Eric Wellwood

Eric Wellwood
Born March 6, 1990 (1990-03-06) (age 22)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Left wing
Shoots Left
NHL team Philadelphia Flyers
NHL Draft 172nd overall, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 2010–present

Eric Wellwood (born March 6, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the younger brother of Kyle Wellwood.

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Playing career

Wellwood was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (172nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He signed a three-year entry level contract with the Flyers on March 4, 2010 after playing four seasons of junior hockey with the Windsor Spitfires, with whom he helped win two straight Memorial Cup championships in 2009 and 2010.[1] Wellwood was called up from the Adirondack Phantoms on November 1, 2010 in the wake of Flyers forward Danny Briere's three-game suspension and made his NHL debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on a line with James van Riemsdyk and Mike Richards.[2] Wellwood recorded his first NHL point on November 6 against the New York Islanders, assisting on Andreas Nodl's game winning goal at 14:35 of the third period.[3] During the 2010-11 NHL playoffs, the Flyers called up Wellwood and a few other players, but he did not dress for a game.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2006–07 Tecumseh Chiefs OJHL-B 34 10 10 20 33 — — — — —
2006–07 Windsor Spitfires OHL 23 2 5 7 0 — — — — —
2007–08 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 9 7 16 12 5 0 0 0 2
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires OHL 61 16 18 34 12 20 10 11 21 12
2008–09 Windsor Spitfires M-Cup — — — — — 6 1 3 4 2
2009–10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 65 31 37 68 36 19 4 6 10 6
2009–10 Windsor Spitfires M-Cup — — — — — 4 2 4 6 0
2010–11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 73 16 12 28 24 — — — — —
2010–11 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
AHL totals 73 16 12 28 24 — — — — —
OHL totals 217 58 67 125 60 44 14 17 31 22

References

  1. ^ "Flyers Sign Three Prospects". Philadelphia Flyers. 2010-03-04. http://flyers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=520158. Retrieved 2010-09-29. 
  2. ^ "Flyers' Briere Receives 3-Game Suspension". CSNPhilly.com. 2010-11-01. http://www.csnphilly.com/11/01/10/Flyers-Briere-Receives-3-Game-Suspension/landing_flyers.html?blockID=343073&feedID=704. Retrieved 2010-11-01. 
  3. ^ "Flyers hold off Isles 2-1 for sixth win in a row". NHL.com. 2010-11-06. http://www.nhl.com/ice/recap.htm?id=2010020191. Retrieved 2010-11-06. 
  4. ^ "Meltzer's Musings: Forward Prospects". hockeybuzz.com. 2011-06-02. http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=36166&blogger_id=45. Retrieved 2011-06-09. 

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