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	(1975-11-12) November 12, 1975 Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight	223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	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, 1994 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 . Instead he was sent to the Utah Grizzlies. 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. Wells would go on to play parts of three seasons in Italy, Russia and Denmark.

Wells retired from hockey in 2005.

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

External links

• Chris Wells's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Chris Wells's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
• Chris Wells profile at Eurohockey.com
• Chris Wells's biography at Legends of Hockey

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stefan Bergkvist	Pittsburgh Penguins first round draft pick 1994	Succeeded by Aleksey Morozov