Ron Wilson
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- There are two people associated with ice hockey named Ron Wilson. For the other see Ron Wilson (centre). For other Ron Wilson entries, see Ron Wilson (disambiguation)
Ronald Lawrence Wilson (born May 28, 1955 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and raised in Riverside, Rhode Island) is an American ice hockey coach and former National Hockey League player. He was drafted in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, eighth round, 132nd overall, by Toronto Maple Leafs. He has played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars and also played in the AHL, NCAA and for the U.S. National Team. He was the first head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, and head coach of Washington Capitals. In the 1997-98 season, he coached the Capitals to the Stanley Cup Finals, only to be swept in four games by the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings. Wilson also coached the American national men's ice hockey team at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He is currently the coach of the San Jose Sharks, having joined the team during the 2002-03 NHL season. On 18 March 2007 the Sharks played at the Colorado Avalanche in Wilson's 1000th career game as a head coach.
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| Preceded by none |
Head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by Pierre Page |
| Preceded by Jim Schoenfeld |
Head coach of the Washington Captials 1997–2002 |
Succeeded by Bruce Cassidy |
| Preceded by Cap Raeder |
Head coach of the San Jose Sharks 2002- |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Anaheim Ducks Head Coaches |
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| Wilson • Pagé • Hartsburg • Charron • Murray • Babcock • Carlyle |
| Washington Capitals Head Coaches |
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| Anderson • Sullivan • Schmidt • McVie • Belislt • Green • Crozier • B. Murray • T. Murray • Schoenfeld • Wilson • Cassidy • Hanlon |
| San Jose Sharks Head Coaches |
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| Kingston • Constantine • Wiley • Sims • Sutter • Raeder • Wilson |
| Current Head Coaches of the National Hockey League | |||
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| Eastern Conference | |||
| Atlantic | Northeast | Southeast | |
| Julien (New Jersey) | Lewis (Boston) | Hartley (Atlanta) | |
| Nolan (NY Islanders) | Ruff (Buffalo) | Laviolette (Carolina) | |
| Renney (NY Rangers) | Carbonneau (Montreal) | Martin (Florida) | |
| Stevens (Philadelphia) | B. Murray (Ottawa) | Tortorella (Tampa Bay) | |
| Therrien (Pittsburgh) | Maurice (Toronto) | Hanlon (Washington) | |
| Western Conference | |||
| Central | Northwest | Pacific | |
| Savard (Chicago) | Playfair (Calgary) | Carlyle (Anaheim) | |
| Hitchcock (Columbus) | Quenneville (Colorado) | Tippett (Dallas) | |
| Babcock (Detroit) | MacTavish (Edmonton) | Crawford (Los Angeles) | |
| Trotz (Nashville) | Lemaire (Minnesota) | Gretzky (Phoenix) | |
| A. Murray (St. Louis) | Vigneault (Vancouver) | Wilson (San Jose) | |
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