Kyle Wellwood
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"Kyle Wellwood" is a retired Canada/Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey)/centre who played professionally mainly in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs 134th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft and played his first three seasons in the NHL with Toronto, before joining the Vancouver Canucks in 2008. After not re-signing with the Canucks, Wellwood played in Russia for Atlant Moscow Oblast of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He left the team due to family concerns and was signed by the St. Louis Blues. He never played a game with them as he was claimed on re-entry Waivers (NHL)/waivers by the San Jose Sharks. After one season with the Sharks, he signed with the Jets as a free agent where he played the final 2 years of his NHL career. Wellwood briefly signed with EV Zug of the National League A.

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It still looks like a long shot, but it has been a lot of fun. It really feels like we're a (close) group now.

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We definitely count this as a loss. We wanted a win before heading out on a three-game road trip.

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Yeah, it's huge for us and we've got to get ready for it. But even if we win the game, there are 15 or 16 more that we have to win if we expect to make it.

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They definitely have been taking their shots at us. Our star players have taken a few lumps against them. But we'll take the wins every time and not worry about that.

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In Montreal, it was just after the lockout and right at the start of the year. Everybody was excited. Both teams were looking out at the playoffs.

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That's not a play that should be in hockey. You can definitely hurt somebody worse than I was hurt.

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It's hard to get going. It's a process to find your touch around the net again.

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When he stopped those shots on the breakaway, we knew he was on his game. All we had to do after that is play hard and score a goal or two to win.

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We're out now and it's definitely hard to swallow. When you don't lose in regulation time for 10 games that's pretty impressive, and to have guys to step up like [goalie Jean-Sebastien] Aubin is good also.

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