Chris Wells (ice hockey)

This article is about the ice hockey player. For the American football player, see Chris Wells (American football).

Chris Wells
Born	November 12, 1975 (1975-11-12) (age 36) Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	240 lb (109 kg; 17 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre/left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Calgary Flames Pittsburgh Penguins Florida Panthers Beast of New Haven Louisville Panthers Hartford Wolfpack Utah Grizzlies Wheeling Nailers Portland Pirates Peoria Rivermen Khabarovsk Amur Milano Vipers Rødovre Mighty Bulls
NHL Draft	24th overall, 1995 Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career	1995–2005

Chris Wells (born November 12, 1975) is a Canadian retired professional hockey player who played in the NHL with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers.

Playing career

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. 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 1996–97 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. He played 4 years with the Panthers, having his best year during the 1997–98 campaign in which he scored 15 points and appeared in 61 games.

Wells also skated for the New York Rangers and was signed by the Dallas Stars in 2000 but did not play a game for them. Instead he was sent to the Utah Grizzlies. Wells would then spend parts of three seasons in the minors in North America. On November 20, 2002, Wells debuted in the Russian Superleague with the Khabarovsk Amur Tigers and played on a line with former NHL all-star Sergei Krivokrasov.^[1] Wells would go on to play parts of three seasons in Italy, Russia and Denmark.

Wells retired from hockey in 2005. He now lives in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife. He has been active in the Florida real estate market as a Broker, with Nestler Poletto Sotheby's International Realty^[2] and specializes in high end realestate.

Career statistics

				Regular season
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995–96	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		54	2	2	4	59
1996–97	Florida Panthers	NHL		47	2	6	8	42
1997–98	Florida Panthers	NHL		61	5	10	15	47
1998–99	Florida Panthers	NHL		20	0	2	2	31
1999–00	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

References

1. ^ http://www.russianhockeyinsider.com/col/049.html
2. ^ http://www.npsir.com/

External links

• Chris Wells's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Chris Wells's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Chris Wells – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
• Chris Wells's biography at Legends of Hockey

Preceded by Stefan Bergkvist

Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1995

Succeeded by Aleksey Morozov

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Name	Wells, Chris
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Date of birth	November 12, 1975
Place of birth	Calgary, AB, CAN
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