Kyle Wellwood

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Kyle Wellwood (b. May 16, 1983 in Oldcastle, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL.

Contents

1 Playing career
2 Awards
3 Career statistics
4 International play
5 See also
6 References

Playing career

Wellwood was drafted by the Belleville Bulls in the first round, 16th overall, in the 1999 OHL draft. He was traded in January 2002 to the Windsor Spitfires in a deal that involved Jason Spezza going the other way. In Windsor, he received the William Hanley Trophy for the most gentlemanly player recognition in 2003 by going on 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. 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 and set a franchise record.

During the 2005-06 NHL season, Wellwood became a regular with Toronto, and his best game so far was on 19 December, 2005, when he recorded 4 points (1 goal and 3 assists) in a 9-6 victory against the New York Islanders. He was also named to the NHL rookie team of the year, alongside with teammate Alex Steen and fellow Eastern Conference rookies, Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin.

In his spare time he enjoys listening to The Killers and reading. He also enjoys soccer. When he is on the road he sometimes will go to a movie but only when he is board. He does not have a girl friend and is currently looking.

Awards

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)

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
2 Seasons	Career	NHL	82	11	34	45	14	-	-	-	-	-

As of April 18, 2006

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

References

[HockeyDB]