Wes Walz

#37 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 07/08

Date of Birth: May 15, 1970
Age: 56
Place of Birth: Calgary, AB, CAN
Nation: Canada
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Wes Walz Facts

Player Type: PK SpecialistPuckhandlerTwo-Way Center
Drafted: 1989 round 3 #57 overall by Boston Bruins

Son: Kelvin Walz
Daughters: Jaedyn Walz, Brehna Walz & Cheyne Walz

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Wes Walz Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1986-1987	Calgary Northstars U18 AAA	AMHL	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987-1988	Calgary Northstars U18 AAA "A"	AMHL	35	47	52	99	72	-
1987-1988	Prince Albert Raiders	WHL	1	1	1	2	0	-
1988-1989	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	63	29	75	104	32	-	Playoffs	8	1	5	6	6	-
1989-1990	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	56	54	86	140	69	-	Playoffs	19	13	24	37	33	-
1989-1990	Boston Bruins	NHL	2	1	1	2	0	-1
1989-1990	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	2	3	5	0	-
1990-1991	Boston Bruins	NHL	56	8	8	16	32	-14	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-3
1990-1991	Maine Mariners	AHL	20	8	12	20	19	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	21	-
1991-1992	Boston Bruins	NHL	15	0	3	3	12	-3
1991-1992	Maine Mariners	AHL	21	13	11	24	38	-6
1991-1992	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	2	1	0	1	0	1
1991-1992	Hershey Bears	AHL	41	13	28	41	37	-19	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0	1
1992-1993	Hershey Bears	AHL	78	35	45	80	106	-2
1993-1994	Calgary Flames	NHL	53	11	27	38	16	20	Playoffs	6	3	0	3	2	-1
1993-1994	Saint John Flames	AHL	15	6	6	12	14	6
1994-1995	Calgary Flames	NHL	39	6	12	18	11	7	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995-1996	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
1995-1996	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	38	20	35	55	58	12
1996-1997	EV Zug	NLA	41	24	22	46	67	-	Playoffs	9	5	1	6	39	-
1997-1998	EV Zug	NLA	38	18	34	52	32	-	Playoffs	20	16	12	28	18	-
1998-1999	EV Zug	NLA	42	22	27	49	75	-	Playoffs	10	3	9	12	2	-
1998-1999	EHC Chur Loan	NLB	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	7	3	3	6	14	-
1999-2000	Long Beach Ice Dogs	IHL	6	4	3	7	8	7
1999-2000	HC Lugano	NLA	13	7	11	18	14	-	Playoffs	5	3	4	7	4	-
2000-2001	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	82	18	12	30	37	-8
2000-2001	Canada	WC	6	0	4	4	2	3
2001-2002	Minnesota Wild	NHL	64	10	20	30	43	0
2002-2003	Minnesota Wild	NHL	80	13	19	32	63	11	Playoffs	18	7	6	13	14	5
2003-2004	Minnesota Wild	NHL	57	12	13	25	32	5
2004-2005	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-2006	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	82	19	18	37	61	7
2006-2007	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	62	9	15	24	30	3	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	1
2007-2008	Minnesota Wild "A"	NHL	11	1	3	4	6	-5

Wes Walz Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1987-1988	Calgary Northstars U18 AAA "A"	Air Canada Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	4	0	3	3	-	-
1997-1998	EV Zug	Euro HL	5	1	3	4	10	-
1997-1998	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998-1999	EV Zug	Euro HL	6	7	5	12	16	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	12	-
1999-2000	HC Lugano	Euro HL	1	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	4	3	3	6	4	0

Wes Walz Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	5	213	95	137	232	1.09	272	-9*	2	8	1	2	3	0.38	21	1*
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
AMHL (AEHL U18)	2	35*	47*	52*	99*	2.83*	72*	-	0
Euro HL	3	12	8	8	16	1.33	26	0	2	6	3	3	6	1.00	16	0
IHL	1	6	4	3	7	1.17	8	7	0
NHL	13	607	109	151	260	0.43	343	23	5	32	10	7	17	0.53	20	2
NLA (NL)	4	134	71	94	165	1.23	188	-	4	44	27	26	53	1.20	63	-
NLB (SL)	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	7	3	3	6	0.86	14	-
Spengler Cup	2	4*	0	3*	3*	0.75*	-	-	0
WC	1	6	0	4	4	0.67	2	3	0
WHL	3	120	84	162	246	2.05	101	-	2	27	14	29	43	1.59	39	-
WJC-20	1	7	2	3	5	0.71	0	-	0

Wes Walz Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1987-1988	Air Canada Cup Most Points Air Canada Cup Most Valuable Player Air Canada Cup Silver Medal Air Canada Cup Top Forward
1988-1989	WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy)
1989-1990	U20 WJC Gold Medal WHL (East) First All-Star Team WHL Playoffs Most Assists (24) WHL Playoffs Most Points (37)
1995-1996	AHL All-Star Game AHL Player of the Week (Jan. 7)
1997-1998	NLA Champion (Zug) NLA Most Goals Playoffs (16) NLA Most Points Playoffs (28) NLA Most Valuable Player
1998-1999	European Hockey League (EHL) Most Goals (7) European Hockey League (EHL) Most Points (12)
2002-2003	NHL Top Defensive Forward (Selke Trophy) Finalist

Wes Walz Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EHC Chur
Cult/Star player for EV Zug
Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for Minnesota Wild
Cult/Star player for Prince Albert Raiders

Career transactions
- 2007-03-17 • Announced his retirement
- 2000-06-28 • Signed as a free agent by the Minnesota Wild
- 1995-09-06 • Signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings
- 1993-08-26 • Signed as a free agent by the Calgary Flames
- 1992-01-02 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Garry Galley and a 1993 3rd round pick (Milos Holan) for Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, a 1992 3rd round pick (Sergei Zholtok) and a 1993 4th round pick (Charles Paquette)