John Mitchell Wilson (February 15, 1962 – May 18, 2019) was a Canadian

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. Wilson played 26 games in the

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(NHL) for the

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and

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from 1984 to 1987. He made his NHL debut on October 12, 1984. In August 2014, he was diagnosed with

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, and he died from the disease in 2019.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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