Early Years
Wilson was born in Windsor, Ontario, and raised in Fort Erie, Ontario. He moved from Fort Erie to Riverside, Rhode Island, when he was 12 years old. As a result, Wilson holds dual citizenship of Canada and the United States, and has represented Team USA in both playing and coaching.
Both his father, Larry Wilson, and his uncle, Johnny Wilson played for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1950s and later coached in the NHL.
He began his career playing hockey at East Providence High School and then went on to attend Providence College, where he set several NCAA defenseman scoring records and was named the ECAC Player of the Year in 1975. He was a teammate of Brian Burke and Jeffrey Nixon at Providence. Burke and Wilson now work together for USA Hockey and formerly for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Read more about this topic: Ron Wilson (ice Hockey B. 1955)
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