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Canada Wes Walz
#37 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 07/08
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time NL Champion 1
1-time NL Most Valuable Player 1
1-time WHL (East) First All-Star Team 1
1-time WHL Rookie of the Year (Jim Piggott Trophy) 1
Date of Birth
May 15, 1970
Position
C
Age
55
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Calgary, AB, CAN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1989 round 3 #57 overall by Boston Bruins

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

Team Staff profile of Wes Walz also available

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Wes Walz Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Calgary Northstars U18 AAA AMHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1987-88 Calgary Northstars U18 AAA “A” AMHL 35* 47* 52* 99* 72* -* |
Prince Albert Raiders WHL 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
1988-89 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 63* 29* 75* 104* 32* -* | Playoffs 8 1 5 6 6 -
1989-90 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 56* 54* 86* 140* 69* -* | Playoffs 19 13 24 37 33 -
Boston Bruins NHL 2* 1* 1* 2* 0* -1* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
1990-91 Boston Bruins NHL 56* 8* 8* 16* 32* -14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3
Maine Mariners AHL 20* 8* 12* 20* 19* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 21 -
1991-92 Boston Bruins NHL 15* 0* 3* 3* 12* -3* |
Maine Mariners AHL 21* 13* 11* 24* 38* -6* |
Philadelphia Flyers NHL 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Hershey Bears AHL 41* 13* 28* 41* 37* -19* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 1
1992-93 Hershey Bears AHL 78* 35* 45* 80* 106* -2* |
1993-94 Calgary Flames NHL 53* 11* 27* 38* 16* 20* | Playoffs 6 3 0 3 2 -1
Saint John Flames AHL 15* 6* 6* 12* 14* 6* |
1994-95 Calgary Flames NHL 39* 6* 12* 18* 11* 7* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 38* 20* 35* 55* 58* 12* |
1996-97 EV Zug NLA 41* 24* 22* 46* 67* -* | Playoffs 9 5 1 6 39 -
1997-98 EV Zug NLA 38* 18* 34* 52* 32* -* | Playoffs 20 16 12 28 18 -
1998-99 EV Zug NLA 42* 22* 27* 49* 75* -* | Playoffs 10 3 9 12 2 -
EHC Chur NLB 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 3 3 6 14 -
1999-00 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 6* 4* 3* 7* 8* 7* |
HC Lugano NLA 13* 7* 11* 18* 14* -* | Playoffs 5 3 4 7 4 -
2000-01 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 82* 18* 12* 30* 37* -8* |
Canada WC 6* 0* 4* 4* 2* 3* |
2001-02 Minnesota Wild NHL 64* 10* 20* 30* 43* 0* |
2002-03 Minnesota Wild NHL 80* 13* 19* 32* 63* 11* | Playoffs 18 7 6 13 14 5
2003-04 Minnesota Wild NHL 57* 12* 13* 25* 32* 5* |
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 82* 19* 18* 37* 61* 7* |
2006-07 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 62* 9* 15* 24* 30* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 1
2007-08 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 +/-
1987-88 Calgary Northstars U18 AAA “A” Air Canada Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1996-97 Team Canada Spengler Cup 4* 0* 3* 3* -* -* |
1997-98 EV Zug Euro HL 5* 1* 3* 4* 10* -* |
Team Canada Spengler Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1998-99 EV Zug Euro HL 6* 7* 5* 12* 16* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 12 -
1999-00 HC Lugano Euro HL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 4 3 3 6 4 0

Wes Walz Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AMHL (AEHL U18) 2 35* 47* 52* 99* 2.83* 72* -* | 0 * * * * * *
AHL 5 213* 95* 137* 232* 1.09* 272* -9* | 2 8 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.38 * 21 * 1 *
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 * * * * * *
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Wes Walz Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player 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)