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Glen Wesley

Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-1    Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1968 in Red Deer, Alberta

Drafted by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.

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Fan Ratings

Fine Details ▪ Last Updated Feb 12, 2012, 10:09AM
All-Time NHL Skater Rank: #230. Eric Staal… #230. Doug Bentley… #232. GLEN WESLEY… #233. Keith Primeau… #234. Allan Stanley… #234. George Armstrong… 

NHL Standard

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 19 BOS NHL 79 7 30 37 12 21 69 4 1 2 0 158 4.4
1988-89 20 BOS NHL 77 19 35 54 20 23 61 10 8 1 1 181 10.5
1989-90 21 BOS NHL 78 9 27 36 12 6 48 4 5 0 4 166 5.4
1990-91 22 BOS NHL 80 11 32 43 15 0 78 5 5 1 1 199 5.5
1991-92 23 BOS NHL 78 9 37 46 15 -9 54 5 4 0 1 211 4.3
1992-93 24 BOS NHL 64 8 25 33 11 -2 47 3 4 1 0 183 4.4
1993-94 25 BOS NHL 81 14 44 58 20 1 64 7 6 1 1 265 5.3
1994-95 26 HAR NHL 48 2 14 16 5 -6 50 1 1 0 1 125 1.6
1995-96 27 HAR NHL 68 8 16 24 9 -9 88 2 6 0 1 129 6.2
1996-97 28 HAR NHL 68 6 26 32 11 0 40 2 3 1 0 126 4.8
1997-98 29 CAR NHL 82 6 19 25 8 7 36 5 1 0 1 121 5.0
1998-99 30 CAR NHL 74 7 17 24 8 14 44 7 0 0 2 112 6.3 1666 22:31
1999-00 31 CAR NHL 78 7 15 22 8 -4 38 6 1 0 0 99 7.1 1680 21:32
2000-01 32 CAR NHL 71 5 16 21 7 -2 42 2 3 0 0 92 5.4 1587 22:21
2001-02 33 CAR NHL 77 5 13 18 6 -8 56 4 1 0 0 88 5.7 1557 20:13
2002-03 34 TOT NHL 70 1 10 11 3 -2 44 0 1 0 0 77 1.3 1493 21:20
2002-03 34 CAR NHL 63 1 7 8 2 -5 40 0 1 0 0 72 1.4 1349 21:24
2002-03 34 TOR NHL 7 0 3 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 145 20:41
2003-04 35 CAR NHL 74 0 6 6 2 18 32 0 0 0 0 82 0.0 1581 21:22
2005-06 37 CAR NHL 64 2 8 10 3 10 46 2 0 0 0 28 7.1 990 15:28
2006-07 38 CAR NHL 68 1 12 13 4 11 56 0 0 1 1 51 2.0 1060 15:35
2007-08 39 CAR NHL 78 1 7 8 2 -3 52 1 0 0 1 63 1.6 1255 16:06
Career NHL 1457 128 409 537 181 66 1045 70 50 8 15 2556 5.0 12870 19:41

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
1987-88 19 BOS NHL 79 0.09 0.38 0.47 0.15 0.87 2.00 6 25 31 10 111 26 91 27 21 1.6 5.5 7.1
1988-89 20 BOS NHL 77 0.25 0.45 0.70 0.26 0.79 2.35 16 29 45 17 136 48 92 27 23 3.8 6.0 9.8
1989-90 21 BOS NHL 78 0.12 0.35 0.46 0.16 0.62 2.13 8 23 31 11 122 55 82 21 6 1.8 5.2 6.9
1990-91 22 BOS NHL 80 0.14 0.40 0.54 0.19 0.98 2.49 10 28 38 13 135 53 109 27 0 2.6 3.9 6.5
1991-92 23 BOS NHL 78 0.12 0.47 0.59 0.19 0.69 2.71 8 33 41 13 111 45 102 27 -9 2.7 3.7 6.3
1992-93 24 BOS NHL 64 0.13 0.39 0.52 0.17 0.73 2.86 6 20 26 9 95 38 82 23 -2 1.7 3.3 5.0
1993-94 25 BOS NHL 81 0.17 0.54 0.72 0.24 0.79 3.27 13 40 53 18 124 65 77 19 1 4.3 4.7 9.0
1994-95 26 HAR NHL 48 0.04 0.29 0.33 0.10 1.04 2.60 3 24 27 8 57 23 56 16 -6 0.6 2.2 2.8
1995-96 27 HAR NHL 68 0.12 0.24 0.35 0.13 1.29 1.90 8 15 23 8 73 30 91 39 -9 1.5 2.6 4.1
1996-97 28 HAR NHL 68 0.09 0.38 0.47 0.16 0.59 1.85 6 27 33 11 75 19 72 16 0 2.3 3.6 5.9
1997-98 29 CAR NHL 82 0.07 0.23 0.30 0.10 0.44 1.48 7 22 29 10 66 13 61 15 7 1.5 4.6 6.1
1998-99 30 CAR NHL 74 0.09 0.23 0.32 0.11 0.59 1.51 8 19 27 10 67 12 56 15 14 1.5 4.1 5.6
1999-00 31 CAR NHL 78 0.09 0.19 0.28 0.10 0.49 1.27 8 16 24 9 58 13 64 15 -4 1.2 4.0 5.2
2000-01 32 CAR NHL 71 0.07 0.23 0.30 0.10 0.59 1.30 5 17 22 7 68 22 71 23 -2 1.0 4.3 5.2
2001-02 33 CAR NHL 77 0.06 0.17 0.23 0.08 0.73 1.14 6 15 21 7 50 7 73 22 -8 0.9 2.8 3.6
2002-03 34 TOT NHL 70 0.01 0.14 0.16 0.05 0.63 1.10 1 11 12 4 46 12 63 27 -2 -0.3 3.6 3.4
2002-03 34 CAR NHL 63 0.02 0.11 0.13 0.04 0.63 1.14 1 8 9 3 38 10 57 24 -5 -0.4 3.1 2.7
2002-03 34 TOR NHL 7 0.00 0.43 0.43 0.11 0.57 0.71 0 3 3 1 8 2 6 3 3 0.2 0.5 0.7
2003-04 35 CAR NHL 74 0.00 0.08 0.08 0.02 0.43 1.11 0 7 7 2 54 3 65 32 18 -1.1 5.3 4.2
2005-06 37 CAR NHL 64 0.03 0.13 0.16 0.05 0.72 0.44 2 8 10 3 42 0 57 25 10 0.0 2.5 2.5
2006-07 38 CAR NHL 68 0.01 0.18 0.19 0.05 0.82 0.75 1 12 13 4 51 4 60 24 11 0.2 3.1 3.3
2007-08 39 CAR NHL 78 0.01 0.09 0.10 0.03 0.67 0.81 1 7 8 2 35 1 80 43 -3 -0.5 1.9 1.4
Career NHL 1457 0.09 0.28 0.37 0.12 0.72 1.75 123 398 521 176 1576 489 1504 483 66 27.3 76.8 104.1

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1987-88 19 BOS NHL 23 6 8 14 5 22 1 4 1 0 42 14.3
1988-89 20 BOS NHL 10 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 14 0.0
1989-90 21 BOS NHL 21 2 6 8 6 36 2 0 0 1 30 6.7
1990-91 22 BOS NHL 19 2 9 11 -8 19 0 2 0 0 47 4.3
1991-92 23 BOS NHL 15 2 4 6 3 16 2 0 0 0 35 5.7
1992-93 24 BOS NHL 4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.0
1993-94 25 BOS NHL 13 3 3 6 0 12 2 1 0 0 35 8.6
1998-99 30 CAR NHL 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0.0 170 28:21
2000-01 32 CAR NHL 6 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 133 22:07
2001-02 33 CAR NHL 22 0 2 2 0 12 0 0 0 0 21 0.0 463 21:04
2002-03 34 TOR NHL 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 138 27:39
2005-06 37 CAR NHL SC 25 0 2 2 1 16 0 0 0 0 15 0.0 404 16:10
Career NHL 1 169 15 37 52 -1 141 7 7 1 1 275 5.5 1309 20:27

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1983-84 15 Red Deer Rustlers AJHL 57 9 20 29 40
1983-84 15 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 3 1 2 3 0
1984-85 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 67 16 52 68 76
1985-86 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 69 16 75 91 96
1986-87 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 63 16 46 62 72
1986-87 18 Canada WJC-A 6 2 1 3 4
Career 1 Season AJHL 57 9 20 29 40
Career 4 Seasons WHL 202 49 175 224 244
Career 1 Season WJC-A 6 2 1 3 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1984-85 16 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 6 1 6 7 8
1985-86 17 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 15 3 11 14 29
1985-86 17 Portland Winter Hawks M-Cup 4 0 2 2 4
1986-87 18 Portland Winter Hawks WHL 20 8 18 26 27
Career 1 Season M-Cup 4 0 2 2 4
Career 3 Seasons WHL 41 12 35 47 64

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 20 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Glen Wesley 9.8 9.0 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.5 1.4
Marcel Pronovost 96.6 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 1.4 0.7
Bill Gadsby 95.6 8.9 8.2 7.7 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 1.2
Allan Stanley 92.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.8 0.5
Garry Galley 92.0 8.3 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.8
Teppo Numminen 91.5 10.2 9.0 8.4 7.7 7.5 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 2.7 2.3 2.2 0.0
Sylvain Cote 91.3 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Jean-Guy Talbot 90.1 9.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 3.9 2.2 1.5 0.3
Tom Johnson 89.4 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.3 1.6 0.0
Carol Vadnais 89.0 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 0.7
Roman Hamrlik 88.9 8.9 8.8 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.5 6.1 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.8 3.8 3.1
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Glen Wesley 9.8 9.0 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.3 2.8 2.5 1.4
Marcel Pronovost 96.6 9.2 8.5 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.2 1.4 0.7
Bill Gadsby 95.6 8.9 8.2 7.7 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.3 4.1 3.6 2.9 2.3 2.3 1.2
Allan Stanley 92.8 8.1 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.4 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 2.8 0.5
Garry Galley 92.0 8.3 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.3 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.1 4.6 3.8 3.3 2.8 2.8
Teppo Numminen 91.5 10.2 9.0 8.4 7.7 7.5 6.9 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.5 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.4 3.9 3.9 2.7 2.3 2.2 0.0
Sylvain Cote 91.3 10.0 9.3 7.5 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.7 3.7 2.2 1.9 1.7 0.1 0.0
Jean-Guy Talbot 90.1 9.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 3.9 2.2 1.5 0.3
Tom Johnson 89.4 8.8 7.1 6.7 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.0 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.3 1.6 0.0
James Patrick 89.2 10.6 9.0 8.5 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.1 5.5 4.4 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.2 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.3
Carol Vadnais 89.0 10.0 9.5 8.5 7.9 6.9 6.5 6.4 6.1 5.7 5.6 4.6 4.5 4.0 2.6 1.3 1.2 0.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games

1989 NHL

Honors

1987-88 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Championships

(Minimum 1 playoff game)

2006 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)

Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
1994-95 NHL 48 (5)
1997-98 NHL 82 (2)
Career NHL 1457 (20)

Total Goals On-Ice For

Career NHL 1576 (74)

Total Goals On-Ice Against

Career NHL 1504 (32)

Power Play Goals On-Ice Against

2007-08 NHL 43 (5)
Career NHL 483 (17)

Defensive Point Shares

1987-88 NHL 5.5 (4)
1988-89 NHL 6.0 (4)
1989-90 NHL 5.2 (8)
Career NHL 76.8 (17)

Transactions

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August 26, 1994: Traded to Hartford by Boston for Hartford's 1st round choices in 1995 (Kyle McLaren), 1996 (Johnathan Aitken) and 1997 (Sergei Samsonov) Entry Drafts, August 26, 1994.

June 25, 1997: Transferred to Carolina after Hartford franchise relocated, June 25, 1997.

March 9, 2003: Traded to Toronto by Carolina for Toronto's 2nd round choice (later traded to Columbus - Columbus selected Kyle Wharton) in 2004 Entry Draft, March 9, 2003.

July 8, 2003: Signed as a free agent by Carolina, July 8, 2003.

June 5, 2008: Officially announced his retirement, June 5, 2008.

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