Kyle Wellwood : biography
May 16, 1983 –
Winnipeg Jets
After becoming a free agent in the off-season Wellwood signed a one-year $US 700,000 deal with the Winnipeg Jets on September, 8th 2011. With 47 points on the season, Wellwood set a career high in points, while tying his previous career high of 18 goals in a season. On July 13, 2012 Wellwood re-signed with the Jets for a one year $ 1,600,000 contract.
Career statistics
| | Regular season | | Playoffs | ||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1997–98 | Sun County Panthers | OMHA | 48 | 34 | 60 | 94 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
1998–99 | Tecumseh Chiefs | WOHL | 51 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
1999–00 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 65 | 14 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
2000–01 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 68 | 35 | 83 | 118 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 4 |
2001–02 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 28 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 26 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
2002–03 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 57 | 41 | 59 | 100 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
2003–04 | St. John’s Maple Leafs | AHL | 76 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
2004–05 | St John’s Maple Leafs | AHL | 80 | 38 | 49 | 87 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
2005–06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 81 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
2006–07 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 48 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 59 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
2008–09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 75 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
2010–11 | Mytishchi Atlant | KHL | 25 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
2010–11 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 35 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
2011–12 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 77 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
2012–13 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 39 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL totals | 489 | 92 | 143 | 235 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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2003 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Junior int’l totals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Awards
Major Junior
- Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (OHL leading scorer) – 2001
- OHL Plus/Minus Award – 2001
- OHL First All-Star Team – 2001
- OHL Player of the Week – October 15, 2002, March 23, 2003
- Silver medal (Team Canada) – 2003 World Junior Championships
- CHL Third All-Star Team – 2003
- William Hanley Trophy (OHL sportsman of the year) – 2003
- CHL Sportsman of the Year – 2003
AHL
- Player of the month – November 2003
- Player of the week – October 31, 2004
NHL
- 1st star of the week – December 17, 2006
- 2nd star of the night – April 4, 2011
- 3rd star of the night – October 22, 2011
- 3rd star of the night – January 23, 2012
- 1st star of the night – February 2, 2012
International play
As a junior in his fourth and final OHL season, Wellwood competed for Team Canada at the 2003 World Junior Championships, earning a silver medal. He contributed 1 goal and 4 assists in 6 games.
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