Scott Wilson (ice hockey)
Two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Scott Wilson is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, and Buffalo Sabres. He won two Stanley Cup championships with the Penguins and currently plays for SKA Saint Petersburg in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Background
Wilson began his junior career with the Georgetown Raiders in the 2008–09 season, playing seven games and scoring one point. The following season he played all 56 games, finishing with 67 points. In the 2010–11 season he scored 61 points in 42 games. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and completed his junior season for UMass Lowell in 2014.
At UMass Lowell, Wilson was named Hockey East Rookie of the Year after finishing second in team scoring with 38 points in the 2011–12 season. In his sophomore year, he tied for the team lead in goals (16) and scoring (38 points) and led the team in power-play goals (6) and game-winning goals (5). The River Hawks won their first Hockey East regular season and tournament titles, and reached the Frozen Four for the first time in program history.
Wilson signed with the Pittsburgh Penguins in April 2014 and spent time with their AHL affiliate, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He made his NHL debut on December 2, 2014, playing 4:21 before suffering a leg injury. He scored his first NHL goal on February 18, 2016, against Petr Mrazek of the Detroit Red Wings. He earned a Stanley Cup ring in 2016 despite missing the end of the season with a lower-body injury, and his name was engraved on the Cup in 2017.
Career statistics and honours
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2008–09 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 56 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | Georgetown Raiders | OJHL | 42 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | HE | 37 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012–13 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 41 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | HE | 31 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014–15 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 55 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 34 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016–17 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 78 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 2017–18 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 49 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018–19 | AHL | 17 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018–19 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 37 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019–20 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | AHL | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021–22 | AHL | 71 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | KHL | 66 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | HC Vityaz | KHL | 38 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | KHL | 30 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024–25 | KHL | 30 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2025–26 | Sibir Novosibirsk | KHL | 43 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025–26 | SKA Saint Petersburg | KHL | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 193 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 58 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | ||
| KHL totals | 227 | 65 | 62 | 127 | 50 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | ||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| All-HE Rookie Team | 2012 | |
| HE All-Tournament Team | 2013 | |
| NHL | ||
| 2017 | ||
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