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Doug Wilson (ice hockey)

Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager

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

About Doug Wilson (ice hockey)

Douglas Frederick Wilson (born July 5, 1957) 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. == Early career == Wilson was born in Ottawa. He joined the hometown Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1974-75 season as a defenceman. He scored 29 goals and 58 assists for a total of 87 points in 55 games while scoring five points in seven games of the playoffs. He played three seasons of junior hockey with the team, ranking in the top five on the team for scoring each time; in 156 total games, he had 254 points with 80 goals. In the 1976-77 season, the 67's won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions while Wilson was named to the First All-Star team. In the Memorial Cup, they lost to the New Westminster Bruins 6-5 in the championship game; Wilson had 12 points in the tournament, leading all scorers. == Playing career == Wilson was drafted in the first round as the sixth overall pick in the 1977 NHL entry draft. He then played 14 seasons with the Chicago Black Hawks and two years for the San Jose Sharks in the National Hockey League.

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Career and life highlights

Doug Wilson (ice hockey) timeline

  1. 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.
  2. In 1982, he was awarded the James Norris Memorial Trophy, as the League's top defenceman.
  3. He 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.

Measure19572026
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
Population171.2M341 million

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