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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Jay Wells
Selected in first round
No.
16 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Born May 18, 1959
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Kingston (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Paris, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Paris, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1974-75 |
Burford | Jr. D |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1975-76 |
Preston | Jr. B |
42 | 7 |
10 | 17 |
85 | | 1976-77 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
59 | 4 |
7 | 11 |
90 | | 1977-78 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
68 | 9 |
13 | 22 |
195 | | 1978-79 |
Kingston | OMJHL |
48 | 6 |
21 | 27 |
100 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star First Team: 1978-79 (Kingston)
OMJHL All-Star
Game: 1979 (Kingston)
Miscellaneous: Ranked by The Sporting News as OMJHL's No. 1
defenseman in 1978-79. ... Was
Kingston's 12th pick in 1976 OMJHL midget draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 13, 1979 (St. Louis at Los
Angeles)
Numbers: 24 (Los Angeles); 7 (Philadelphia); 24
(Buffalo); 24 (NYR); 26 (St. Louis); 26 (Tampa Bay)
Stanley Cup:
1994.
Playing Status: Retired August 1997 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1979-1997 | L.A., Phila., Buffalo,
NYR, St. Louis, T.B. | 1,098 |
47 | 216 |
263 | 2,359 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS |
| Years | Teams |
GP |
G |
A |
TP |
PIM |
| 1980-1996 | LA,
PHI, BUF, NYR, STL | 114 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
213 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Los Angeles Outstanding Defenseman: 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86
Los Angeles Rookie of Year: 1979-80
Los Angeles Penalty-Minutes Leader: 1979-80 (113), 1980-81 (155),
1981-82 (145), 1982-83 (167), 1983-84 (141), 1984-85 (185)
Los Angeles Playoffs PIM Leader:
1980 (11, tie), 1982 (41)
Miscellaneous: Had 16 penalty minutes in his first NHL game, including
a double-major for his role in a second-period brawl. ... Missed part of
1980-81 season with charley horse, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan.
28, 1981, game vs. N.Y. Rangers. ...Paired on defense with Rick Chartraw for
Los Angeles during second half of 1980-81 season. ... Missed
part of 1981-82 season with broken right hand, an injury suffered when he was
hit by a puck during a Los Angeles practice on Oct. 15, 1981. ... Paired on
defense with Mark Hardy, Larry Murphy, Rick Chartraw and Jerry Korab for Los
Angeles during 1981-82 season. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season with
stretched ligaments in right knee, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Dec.
14, 1982, game at Washington. ... Passed Dave Hutchison for first place on Los
Angeles' all-time penalty-minutes list when he reached 606 career PIM (record
since broken) during Oct. 15, 1983, game vs. Detroit. ... Missed part of
1983-84 season with sprained right ankle, an injury suffered during Los
Angeles' Dec. 17, 1983, game at Pittsburgh. ... Missed end of 1985-86 regular
season with sore ribs. ... Suspended for one game by NHL during 1985-86 season
for receiving third game misconduct of season. He sat out Los Angeles' Feb.
12, 1986, game vs. Quebec. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with swollen eye,
an injury suffered when he was hit by a puck during Los Angeles' practice on
Feb. 3, 1987. ... Missed parts of 1987-88 season with broken toe, an injury
suffered during Los Angeles' Nov. 10, 1987, game vs. Edmonton, with strained
lower back, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Nov. 29, 1987, game vs. New
Jersey, and with groin injury, suffered during Los Angeles' Feb. 7, 1988, game
vs. Calgary. ... Became first Los Angeles defenseman to play in 600 career
games with Kings when he achieved feat on Feb. 7, 1988, vs. Calgary. ... Left
Los Angeles with franchise records (since broken) for career penalty minutes
(1,446) and career games played by a defenseman (604). ... Missed parts of
1988-89 season with bruised right shoulder, an injury suffered in October
1988, and with broken knuckle in right hand, an injury suffered in January
1989. ... Missed part of 1989-90 season with broken toe, an injury suffered in
November 1989. ... Missed remainder of 1989-90 regular season with hairline
fracture in right ankle, an injury suffered during Buffalo's March 6, 1990,
game at Boston. ... Missed part of 1990-91 season with torn MCL in right
knee, an injury suffered during Buffalo's Oct. 13, 1990, game at Quebec. ...
Missed part of 1992-93 season with sprained right knee, an injury suffered
during N.Y. Rangers' Jan. 27, 1993, game vs. Winnipeg. ... Missed parts of
1993-94 season with sprained wrist, an injury suffered during N.Y. Rangers'
March 25, 1994 game at Vancouver, and with the flu, which he contracted prior
to N.Y. Rangers' April 2, 1994, game at New Jersey. ... Missed part of 1995-96
season with elbow injury suffered during St. Louis' Dec. 30, 1995, game vs.
Toronto. ... Wore No. 3 during Tampa Bay's 1996 training camp. ... Missed part
of 1996-97 season with sprained knee, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's
Feb. 5, 1997, game at Dallas. ... Retired after Tampa
Bay elected not to offer him a contract for the 1997-98 season. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Binghamton (AHL)
World Championships: 1986
(bronze medal)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Coaching Career: Named Portland (AHL)
assistant coach prior to 1997-98 season and remained in that position through
1997-98 season. ... Named Hershey (AHL) assistant coach prior to 1998-99
season and remained in that position through 2000-01 season. ... Served as
Hershey (AHL) interim head coach in November 1999 when head coach Mike Foligno
left team to be with his ailing mother.
Miscellaneous: Shared home
with Kings teammate Dean Hopkins during early playing days in Los Angeles. ...
Played on Los Angeles' off-season charity softball team and was MVP of 1987
Molson/NHL Slo-Pitch Tournament. ... Became active in Oldtimers' charity
hockey after his retirement.
Personal: Full name is Gordon Jay
Wells. ... Younger brother of former major-junior and Ontario senior player
Bill Wells. ... Grew up on a farm in Paris, Ontario. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: Los Angeles traded Wells to
Philadelphia in exchange for Doug Crossman on September 29, 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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