Garrett Wilson (born March 16, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wilson was selected by the Florida Panthers in the 4th round (107th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Early life Wilson was born in Elmvale, Ontario. He played major junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, and competed for the 2011 Memorial Cup as a member of the Owen Sound Attack. His play during the 2010–11 OHL season was recognized when he was named to the OHL First All-Star Team.
Playing career On June 1, 2011, the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League signed Wilson to an entry-level contract.
In the 2015–16 season, Wilson split the year between the Panthers and AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. Wilson was scoreless in a career-best 29 games with Florida. He registered his first NHL point in the post-season, assisting Alex Petrovic's game-winning goal in Game 4 against the New York Islanders.
At the conclusion of the season, Wilson was not offered a contract to remain with the Panthers. On July 7, 2016, he signed as a free agent to a one-year, two-way contract with the Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Wilson joined the Penguins AHL affiliate, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, where he was named an alternate captain. He re-signed with the Penguins on July 1, 2017.
Wilson began the 2018–19 season in the AHL where he was named the captain of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. He was recalled to the Penguins on November 6 but after going pointless in four games he was assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Wilson scored his first NHL career goal on February 9, 2019 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
As a free agent from the Penguins, Wilson agreed to a one-year, $725,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs on July 23, 2019. After attending the Maple Leafs 2019 training camp, Wilson was re-assigned for the duration of the 2019–20 season, to play in the AHL with the Toronto Marlies.
As a free agent heading into the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Wilson was signed to a one-year AHL contract with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, affiliate to the Philadelphia Flyers, on January 26, 2021.
Wilson signed a one-year contract to remain with the Phantoms on July 15, 2025. Approaching the NHL trade deadline in the season, Wilson was signed to a two-way NHL contract with the Flyers on March 5, 2026. On March 19, 2026, Wilson made his debut for the Flyers against the Los Angeles Kings, nearly seven years since his last NHL game on April 16, 2019. He was subsequently named as the Flyers' nominee for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy.
On July 22, 2026, Wilson signed a one-year AHL contract with the Phantoms. Two months later, Wilson was re-signed by the Flyers to a one-year, two-way contract.
Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2007–08Tecumseh ChiefsWOHL4611263740141382122 2007–08Windsor SpitfiresOHL710123 0 0 0 0 2008–09Owen Sound AttackOHL53171835444 1 3 4 7 2009–10Owen Sound AttackOHL6536266280— — — — — 2010–11Owen Sound AttackOHL66404686114 22 11 10 21 28 2011–12Cincinnati CyclonesECHL6317183550— — — — — 2011–12San Antonio RampageAHL111012— — — — — 2012–13Cincinnati CyclonesECHL381910295615 4 1 5 17 2012–13San Antonio RampageAHL2632519— — — — — 2013–14San Antonio RampageAHL7114163058— — — — — 2013–14Florida PanthersNHL30000— — — — — 2014–15San Antonio RampageAHL71231538803 0 2 2 2 2014–15Florida PanthersNHL20000— — — — — 2015–16Portland PiratesAHL377132055— — — — — 2015–16Florida PanthersNHL29000246 0 1 1 4 2016–17Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL59112031835 0 2 2 0 2017–18Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL691725421393 0 1 1 22 2018–19Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL188101869— — — — — 2018–19Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL50268184 1 0 1 0 2019–20Toronto MarliesAHL5110102081— — — — — 2020–21Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL2718928— — — — — 2021–22Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL70171633115— — — — — 2022–23Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL681825431953 0 1 1 6 2023–24Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL59811192166 1 0 1 4 2024–25Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL631414281347 1 1 2 29 2025–26Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL5441216101— — — — — 2025–26Philadelphia FlyersNHL30005— — — — — NHL totals 87 2 6 8 47 10 1 1 2 4
Awards and honours Award Year OHL First All-Star Team 2010–11
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