Kyle Wellwood
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| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname(s) | Welly, Frodo |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb) |
| NHL Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | May 16, 1983 , Windsor, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 134th overall, 2001 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro career | 2003 – present |
Kyle Wellwood (born May 16, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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[edit] Playing career
Wellwood was drafted by the Belleville Bulls in the first round, 16th overall, in the 1999 Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. He was traded in January 2002 to the Windsor Spitfires straight up for Jason Spezza. In Windsor, he received the William Hanley Trophy for the most gentlemanly player recognition in 2003 by playing in 57 games without a single penalty minute that year. He was also selected to play in the 2003 World Junior Championship squad and won a silver medal with Team Canada.
Wellwood was drafted in the 5th round, 134th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.[1]Perhaps the highlight of his AHL career was on October 30, 2004, when he scored 5 goals for the St. John's Maple Leafs against the Cleveland Barons, setting a franchise record.
During the 2005–06 NHL season, Wellwood became a regular with Toronto.
Until his sports hernia injury Wellwood played regular shifts on the first-line right-wing with captain Mats Sundin playing centre between Wellwood and young Ukrainian power forward Alexei Ponikarovsky. When Sundin was injured in November of 2006, Wellwood played as the centre for Leafs on the first line.
On December 16, 2006 Wellwood scored his first NHL hat trick in a game against the New York Rangers. He also had two assists that same night, making it his first five point NHL game.
Wellwood returned from his sports hernia injury on Tuesday November 6th 2007, in a game against the Ottawa Senators. He did not record a point in the 5–1 loss.
On November 10th 2007 he scored his first 2 goals of the season,his first points of the 07/08 campaign.
After the Leafs had been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, Kyle Wellwood was sent to Philadelphia for a "minor event" on the opposite side of his groin from the first operation, and he would not return for any of the remaining games in the 07/08 NHL season.
[edit] Personal life
Wellwood grew up in Oldcastle, Ontario, just outside of Windsor. His brother Eric plays for the Windsor Spitfires of the OHL. His sister Michelle is a teacher, like their mother was, though now their mother is a firefighter. Wellwood's father suffers from bipolar disorder, and Wellwood used hockey to escape from troubles at home.[1]
[edit] Awards and achievements
- Awarded Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as leading scorer in the OHL (2001)
- Awarded OHL Plus/Minus Award (2001)
- Named to the OHL First All-Star Team (2001)
- Named CHL Sportsmanlike Player of the Year (2001)
- Named OHL Player of the Week (October 15, 2002)
- Named OHL Player of the Week (March 23, 2003)
- Named to the CHL Third All-Star Team (2003)
- Won a silver medal playing with Team Canada in the World Junior Championships (2003)
- Named CHL Sportsmanlike Player of the Year (2003)
- Awarded OHL William Hanley Trophy (Most Gentlemanly Player) (2003)
- Named AHL Player of the month (November 2003)
- Named AHL Player of the week (October 31, 2004)
- Named NHL 1st star of the week (December 17, 2006)
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL Totals | 189 | 31 | 77 | 108 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
[edit] International play
- Member of Team Canada in 2003 World Junior Championships
International Statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Canada | WJC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
