Wade Redden

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Position	Defense
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team	Ottawa Senators
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 12, 1977, Lloydminster, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1995 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1996 – present

Wade Redden (born June 12, 1977, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League.

1 Playing career
2 Awards
3 Career statistics
4 International play
5 References

[edit] Playing career

Wade Redden has played all nine of his NHL seasons for Ottawa. He was the New York Islanders' 1st pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 2nd overall, and was then traded to Ottawa by the New York Islanders along with Damian Rhodes for Don Beaupre, Martin Straka and Bryan Berard, January 23, 1996. In the 2005-06 NHL season, he missed games because of a knee injury and to be with his mother, Pat as she battled cancer. Redden finished the season with 50 points, and a league-leading +/- of 35, in 65 games.

Not known for his physical play, Redden is able to contribute to his teams scoring, and is currently one of the leading scorers among defensemen in the NHL. He re-signed with the Ottawa Senators for a 2-year contract worth $13 million. He played in his 700th career game on October 19th, 2006 (a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche)

[edit] Awards

WHL Rookie of the Year - 1994
WHL East Second All-Star Team - 1995
WHL East Fist All-Star Team - 1996
Memorial Cup All-Star Team - 1996
Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2002
NHL Plus/Minus Award - 2006 (joint winner)

[edit] Career statistics

			Regular Season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1992-93	Lloydminster	SJHL	34	4	11	15	64	--	--	--	--	--
1993-94	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	64	4	35	39	98	14	2	4	6	10
1994-95	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	64	14	46	60	83	18	5	10	15	8
1995-96	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	51	9	45	54	55	19	5	10	15	19
1996-97	Ottawa Senators	NHL	82	6	24	30	41	7	1	3	4	2
1997-98	Ottawa Senators	NHL	80	8	14	22	27	9	0	2	2	2
1998-99	Ottawa Senators	NHL	72	8	21	29	54	4	1	2	3	2
1999-00	Ottawa Senators	NHL	81	10	26	36	49	--	--	--	--	--
2000-01	Ottawa Senators	NHL	78	10	37	47	49	4	0	0	0	0
2001-02	Ottawa Senators	NHL	79	9	25	34	48	12	3	2	5	6
2002-03	Ottawa Senators	NHL	76	10	35	45	70	18	1	8	9	10
2003-04	Ottawa Senators	NHL	81	17	26	43	65	7	1	0	1	2
2005-06	Ottawa Senators	NHL	65	10	40	50	63	9	2	8	10	10
NHL Totals			694	88	248	336	466	64	8	19	27	26

[edit] International play

Played for Canada in:

1995 World Junior Championships(gold medal)
1996 World Junior Championships (gold medal)
1999 World Championships
2001 World Championships
2004 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal)
2005 World Championships (silver medal)
2006 Winter Olympics (failed to medal)

International Statistics

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995	Canada	WJC	7	3	2	5	0
1996	Canada	WJC	6	0	2	2	0
1999	Canada	WC	10	1	2	3	6
2001	Canada	WC	7	0	3	3	25
2004	Canada	WCH	2	0	1	1	0
2005	Canada	WC	9	2	3	5	2
2006	Canada	Oly	6	1	0	1	0
Senior Int'l Totals			47	7	13	20	35