Born: 14 Jun 1929, Kincardine ON (d. 2011)
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Regular Season & Playoff Coaching Record (key)
| Regular Season | Playoffs |
| year | team | finish | finish | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | Mich.-Balt. | 5-W | DNQ | |||||||||
| 1975-76 | Cleveland | 2-E | Prelim. | |||||||||
• Coached in NHL, LA (1969-70), Det (1971-73), Col (1976-77), Pit (1977-80).
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Excerpts from Zander Hollander's Guide to Pro Hockey, 1975-76 (by Reyn Davis)
In more ways than one Johnny Wilson has gone from the doghouse to the penthouse ... Not only does he have the arena of arenas for a home, but he has a lineup that teems with talent ... Far cry from the situation a year ago in Michigan and Baltimore ... A tough, fair-minded coach ... Runs a grueling practice on occasion ... Former Iron Man of the National Hockey League ... Liked by almost everyone in the game ... His hiring in Detroit by Ned Harkness helped drive Gordie Howe out of the Red Wings' organization ... Great optimism in Cleveland after his signing ... Many say he's Cleveland's first proven coach, noting that his predecessors, Bill Needham, John Hanna and Jack Vivian, all had only one year of experience or less ... Loves to tell or hear a good hockey story ... Smokes cigars |
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