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Wes Walz

Position: C
Shoots: Right
Height: 5-10    Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: May 15, 1970 in Calgary, Alberta

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 3rd round (57th overall) of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1989-90 19 BOS NHL 2 1 1 2 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 1 100.0
1990-91 20 BOS NHL 56 8 8 16 7 -14 32 7 1 0 1 57 14.0
1991-92 21 TOT NHL 17 1 3 4 1 -2 12 1 0 0 1 19 5.3
1991-92 21 BOS NHL 15 0 3 3 1 -3 12 0 0 0 0 17 0.0
1991-92 21 PHI NHL 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 50.0
1993-94 23 CGY NHL 53 11 27 38 13 20 16 10 1 0 0 79 13.9
1994-95 24 CGY NHL 39 6 12 18 7 7 11 2 4 0 1 73 8.2
1995-96 25 DET NHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
2000-01 30 MIN NHL 82 18 12 30 13 -8 37 11 0 7 3 152 11.8 1373 16:45
2001-02 31 MIN NHL 64 10 20 30 11 0 43 8 0 2 5 97 10.3 1069 16:42
2002-03 32 MIN NHL 80 13 19 32 12 11 63 13 0 0 4 115 11.3 1275 15:56
2003-04 33 MIN NHL 57 12 13 25 10 5 32 9 0 3 2 70 17.1 929 16:18
2005-06 35 MIN NHL 82 19 18 37 15 7 61 17 1 1 0 127 15.0 1304 15:54
2006-07 36 MIN NHL 62 9 15 24 9 3 30 8 0 1 1 77 11.7 923 14:53
2007-08 37 MIN NHL 11 1 3 4 1 -5 6 1 0 0 0 9 11.1 152 13:48
Career NHL 607 109 151 260 100 23 343 87 8 14 18 878 12.4 7025 16:02

NHL Miscellaneous

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1989-90 19 BOS NHL 2 0.50 0.50 1.00 0.41 0.00 0.50 1 1 2 1 3 2 2 0 -1 0.1 0.0 0.1
1990-91 20 BOS NHL 56 0.14 0.14 0.29 0.12 0.57 1.02 7 7 14 6 26 2 41 3 -14 -0.2 0.2 0.0
1991-92 21 TOT NHL 17 0.06 0.18 0.24 0.08 0.71 1.12 1 3 4 1 5 0 8 1 -2 -0.3 0.2 -0.1
1991-92 21 BOS NHL 15 0.00 0.20 0.20 0.05 0.80 1.13 0 3 3 1 4 0 8 1 -3 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
1991-92 21 PHI NHL 2 0.50 0.00 0.50 0.27 0.00 1.00 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.1 0.1 0.1
1993-94 23 CGY NHL 53 0.21 0.51 0.72 0.25 0.30 1.49 10 24 34 12 55 15 21 1 20 2.1 1.2 3.3
1994-95 24 CGY NHL 39 0.15 0.31 0.46 0.17 0.28 1.87 10 21 31 11 31 9 15 0 7 0.7 0.6 1.3
1995-96 25 DET NHL 2 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
2000-01 30 MIN NHL 82 0.22 0.15 0.37 0.16 0.45 1.85 20 13 33 14 38 1 67 22 -8 1.1 1.6 2.8
2001-02 31 MIN NHL 64 0.16 0.31 0.47 0.17 0.67 1.52 11 23 34 12 38 1 57 20 0 1.4 1.3 2.7
2002-03 32 MIN NHL 80 0.16 0.24 0.40 0.15 0.79 1.44 15 21 36 14 45 0 55 21 11 1.4 2.2 3.5
2003-04 33 MIN NHL 57 0.21 0.23 0.44 0.18 0.56 1.23 14 15 29 12 33 0 37 9 5 1.6 1.4 3.0
2005-06 35 MIN NHL 82 0.23 0.22 0.45 0.18 0.74 1.55 19 17 36 15 51 4 60 20 7 1.7 2.2 4.0
2006-07 36 MIN NHL 62 0.15 0.24 0.39 0.14 0.48 1.24 9 15 24 9 29 0 39 13 3 0.7 1.4 2.2
2007-08 37 MIN NHL 11 0.09 0.27 0.36 0.12 0.55 0.82 1 3 4 1 4 0 10 1 -5 0.1 0.0 0.1
Career NHL 607 0.18 0.25 0.43 0.17 0.57 1.45 118 163 281 109 358 34 412 111 23 10.5 12.3 22.8

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1990-91 20 BOS NHL 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0
1993-94 23 CGY NHL 6 3 0 3 -1 2 3 0 0 0 7 42.9
1994-95 24 CGY NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
2002-03 32 MIN NHL 18 7 6 13 5 14 5 0 2 2 29 24.1 313 17:24
2006-07 36 MIN NHL 5 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 9 0.0 59 11:50
Career NHL 32 10 7 17 2 20 8 0 2 2 48 20.8 372 16:12

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 17 Calgary North Stars AMHL 35 47 52 99 72
1987-88 17 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 1 1 1 2 0
1988-89 18 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 63 29 75 104 32
1989-90 19 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 56 54 86 140 69
1989-90 19 Canada WJC-A 7 2 3 5 0
1990-91 20 Maine Mariners AHL 20 8 12 20 19
1991-92 21 2 Teams AHL 62 26 39 65 75
1991-92 21 Maine Mariners AHL 21 13 11 24 38
1991-92 21 Hershey Bears AHL 41 13 28 41 37
1992-93 22 Hershey Bears AHL 78 35 45 80 106
1993-94 23 Saint John Flames AHL 15 6 6 12 14
1995-96 25 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 38 20 35 55 58
1996-97 26 EV Zug Swiss 41 24 22 46 67
1997-98 27 EV Zug Swiss 38 18 34 52 32
1997-98 27 EV Zug EuroHL 5 1 3 4 10
1998-99 28 EV Zug Swiss 42 22 27 49 75
1998-99 28 EV Zug EuroHL 6 7 5 12 4
1999-00 29 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 6 4 3 7 7 8 3 0 1 1 12 33.3
1999-00 29 HC Lugano Swiss 13 7 11 18 14
1999-00 29 HC Lugano EuroHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000-01 30 Canada WC-A 6 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0
Career 5 Seasons AHL 213 95 137 232 272
Career 1 Season AMHL 35 47 52 99 72
Career 3 Seasons EuroHL 12 8 8 16 14 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season IHL 6 4 3 7 7 8 3 0 1 1 12 33.3
Career 4 Seasons Swiss 134 71 94 165 188
Career 1 Season WC-A 6 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 0
Career 3 Seasons WHL 120 84 162 246 101
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 2 3 5 0

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1988-89 18 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 8 1 5 6 6
1989-90 19 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 19 13 24 37 33
1990-91 20 Maine Mariners AHL 2 0 0 0 21
1991-92 21 Hershey Bears AHL 6 1 2 3 0
1996-97 26 EV Zug Swiss 9 5 1 6 39
1997-98 27 EV Zug Swiss 20 16 12 28 18
1998-99 28 EV Zug Swiss 10 3 9 12 2
1998-99 28 EV Zug EuroHL 2 0 0 0 12
1999-00 29 HC Lugano Swiss 5 3 4 7 4
1999-00 29 HC Lugano EuroHL 4 3 3 6 4 1 2 0 0
Career 2 Seasons AHL 8 1 2 3 21
Career 2 Seasons EuroHL 6 3 3 6 16 1 2 0 0
Career 4 Seasons Swiss 44 27 26 53 63
Career 2 Seasons WHL 27 14 29 43 39

Similarity Scores

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Thru 13 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wes Walz 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Sean Avery 89.4 4.2 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.2
Randy Wood 89.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Tony Hrkac 89.0 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.2
John Marks 88.6 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2
Joe Klukay 88.3 4.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.4 -0.5
Murph Chamberlain 87.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5
Randy Robitaille 86.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Marty Pavelich 86.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.2
Ken Houston 86.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.2
Greg Johnson 86.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Wes Walz 4.0 3.5 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.2 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.1
Sean Avery 89.4 4.2 4.0 3.1 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.7 1.4 0.2
Randy Wood 89.0 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 -0.3
Tony Hrkac 89.0 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.2
John Marks 88.6 4.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.2 0.4 -0.2 -0.2
Joe Klukay 88.3 4.3 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.0 1.9 1.0 0.4 -0.5
Murph Chamberlain 87.7 3.3 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5
Randy Robitaille 86.6 3.6 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.1 0.0 -0.2
Marty Pavelich 86.4 4.1 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 0.2
Ken Houston 86.3 3.8 3.3 3.2 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.0 0.6 0.2
Greg Johnson 86.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.1 0.4 0.1

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2000-01 NHL 82 (3)
2005-06 NHL 82 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

2000-01 NHL 7 (2)
2003-04 NHL 3 (10)

Transactions

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January 2, 1992: Traded to Philadelphia by Boston with Garry Galley and Boston's 3rd round choice (Milos Holan) in 1993 Entry Draft for Gord Murphy, Brian Dobbin, Philadelphia's 3rd round choice (Sergei Zholtok) in 1992 Entry Draft and Philadelphia's 4th round choice (Charles Paquette) in 1993 Entry Draft, January 2, 1992.

August 26, 1993: Signed as a free agent by Calgary, August 26, 1993.

September 6, 1995: Signed as a free agent by Detroit, September 6, 1995.

October 12, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Long Beach (IHL), October 12, 1999.

June 28, 2000: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, June 28, 2000.

December 1, 2007: Officially announced his retirement December 1, 2007.

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