Wade Belak

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Position	Defence/Forward
Shoots	Right
Nickname	Beler
Height Weight	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (104 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	Toronto Maple Leafs Calgary Flames Colorado Avalanche
Nationality	Canada
Born	July 3, 1976, Saskatoon, SK, CA
NHL Draft	12th overall, 1994 Quebec Nordiques
Pro Career	1996 – present

Wade Belak (b. July 3, 1976 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian professional hockey forward/defenceman. Belak attended North Battleford Comprehensive High School in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Belak is best known as an enforcer. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, First Round, 12th Overall. He has played for the Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames and Toronto Maple Leafs.

In 2004-05 he played for Coventry Blaze in the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) during the NHL lockout. Belak won man of the match a number of times and was voted to the EIHL All Star team at the end of the season.

He is known to have various tattoos covering his biceps.

Off the ice, the media portrays him as a charismatic, easy-going person who loves to joke, contrary to his aggressive style of play. Leafs TV, the official television station for the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, is currently broadcasting a weekly feature on Belak being interviewed by Jody Vance. This segment, titled "Wade a Minute," is quite popular among many Leafs supporters because it gives the viewers a humourous, yet realistic look at the life of a Leaf player outside of his professional realm.

Wade Belak is currently married to Jennifer Belak, and has two children: Andy and Alex.

[edit] Career statistics

                                     Regular Season              
Season  Team                       Lge   GP   G   A    Pts  PIM   
     
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche         NHL   5    0   0    0    11
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche         NHL   8    1   1    2    27
1998-99 Colorado/Calgary           NHL   31   0   1    1    94
1998-99 Saint John Flames          AHL   18   0   3    3    66
1999-00 Calgary Flames             NHL   40   0   2    2    122
2000-01 Calgary/Toronto            NHL   39   1   1    2    110
2001-02 Toronto Maple Leafs        NHL   63   1   3    4    142
2002-03 Toronto Maple Leafs        NHL   55   3   6    9    196
2003-04 Toronto Maple Leafs        NHL   34   1   1    2    109
2004-05 Coventry Blaze             EIHL  42   7   10   17   178  
2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs        NHL   55   0   3    3    109

                   NHL Totals            330  7   18   25   920