Brian Wilks
Born	(1966-02-27) February 27, 1966 (age 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Los Angeles Kings
NHL Draft	24th overall, 1984 Los Angeles Kings
Playing career	1984–1990
Medal record Ice hockey Representing  Canada Maccabiah Games 1997 Israel Ice hockey

Brian Wilks (born February 27, 1966) is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 48 games for the Los Angeles Kings in the National Hockey League between 1985 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1985 to 1990, was spent in the minor leagues.

Biography

Wilks was born in Toronto, Ontario.^[1] As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Shopsy's minor ice hockey team.^[2] He attended Carleton University 1990-93, majoring in psychology.

He played for the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League from 1982 to 1984.

He was drafted in 1984, 24th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings.^[1] He led the Kings in preseason scoring in 1984-85. He made his NHL debut later that season. He played with the Kings until he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on March 7, 1989. He never played in the NHL again, and finished his career in the American Hockey League in 1990.^{[citation needed]}

He played for Team Canada in the 1997 Maccabiah Games in Israel, winning a gold medal.^[3][4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs