Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
Former NHL defenseman who became the San Jose Sharks' general manager after retiring.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth5 July 1957
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The reality is that we can't control where people are moving into. There are pains with the growth. I wish growth didn't have an impact on families, but it does.
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They had a team meeting which was at the right time by the right people. And what was said in that room stays in that room amongst the players. But at the end of the day what came out is: 'We're playing for each other.' I think that had a dramatic impact in that the players took over the team as they should. And they have not let each other down.
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He had a tremendous impact on my life on many aspects of it, so it was very difficult, ... He was my defense partner, my roommate, my coach when I had my best year and then I worked at Coca-Cola with him for 10 years. So both personally and professionally he's had a profound influence on my life and it's tough to see his family going through this.
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It would give us some flexibility to bring somebody up, give us options. Josh is a versatile player, but moving forward we want the flexibility.
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Bob and Sharon Whitchurch have set the bar for customer service, and our goal is to build upon those high standards. We thank them for the opportunity to purchase their successful private business.
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Every day is a trade deadline to me, so there's different ways of acquiring players. We look every day at options and opportunities that are there.
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Ville is an energy player who is gritty and hard to play against. He has provided a spark on every team he's played on and plays big in important games...he's a player you hate to play against but love to have on your team.
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We are very pleased to have received funding for all the projects we forwarded to Washington,
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We're certainly not going to rush him. He's a young man who is a tremendously important player for us, so we're real glad that he's worked his tail off. He's not your typical 19 year old -- he's lived in an apartment by himself since he was 14 and he's a man both physically and mentally. But he will be back this season. I don't know if I've ever seen anybody rehab as hard as this.
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We couldn't put it in the basket in the third quarter. We played catch-up after that, and every time we made a run they were able to answer.
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We have more things to accomplish and more challenges ahead of us. We're building this to be a championship team and nothing less. You don't get ahead of yourself in any of that. I just know that I believe in these players. I believe in them strongly and that's why we gave them the opportunities.
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I think he's purely earned it. Take a look at his experience; he's been to two Olympics, how many World Cups (2), and how many World Championships (2). I kind of expected this all along.
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Most search firms try to do some type of survey to get a profile. It allows people to go through and articulate in their own words what they want in their next leader. Now, what we do is talk about the skill set and look at the people who are applying and people we know that are out there that we can pursue.
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We are extremely pleased to extend Kyle's contract for three additional seasons, ... Kyle is a big, strong, punishing defenseman who is trending up in his career and he will continue to be one of our anchors on the back end.