The 6’4 tall right winger is a Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Capitals in 2016 over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Tom Wilson was born on 29th March 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His father, Keven Wilson, was also a professional hockey player.
Tom Wilson is a wealthy ice hockey player with an estimated net worth over $2 million. Currently, he is signed to Washington Capitals which is considered his significant source of income. His salary from Washington Capitals is listed below.
|
Season |
Salary |
|
2012-13 |
Entry Level Slide |
|
2013-14 |
$925,000 |
|
2014-15 |
$925,000 |
|
2015-16 |
$832,500 |
|
2016-17 |
$1,750,000 |
|
2017-18 |
$2,250,000 |
Apart from his club contract, the shirt No.43 earns much from his endorsement deals with various brands including Lexus.
With a marvelous fortune, Tom Wilson is living a lavish lifestyle. He owns a Jeep Compass.
In 2011, Wilson represented Canada at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he won the gold medal. The following year, he was selected to play in the CHL Top Prospects Game.
In the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Wilson was picked 16th overall by the Washington Capitals. On 10th May 2013, he made his NHL debut with the Capitals for 5th Game of their 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs series against the New York Rangers.
In the 2013-14 season, he participated in his first ever career NHL fight, taking on Lance Bouma of the Calgary Flames, on 3rd October 2013. His first career goal came one month later against Evgeni Nabokov on 5th November. The 2017-18 season was his successful season ended with the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup for the First time in Franchi's history along with his teammates Nicklas Backstrom, Andre Burakovsky, and Evgeny Kuznetsov.
Tom Wilson is neither married nor single. Currently, he is involved in a romantic relationship with Taylor Pischke who is a professional beach volleyball player, playing with Kristina May since 2007. The couple has been together for a few years now, with reports of them dating mentioned as far back as 2013.
The couple isn’t shy when it comes to their love life. Both often share each other’s pictures via their respective Instagram account. Since Pischke resides in Canada, she doesn’t get out to too many matches.
Back in 2015, there were rumors that Wilson had been hooking up with an American singer, Selena Gomez. The buzz all started when Selena Gomez liked a couple of his social media posts, and he may have like few of hers too.
The stories died down promptly after Pischke's named popped up and these days, Wilson and Pischke are still very much together.
