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'''Brian Wilks''' (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[National Hockey League]].
'''Brian Wilks''' (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 48 games for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[National Hockey League]] between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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He played for Team Canada in the [[1997 Maccabiah Games]] in Israel, winning a gold medal.<ref>[https://www.maccabicanada.com/1997-maccabiah-delegation "1997 Team Canada Delegation"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishindependent.ca/oldsite/archives/dec12/archives12dec07-04.html|title=Maccabi Team Canada|website=Jewish Independent| date=December 7, 2012|author=Paul Lungen}}</ref>
He played for Team Canada in the [[1997 Maccabiah Games]] in Israel, winning a gold medal.<ref>[https://www.maccabicanada.com/1997-maccabiah-delegation "1997 Team Canada Delegation"]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishindependent.ca/oldsite/archives/dec12/archives12dec07-04.html|title=Maccabi Team Canada|website=Jewish Independent| date=December 7, 2012|author=Paul Lungen}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
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| [[Markham Waxers]]
| [[Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (1972–1987)|OPJAHL]]
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| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1981–82
| Toronto Marlboros U18
| U18
| 36 || 40 || 48 || 88 || 22
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1982–83 OHL season|1982–83]]
| [[Kitchener Rangers]]
| [[Ontario Hockey League|OHL]]
| 69 || 6 || 17 || 23 || 25
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1983–84 OHL season|1983–84]]
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHL
| 64 || 21 || 54 || 75 || 36
| 16 || 6 || 14 || 20 || 9
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| [[1984 Memorial Cup|1983–84]]
| Kitchener Rangers
| [[Memorial Cup|M-Cup]]
| — || — || — || — || —
| 4 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 0
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| [[1984–85 OHL season|1984–85]]
| Kitchener Rangers
| OHL
| 58 || 30 || 63 || 93 || 52
| 4 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 2
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| [[1984–85 NHL season|1984–85]]
| [[Los Angeles Kings]]
| [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1985–86 NHL season|1985–86]]
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 43 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 25
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1986–87 NHL season|1986–87]]
| Los Angeles Kings
| NHL
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1986–87 AHL season|1986–87]]
| [[New Haven Nighthawks]]
| [[American Hockey League|AHL]]
| 43 || 16 || 20 || 36 || 23
| 7 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 7
|-
| [[1987–88 AHL season|1987–88]]
| New Haven Nighthawks
| AHL
| 18 || 4 || 8 || 12 || 26
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [[1988–89 AHL season|1988–89]]
| New Haven Nighthawks
| AHL
| 44 || 15 || 19 || 34 || 48
| — || — || — || — || —
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| 1988–89
| [[Cape Breton Oilers]]
| AHL
| 12 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 27
| — || — || — || — || —
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| [[1989–90 AHL season|1989–90]]
| Cape Breton Oilers
| AHL
| 53 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 85
| — || — || — || — || —
|-
| [[1989–90 IHL season|1989–90]]
| [[Muskegon Lumberjacks]]
| [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]]
| 15 || 6 || 11 || 17 || 10
| 15 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 41
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! 170 !! 52 !! 78 !! 130 !! 209
! 7 !! 1 !! 3 !! 4 !! 7
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | NHL totals
! 46 !! 4 !! 8 !! 12 !! 25
! — !! — !! — !! — !! —
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Jews in sports#Ice hockey|List of select Jewish ice hockey players]]
* [[List of Jews in sports#Ice hockey|List of select Jewish ice hockey players]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{icehockeystats}}
*{{hockeydb|5731|Brian Wilks}}


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Latest revision as of 11:04, 15 May 2024

Brian Wilks
Born (1966-02-27) February 27, 1966 (age 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Right
Played for Los Angeles Kings
NHL draft 24th overall, 1984
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1984–1990
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1997 Israel Ice hockey

Brian Wilks (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 48 games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

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Wilks was born in Toronto, Ontario.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.[2] He attended Carleton University 1990-93, majoring in psychology.

He played for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1984.

He was drafted in 1984, 24th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.[1] He led the Kings in preseason scoring in 1984-85. He made his NHL debut later that season. He played with the Kings until he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on March 7, 1989. He never played in the NHL again, and finished his career in the American Hockey League in 1990.[citation needed]

He played for Team Canada in the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal.[3][4]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1980–81 Markham Waxers OPJAHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1981–82 Toronto Marlboros U18 U18 36 40 48 88 22 — — — — —
1982–83 Kitchener Rangers OHL 69 6 17 23 25 1 0 0 0 0
1983–84 Kitchener Rangers OHL 64 21 54 75 36 16 6 14 20 9
1983–84 Kitchener Rangers M-Cup — — — — — 4 6 2 8 0
1984–85 Kitchener Rangers OHL 58 30 63 93 52 4 2 4 6 2
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings NHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1985–86 Los Angeles Kings NHL 43 4 8 12 25 — — — — —
1986–87 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1986–87 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 43 16 20 36 23 7 1 3 4 7
1987–88 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 18 4 8 12 26 — — — — —
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 44 15 19 34 48 — — — — —
1988–89 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 12 4 11 15 27 — — — — —
1989–90 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 53 13 20 33 85 — — — — —
1989–90 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 15 6 11 17 10 15 7 10 17 41
AHL totals 170 52 78 130 209 7 1 3 4 7
NHL totals 46 4 8 12 25 — — — — —

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Brian Wilks Stats and News". NHL.com.
  2. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "1997 Team Canada Delegation"
  4. ^ Paul Lungen (December 7, 2012). "Maccabi Team Canada". Jewish Independent.
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