Wade Redden

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Position Defence
Shoots Left
Nickname Reds
Height
Weight		 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
208 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team Ottawa Senators
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Born June 12, 1977,
Lloydminster, SK, CAN
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 1995
New York Islanders
Pro Career 1996 – present

Wade Redden (born June 12, 1977, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

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[edit] Playing career

Wade Redden has played all nine of his NHL seasons for Ottawa. He was the New York Islanders' 1st pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 2nd overall, and was then traded to Ottawa by the New York Islanders along with Damian Rhodes for Don Beaupre, Martin Straka and Bryan Berard, January 23, 1996. In the 2005-06 NHL season, he missed games because of a knee injury and to be with his mother, Pat as she battled cancer. Redden finished the season with 50 points, and a league-leading +/- of 35, in 65 games.

Not known for his physical play, Redden is able to contribute to his teams scoring, and is currently one of the leading scorers among defencemen in the NHL. He re-signed with the Ottawa Senators for a 2-year contract worth $13 million, which due to the salary cap saw Zdeno Chara leave Ottawa and sign as a UFA to the Boston Bruins. He played in his 700th career game on October 19th, 2006 (a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche). He is also an alternate captain of the Senators, along with Chris Phillips.

[edit] Trivia

  • Redden scored his first NHL goal on his first shot against Jocelyn Thibault of the Montreal Canadiens on the same shift when Montreal scored prior to the goal.
  • His favourite television show is Seinfeld.
  • He has an older sister Niki and an older brother Bart.
  • His favourite singer is Garth Brooks.
  • His favourite food is steak.
  • Wade also has a dog named "Bif".
  • His favourite NHL arena is the Air Canada Centre.
  • His favourite city on the road is Dallas.
  • His favourite leisure activity are watching movies.
  • Redden has a suite at the Scotiabank Place named Wade's World reserved for sick children.
  • His favourite team growing up were the Edmonton Oilers, and his favourite player growing up was Mark Messier.
  • Redden won the 1987 Saskatchewan Hackey Sack championship
  • Redden was involved in the filming of the television show, Road Hockey Rumble in his hometown.

[edit] Awards

  • WHL Rookie of the Year - 1994
  • WHL East Second All-Star Team - 1995
  • WHL East Fist All-Star Team - 1996
  • Memorial Cup All-Star Team - 1996
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2002
  • NHL Plus/Minus Award - 2006 (joint winner)

[edit] Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1992-93 Lloydminster Blazers AJHL 34 4 11 15 64 -- -- -- -- --
1993-94 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 64 4 35 39 98 14 2 4 6 10
1994-95 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 64 14 46 60 83 18 5 10 15 8
1995-96 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 51 9 45 54 55 19 5 10 15 19
1996-97 Ottawa Senators NHL 82 6 24 30 41 7 1 3 4 2
1997-98 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 8 14 22 27 9 0 2 2 2
1998-99 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 8 21 29 54 4 1 2 3 2
1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 10 26 36 49 -- -- -- -- --
2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 10 37 47 49 4 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL 79 9 25 34 48 12 3 2 5 6
2002-03 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 10 35 45 70 18 1 8 9 10
2003-04 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 17 26 43 65 7 1 0 1 2
2005-06 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 10 40 50 63 9 2 8 10 10
NHL Totals 694 88 248 336 466 64 8 19 27 26

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

International Statistics

Year Team Event   GP G A Pts PIM
1995 Team Canada WJC 7 3 2 5 0
1996 Team Canada WJC 6 0 2 2 0
1999 Team Canada WCh 10 1 2 3 6
2001 Team Canada WCh 7 0 3 3 25
2004 Team Canada WCp 2 0 1 1 0
2005 Team Canada WCh 9 2 3 5 2
2006 Team Canada Oly 6 1 0 1 0
Senior Int'l Totals 47 7 13 20 35

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Preceded by
Martin St. Louis & Marek Malik		 Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Michal Rozsival)
2006		 Succeeded by
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