Kenneth Athol Wilson (July 23, 1923 – April 3, 2008) was a minor league hockey general manager and owner for forty years.
Wilson was known for identifying young talent; his players won league-wide Rookie of the Year awards seven times.
McDonald Cup for the Saskatoon public schools hockey championship, with Wilson playing from the centre and left-wing positions.
In 1946, Wilson moved from Trail, British Columbia to Fort Worth, Texas to play for the Rangers in the United States Hockey League (1945-51).
As manager, Wilson booked and promoted many of the leading acts of the 1950s, including the first Ohio venue for Elvis Presley on November 24, 1956, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Nat King Cole, Tex Ritter, Sonja Henie, Victor Borge, Liberace, Guy Lombardo, and Patti Page.
In 1967 the National Hockey League expanded and Olmstead was hired as general manager and coach of the Oakland Seals after the June 7, 1967 NHL player draft.
After years of good labor relations, the United Auto Workers went on strike against Caterpillar Inc. on October 1, 1982.