Jerry Wilson

Jerold (Gerry) Joseph Wilson (April 10, 1937 — March 22, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and physician. Wilson played three games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1956–57 season. His son, Carey Wilson, also played in the NHL, and his grandson Colin was most recently a member of the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL.

Credited with recruiting Swedish hockey stars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson to the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association, Wilson is said to be the man most responsible for pioneering the arrival of European hockey players to North America. He later worked as the team doctor for the Jets and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He died on March 22, 2011, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Specializing in orthopedics, Wilson was given a grant in 1973 to study the subject, along with physical education, at an institute in Stockholm, Sweden. As part of his research, Wilson would study the physiology of hockey players, specifically their heart and lung conditioning. As a result, he was asked by the Winnipeg Jets of the World Hockey Association to watch out for any notable Swedish hockey players. Dr Gerry Wilson died peacefully on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at the age of 73.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1951–52 Winnipeg Canadians MAHA 20 12 7 19 19 — — — — — 1952–53 Winnipeg Canadians WJrHL — — — — — — — — — — 1953–54 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 31 12 16 28 50 10 6 8 14 19 1953–54 St. Boniface Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 8 2 3 5 4 1954–55 St. Boniface Canadiens MJHL 31 35 32 67 59 — — — — — 1955–56 Montreal Junior Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 10 3 4 7 10 1956–57 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens OHA 24 9 19 28 47 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens QSHL 12 5 5 10 8 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens EOHL 14 10 8 18 13 — — — — — 1956–57 Hull-Ottawa Canadiens M-Cup — — — — — 3 0 0 0 0 1959–60 Minneapolis Millers IHL 2 0 3 3 2 — — — — — NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —