Doug Wilson (ice hockey)

Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

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Born: July 5, 1957
Age in 2026: 69
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1957

About Doug Wilson (ice hockey)

Douglas Frederick Wilson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman, who later served as general manager of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League, and is currently Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations with the Pittsburgh Penguins. He won the 1984 Canada Cup with Team Canada. After a junior hockey career for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Wilson was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, in the 1977 NHL entry draft. In 1982, he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy, as the League's top defenceman.

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Doug Wilson (ice hockey) timeline

1977After a junior hockey career for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League, Wilson was drafted in the first round, sixth overall, in the 1977 NHL entry draft.
1982In 1982, he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy, as the League's top defenceman.
1984He won the 1984 Canada Cup with Team Canada.

The world when Doug Wilson (ice hockey) was born

Doug Wilson (ice hockey) was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

#1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
Top TV showGunsmoke
Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
Notable inventionFrisbee
World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Doug Wilson (ice hockey)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1957	2026
Gas	$0.31	$3.45/gal
Average home	$12,200	$435,000
Average income	$6,700	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.00	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.51	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	171.2M	341 million

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