wilson played 1 game with the chicago black hawks during the 1961 stanley cup finals and helped them win a stanley cup. he then played 1 season with the boston bruins before joining the montreal canadiens for 1 season. after his season with the canadiens was finished, he moved to the pittsburgh penguins for 1 season and then the philadelphia flyers for 1 season. he retired from professional hockey in 1974 after 4 season with the phoenix roadrunners of the western hockey league.