Wilson to Skate in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville
Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David
Poile announced today that the club has signed former Colgate
forward Kyle Wilson to a two-year contract. The first season
(2011-12) is a two-way deal that will pay him $550,000 at the NHL
level and $105,000 at the AHL level. The second season will pay
Wilson $550,000 on a one-way contract.
Wilson, 26 (5/12/84), spent the 2010-11 season with the Columbus
Blue Jackets organization, posting 11 points (4g-7a) in 32 NHL
contests and 24 points (12g-12a) in 23 games with the AHL’s
Springfield Falcons. The Oakville, Ont., native played the majority
of his first four professional seasons with the Hershey Bears from
2006-10, amassing 251 points (119g-132a) in 320 games and winning
back-to-back Calder Cup titles in 2009 and 2010. The 6-0, 201-pound
center saw his first NHL action with Washington in 2009-10,
registering two assists in two games.
Drafted 272nd overall (ninth round) by Minnesota in the 2004 Entry
Draft, Wilson played four years at Colgate from 2002-06, compiling
101 points (46g-55a) in 139 games.
