- Clay Wilson
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Clay Wilson 
Born April 5, 1983
Sturgeon Lake, MN, USAHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 195 lb (88 kg; 13 st 13 lb) Position Defense Shoots Left NHL team
Former teamsCalgary Flames
Columbus Blue Jackets
Atlanta Thrashers
Florida PanthersNational team 
United StatesNHL Draft Undrafted Playing career 2005–present Clay Daniel Wilson (born April 5, 1983 in Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota) is a professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League.
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Playing career
Clay Wilson played collegiate hockey for Michigan Tech from 2001 until 2005. After the 2004–05 collegiate season ended, he turned professional with the Muskegon Fury of the UHL. He played parts of two seasons with Muskegon before joining the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL. After the 2005–06 season, he was signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. He played for the Ducks' AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates before being traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets of the NHL in November 2007.
Wilson made his NHL debut with the Blue Jackets on March 25, 2008, against the Nashville Predators. He scored his first NHL goal and assist on March 26, 2008 in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks, earning him first star honors in only his second NHL game.[1] On January 14, 2009, Wilson was traded by the Blue Jackets, along with a 6th round draft pick, to the Atlanta Thrashers for Jason Williams.[2][3]
Clay signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers on July 2, 2009.[4] Wilson was then assigned to AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, for the majority of the 2009–10 season before making his Panthers debut on April 3, 2010 against the New York Rangers.[5] Although appearing in only two NHL games, Clay scored an impressive 60 points in 75 games with the Americans to be named to the AHL's Second All-Star Team.[6]
On July 3, 2011, Wilson signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames.
On video game NHL 09, his picture is fakely inversed with Petteri Wirtanen.
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2001–02 Michigan Tech WCHA 38 4 8 12 18 — — — — — 2002–03 Michigan Tech WCHA 38 8 17 25 37 — — — — — 2003–04 Michigan Tech WCHA 37 2 11 13 22 — — — — — 2004–05 Michigan Tech WCHA 35 3 4 7 42 — — — — — 2004–05 Muskegon Fury UHL 14 3 3 6 2 17 0 2 2 8 2005–06 Muskegon Fury UHL 13 3 9 12 9 — — — — — 2005–06 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 60 10 27 37 40 16 0 3 3 8 2006–07 Portland Pirates AHL 79 9 34 43 52 — — — — — 2007–08 Portland Pirates AHL 14 3 5 8 6 — — — — — 2007–08 Syracuse Crunch AHL 57 11 28 39 29 13 2 5 7 4 2007–08 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 7 1 1 2 2 — — — — — 2008–09 Syracuse Crunch AHL 33 8 12 20 6 — — — — — 2008–09 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 0 1 1 0 — — — — — 2008–09 Chicago Wolves AHL 37 6 19 25 10 — — — — — 2008–09 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2009–10 Rochester Americans AHL 75 14 46 60 58 7 2 0 2 22 2009–10 Florida Panthers NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2010–11 Rochester Americans AHL 66 12 36 48 24 — — — — — 2010–11 Florida Panthers NHL 15 3 2 5 6 — — — — — NHL totals 31 4 4 8 8 — — — — — References
- ^ "Wilson scores goal, assist in win". NHL. 2008-03-26. http://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20072008/GS021150.HTM. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Thrashers acquire Clay Wilson and a 6th round draft pick in 2009 NHL Draft from Columbus for Jason Williams". Atlanta Thrashers. 2009-01-14. http://thrashers.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=404165. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Blue Jackets trade for help on the power play". dispatch.com. 2009-01-14. http://dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/01/14/0114cbjtrade.html?sid=101. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
- ^ "Florida Panthers sign Clay Wilson". Florida Panthers. 2009-07-02. http://panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=442250. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- ^ "Rangers 4, Panthers 1". CBS Sports. 2010-04-03. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20100403_NYR@FLA?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "First and Second All-Star Team named". AHL. 2010-04-01. http://theahl.com/first-and-second-all-star-teams-unveiled-p141811. Retrieved 2010-05-03.
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- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
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- Rochester Americans players
- Syracuse Crunch players
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