Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
Nickname(s)	Reds
Height Weight	ft  in ( m) 208 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team	Ottawa Senators
Nationality	Canada
Born	June 12 1977 (1977--) (age 30), Lloydminster, SK, CAN
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 1995 New York Islanders
Pro Career	1996 – present

Wade Redden (born June 12 1977, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) is a professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League. As a youngster, Wade had played hockey but he was involved in fastball. Wade completed Kindergarten to grade nine at the Hillmond School. He then went to attend the Lloydminster Comprehensive School for grade ten, and then he completed grade 11, and lastly 12 in Brandon, Manitoba.

Playing career

Wade played minor hockey with the teams at Hillmond highschool, and the Mid West Red Wings, which were from the rural area. After that Wade played one year with the Lloydminster Blazers, just before being called to the Brandon Wheat Kings. After that Wade was named rookie of the year. Wade made two trips to the Memorial Cup. In 1995 the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League drafted Wade. Before he got to play with them they traded him to the Ottawa Senators in 1996 and has been playing with that team since then.

Ottawa Senators

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 defencemen in the NHL. He re-signed with the Ottawa Senators for a 2-year contract worth $13 million, which due to the salary cap saw Zdeno Chara leave Ottawa and sign as a UFA to the Boston Bruins. He played in his 700th career game on October 19th, 2006 (a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche). He is also an alternate captain of the Senators, along with Chris Phillips.

Trivia

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• Redden scored his first NHL goal on his first shot against Jocelyn Thibault of the Montreal Canadiens on the same shift when Montreal scored prior to the goal.
• His agent is Don Meehan.
• His favourite television show is Seinfeld.
• He has an older sister Niki and an older brother Bart.
• Wade's favourite singer is Garth Brooks.
• His favourite food is steak.
• His favourite NHL arena is the Air Canada Centre.
• His favourite city on the road is Dallas.
• His favourite leisure activity is watching movies.
• Redden has a suite at the Scotiabank Place named Wade's World reserved for sick children.
• His favourite team growing up was the Edmonton Oilers, and his favourite player growing up was Mark Messier.
• Redden won the 1987 Saskatchewan Hackey Sack championship
• Redden was involved in the filming of the television show, Road Hockey Rumble in his hometown.
• He plays guitar, and hopes to get better at it

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)

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	P	PIM		GP	G	A	P	PIM
1992-93	Lloydminster Blazers	AJHL		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
2004-05	DNP — Lockout	NHL		-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Ottawa Senators	NHL		65	10	40	50	63		9	2	8	10	10
2006-07	Ottawa Senators	NHL		64	7	29	36	50		20	3	7	10	10
NHL Totals				758	95	277	372	516		90	12	32	44	44
WHL Totals				178	27	126	153	236		51	12	24	36	37

International play

Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
World Championships
Silver	2005	Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	1995	Ice hockey
Gold	1996	Ice hockey
World Cup of Hockey
Gold	2004	Ice hockey

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	P	PIM
1995	Team Canada	WJC		7	3	2	5	0
1996	Team Canada	WJC		6	0	2	2	0
1999	Team Canada	WCh		10	1	2	3	6
2001	Team Canada	WCh		7	0	3	3	25
2004	Team Canada	WCp		2	0	1	1	0
2005	Team Canada	WCh		9	2	3	5	2
2006	Team Canada	Oly		6	1	0	1	0
Senior Int'l Totals				47	7	13	20	35

See also

• List of Ottawa Senators players
• List of NHL players
• List of NHL seasons

External links

• Wade Redden's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Q & A with Wade Redden

Preceded by Martin St. Louis & Marek Malik

Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award (with Michal Rozsival) 2006

Succeeded by Thomas Vanek

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