| Neil Wilkinson | |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 180 |
| Draft: | 30th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1986 |
| Draft Team: | Minnesota North Stars |
| Played For: | Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks Chicago Blackhawks Winnipeg Jets Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Birth Date: | 15 August 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1988 |
| Career End: | 1999 2003–2004 |
Neil Wilkinson (born August 15, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the second round (30th overall) of the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1999.
He played for the Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1980s and 1990s. Wilkinson retired from professional hockey after the 1998-99 NHL season.
Wilkinson remained retired for four seasons before making a brief return to the Central Hockey League in 2003 with the Tulsa Oilers and the ECHL's Fresno Falcons in 2004.
Wilkinson was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall Of Fame on April 15, 2011. Due to his aggressive style of play and body checks he was given the nickname Big Daddy[1]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1985–86 | Selkirk Steelers | MJHL | 42 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Michigan State University | CCHA | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 55 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 157 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Medicine Hat Tigers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 39 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 36 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 1989–90 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 50 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | ||
| 1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 60 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 59 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 72 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 21 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 41 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1996–97 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | IHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Tulsa Oilers | CHL | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Jacksonville Barracudas | WHA2 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Fresno Falcons | ECHL | 20 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 460 | 16 | 67 | 83 | 813 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 41 | ||||