Neil Wilkinson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Minnesota North Stars in the second round of the 1986 NHL entry draft. He played in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1999.
Wilkinson remained retired for four seasons before making a brief return to the Central Hockey League in 2003 with the Tulsa Oilers and the ECHL'sFresno Falcons in 2004. Wilkinson was inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall Of Fame on April 15, 2011. Due to his aggressive style of play and body checks he was given the nickname Big Daddy ==Career statistics==