Kevin Willison is a former
ice hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman who played eight seasons of professional hockey from 1979 to 1986. He was drafted by the
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in the 5th round (72st overall) of the
1978 NHL Amateur DraftThe 1978 NHL Amateur Draft occurred at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Quebec on June 15, 1978. It was the last draft to be called the "Amateur Draft" before the process was renamed to the NHL Entry Draft in 1979.-Selections by round:...
.
Willison played in the International Hockey League with the
Port Huron FlagsThe Port Huron Flags were a minor league professional ice hockey team located in Port Huron, Michigan. The Flags competed in the International Hockey League between the 1962 and 1981 seasons. For three of those season from 1971 to 1974, Port Huron was a farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, and were...
(1978–79 and 1980–81),
Milwaukee AdmiralsThe Milwaukee Admirals are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA at the Bradley Center.-History:...
(1981–84 and 1985–86), and
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(1984–85); and in the Central Hockey League with the
Salt Lake Golden EaglesThe Salt Lake Golden Eagles were a minor professional hockey team based in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1969 to 1994.They played in the Western Hockey League from 1969 to 1974, the Central Hockey League from 1974 to 1984 and the International Hockey League from 1984 to 1994...
(1979–81).
Awards
The IHL twice awarded Willison the
Governor's TrophyThe Governor's Trophy was awarded annually by the International Hockey League to the most outstanding defenseman as judged by league coaches. It was first awarded in 1965, and renamed the Larry D. Gordon Trophy in 1999.-Winners:-References:...
as the league's most outstanding defenceman, during the 1982-83 and 1983-84 seasons, when he was a member of the Milwaukee Admirals.
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