Casey Jay Wellman (born October 18, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey center currently playing with Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga.
| Casey Wellman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wellman with the Hershey Bears in 2015 | |||
| Born |
October 18, 1987 Castro Valley, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Oulun Kärpät Minnesota Wild Washington Capitals Spartak Moscow Frölunda HC HC Sochi SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Kunlun Red Star | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
editAs a youth, Wellman played in the 2001 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the San Jose Junior Sharks minor ice hockey team.[1]
A native of Brentwood, California, while in high school, Wellman played hockey at Cranbrook Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, winning state titles in 2004 and 2006. He then attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst for two years where he played on the UMass Minutemen ice hockey team.[citation needed]
He was signed to a two-year entry-level contract on March 16, 2010, as a college free-agent.[2]
On February 3, 2012, Wellman was traded to the New York Rangers for center Erik Christensen and a conditional 7th round draft pick in 2013.[3] He spent the remainder of the 2011–12 season with the Whale, but after Connecticut was eliminated from the AHL playoffs, Wellman was added to the Rangers' playoff roster.[4]
On July 20, 2012, Wellman was traded to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2014 5th round draft pick. He started the 2012–13 season with AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage before he was traded by the Panthers to the Washington Capitals in exchange for forward Zach Hamill on January 31, 2013.[5]
Wellman was called up to the Capitals on December 17, 2013.[6] He was reassigned to the AHL Hershey Bears on December 23, 2013.[7] He was recalled a second time to the Washington Capitals on January 24, 2014 in time to play with the Capitals as they faced Montreal. Wellman scored a goal off of an assist from Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin in the second period and helped the team end a seven-game losing streak.[8][9]
On June 4, 2015, HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL announced that it has signed Wellman.[10] He saw the ice in 40 games, tallying eight goals and eight assists for Spartak. Upon the conclusion of the 2015–16 season, Wellman moved on to Sweden, penning a one-year deal with SHL side Frölunda HC on May 30, 2016.[11]
After two seasons in the National League with Swiss club, SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, Wellman returned to the KHL in signing a one-year contract with Chinese based, HC Kunlun Red Star, on September 16, 2020.[12] With Kunlun later stationed in Russia for the duration of the 2020–21 season due to logistics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, Wellman contributed with 13 points through 31 regular season games.
Wellman left the KHL as a free agent and was signed to a two-year contract with Finnish club, Oulun Kärpät of the Liiga, on May 28, 2021.[13]
Family
editWellman is the son of former Giants infielder Brad Wellman.[14]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2006–07 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 50 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 59 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Mass-Amherst | HE | 39 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Mass-Amherst | HE | 36 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 42 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 26 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Connecticut Whale | AHL | 31 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 37 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 33 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 58 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 73 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Spartak Moscow | KHL | 40 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Frölunda HC | SHL | 45 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Sochi | KHL | 47 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NL | 39 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | NL | 24 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 31 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 54 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honors
edit| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Hockey East Rookie Team | 2008–09 |
References
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
- ^ "Wild signs Wellman, recalls Falk". Minnesota Wild. March 16, 2010. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Rangers trade Christensen, Draft Pick to Wild for Wellman". The Sports Network. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Gourlie, M. (May 15, 2012). "McIlrath added to Rangers playoff roster". Moose Jaw Times-Herald. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "Capitals Acquire Casey Wellman from Florida". Washington Capitals. January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Capitals Recall Center Casey Wellman from Hershey
- ^ "Capitals re-assign center Casey Wellman to Hershey". capitalstoday.com. December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Capitals recall Wellman". pennlive.com. January 25, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Ovechkin scores as Caps top Habs 5-0". metro news.ca. January 26, 2014. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ Mcwilliam, Bryan (June 4, 2015). "Casey Wellman signs with HC Spartak Moscow of KHL". The Score. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Wellman till Frölunda". Frölunda Indians. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- ^ Kontinental Hockey League (September 16, 2020). "Wellman, Kristo, Shinkaruk sign one-year contracts with Kunlun" (in Russian). Twitter. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- ^ "Casey Wellman and Troy Bourke confirmed to Karpat" (in Finnish). Oulun Kärpät. May 28, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Brentwood native Casey Wellman expected to make NHL debut tonight for Minnesota Wild". The Mercury News. March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database