Coaching Career
Following his player-coach stint, Wilkie returned for the 2002–2003 as an assistant coach for the Augusta Lynx. Midway through the season he replaced the head coach and finished the year as the head coach of the team, leading them to a 24–32–6 record. After this he went on to coach the Omaha Gladiators Bantam AA (majors) and led them to a 3rd place finish at Nationals.
Currently, Wilkie is the head coach of the Omaha AAA Hockey Club U16 team that competes in the North American Prospects Hockey League. Also, Wilkie led the Omaha Jr. Lancers U16 to the National Championship Game at the 2008 USA Hockey Nationals in Buffalo, NY, placing second and finished the season with a 40–23–5 record. In the 2009-2010 season he head coached the Omaha Jr. Lancers U18 to the 2010 USA Hockey Nationals in Rochester, NY, were they finished second and finished the season with a 28-28-5 record. Has also coached PeeWee AA teams, Squirt AA teams, and also coaches five summer hockey teams. He has also served as the Volunteer Assistant Coach to the University of Nebraska at Omaha Mavericks, a Division I hockey school.
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