unspectacular season, Wilson was released by the Capitals at the end of the 2001-02 NHL season. He was not unemployed for long when the San Jose Sharks hired Wilson after a mid-season firing of their previous coach, Darryl Sutter. In his four seasons coaching at San Jose, he lead the Sharks to the Western Conference finals in 2004 and became the 13th coach to coach 1,000 NHL games on March 18, 2007. With the elimination of the Sharks in the 2007 Playoffs by the Detroit Red Wings, Wilson became the first coach in NHL postseason history to lose to the same team with three different franchises^[1]. The 2001-02 NHL season was the 85th regular season of the National Hockey League. ... Darryl John Sutter (born August 19, 1958 in Viking, Alberta) was a Canadian forward player and coach, and current general manager of the Calgary Flames in the National Hockey League. ... The Western Conference is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League used to divide teams. ... The 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the National Hockey League began on April 7, 2004, following the 2003-04 regular season. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

As a coach, Wilson is well-known for integrating technology into his coaching plans. During his stint with the Washington Capitals, he and assistant coach Tim Hunter introduced personal computers into the team's strategy planning and burned DVDs of Capitals games for the team to review. In his stint with the San Jose Sharks, Wilson introduced a tablet PC to be used in the team bench by himself or his assistants to instantly plan out strategies and review plays. ^[2] Tim Hunter (born September 10, 1960 in Calgary, Alberta) is a former NHL player, having played for the San Jose Sharks, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks during his 16-year career. ... DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... A tablet PC is a notebook- or slate-shaped mobile computer. ...

References

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Anaheim Ducks Head Coaches

Wilson • Pagé • Hartsburg • Charron • Murray • Babcock • Carlyle National Hockey League The list of National Hockey League (NHL) players is divided into the following lists: By specific groups Current players List of every NHL player List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame List of members of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame List of NHL... A list of National Hockey League seasons since inception of the league: 1917-18 | 1918-19 | 1919-20 | 1920-21 | 1921-22 | 1922-23 | 1923-24 | 1924-25 | 1925-26 | 1926-27 | 1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 | 1930-31 | 1931-32 | 1932-33 | 1933-34 | 1934-35 | 1935-36... This is a list of family relations in the National Hockey League. ... Head Coaches of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks Ron Wilson 1993-97 Pierre PagÃ© 1997-98 Craig Hartsburg 1998-00 Craig Hartsburg & Guy Charron 2000-01 Bryan Murray 2001-02 Mike Babcock 2002-05 Categories: Anaheim Mighty Ducks coaches ... ... Jim Schoenfeld (born September 4, 1952 in Galt, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who has also coached hockey at the highest levels. ... Head Coaches of the Washington Capitals Jim Anderson and Red Sullivan and Milt Schmidt 1974-75 Milt Schmidt and Tom McVie 1975-76 Tom McVie 1976-78 Danny Belisle 1978-79 Danny Belisle and Gary Green 1979-80 Gary Green 1980-81 Gary Green and Roger Crozier and Bryan Murray... Bruce Cassidy (born May 20, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario) is an ice hockey coach who is currently the head coach of the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League. ... Cap Raeder (born October 8, 1953 in Portland, Maine) is an American former ice hockey player and coach. ... There have been 5 head coaches and two interim coaches of the San Jose Sharks since the teams inception in the 1991-92 NHL season. ... The Anaheim Ducks (formerly known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and previously often referred to as the Anaheim Mighty Ducks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. ... Pierre PagÃ© (born June 17, 1948 in St. ... Craig Hartsburg (born June 29, 1959 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada) is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played ten seasons with the Minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League from 1979-80 until 1988-89. ... Guy Charron (born January 24, 1949, in Verdun, Quebec) was a professional ice hockey player. ... Bryan Murray (Born: December 5, 1942 in Shawville, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey executive. ... Babcock coaching a playoff game Mike Babcock (born April 29, 1963 in Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian hockey head coach and former player. ... Carlyle at the 2006 NHL Awards Ceremony. ...

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Current Head Coaches of the National Hockey League

Atlantic Division
Lamoriello (interim, New Jersey)
Nolan (NY Islanders)
Renney (NY Rangers)
Stevens (Philadelphia)
Therrien (Pittsburgh)

Central Division
Savard (Chicago)
Hitchcock (Columbus)
Babcock (Detroit)
Trotz (Nashville)
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Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Lewis (Boston)
Ruff (Buffalo)
Carbonneau (Montreal)
B. Murray (Ottawa)
Maurice (Toronto)

Western Conference
Northwest Division
Playfair (Calgary)
Quenneville (Colorado)
MacTavish (Edmonton)
Lemaire (Minnesota)
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Southeast Division
Hartley (Atlanta)
Laviolette (Carolina)
Martin (Florida)
Tortorella (Tampa Bay)
Hanlon (Washington)

Pacific Division
Carlyle (Anaheim)
Tippett (Dallas)
Crawford (Los Angeles)
Gretzky (Phoenix)
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