Chris Wells (Born November 12, 1975 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Florida Panthers are a professional Ice hockey team based in Sunrise Florida, a suburb of Ft He shot left-handed and played center or left wing. He played on several different teams all over the USA, Canada, Europe and Russia. He now lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife. He has been active in the Florida Real Estate Market as a Broker since 2002.
Wells was playing with the Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL when he was drafted in the 1st round, 24th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. The Seattle Thunderbirds are a Junior ice hockey team in Seattle, Washington that belongs to the Western Hockey League. This article refers to the junior Western Hockey League For other leagues with the same name see Western Hockey League (disambiguation. The 1994 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 28 1994 Picks for the 1994 draft are on the "Hockey Database" website Selections by round Round 1 His large size (6'6" 223 lbs) along with a strong physical presence and scoring touch contributed to his high draft choice. For the 1994–1995 season Wells returned to the Thunderbirds and scored 108 points in 68 games while contributing 148 PIMs as well. The following year Wells made his debut in the NHL, appearing in 54 games with the Penguins. Wells began the 1996–1997 year with the Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL when he was traded by the Penguins to the Florida Panthers for Stu Barnes and Jason Woolley. Facts Founded 1992 - 1993 season Arena Richfield Coliseum (capacity 20000 1992–1994 & Gund Arena Stuart Barnes (born December 25, 1970 in Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada) is an Assistant coach with the Dallas Stars of Jason Woolley (born July 27, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian Ice hockey defenceman. He played 4 years with the Panthers, having his best year during the 1997–1998 campaign in which he scored 15 points and appeared in 61 games.
Wells then made stops with New York Rangers, Dallas Stars, Utah Grizzlies. The New York Rangers are a professional Ice hockey team based in New York, New York, United States. The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. This is about the defunct IHL/AHL team that folded in 2005 For the current ECHL team see Utah Grizzlies. After a few seasons in Europe; Italy, Russia and Denmark, Wells retired from hockey. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
Career Stats
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
| 1995–1996 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 59 | ||||||
| 1996–1997 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | ||||||
| 1997–1998 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 61 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 47 | ||||||
| 1998–1999 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | ||||||
| 1999–2000 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| 5 Years | Totals | NHL | 195 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 193 | ||||||
Awards
- 1995: WHL West First All-Star Team
- 2000: Calder Cup winner AHL
- 2004: European championship Italy
External links
- Chris Wells's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Chris Wells's biography at Legends of Hockey