Wade Belak's NHL career
Right winger Wade Belak was drafted 12th overall by Quebec Nordiques in 1994. He played 14 seasons for 5 clubs, 1996-2011. That came to 549 games and 33 points, 8 goals and 25 assists.
Below: the whole of Wade Belak's career, season by season.
- Year 19941994 NHL Draft
Wade Belak is drafted 12 overall by Quebec Nordiques
First off the board- 1Ed JovanovskiFLA
- 2Oleg TverdovskyANA
- 3Radek BonkOTT
Swedes from the same draft
Daniel Alfredsson1246 GP · 1157 P- Tomas Holmström1026 GP · 530 P
- Mattias Öhlund909 GP · 343 P
- 2 years, 5 months and 23 days later · 3 seasonsYear 19961996-1997 seasonNHL debut
Wade Belak makes his NHL debut in 2–6 loss against Toronto Maple Leafs
Wade was 20 years old ·
McNichols Sports Arena, USASwedes on the ice:
Mats Sundin and Fredrik Modin.Year 1997Season1996-1997
Wade Belak's first NHL season: 0 points
Events77games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1996-1997PlayoffsEliminated by Detroit Red Wings0 of 17 games0 pointsFirst roundCHIChicago Blackhawks4–2Second roundEDMEdmonton Oilers4–1Conference finalDETDetroit Red Wings2–4 - Year 1998Season
1997-1998
Wade Belak plays only 8 games for 2 points
Events74games missedThe whole season and the playoff run1997-1998PlayoffsEliminated by Edmonton Oilers0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundEDMEdmonton Oilers3–4 - Year 1999Season
1998-1999
Wade Belak plays only 31 games for 1 points
The whole season1998-1999Events51games missed - Year 2000Season
1999-2000
Wade Belak plays only 40 games for 2 points
The whole season1999-2000Events42games missed - Year 2001Season
2000-2001
Wade Belak plays only 39 games for 2 points
Events43games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2000-2001PlayoffsEliminated by New Jersey Devils0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundOTTOttawa Senators4–0Second roundNJDNew Jersey Devils3–4 - Year 2002Season
2001-2002
Wade Belak scores 4 points
Events19games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2001-2002PlayoffsEliminated by Carolina Hurricanes16 of 20 games1 points1 G · 0 AFirst roundNYINew York Islanders4–3Second roundOTTOttawa Senators4–3Conference finalCARCarolina Hurricanes2–4 - Year 2003Season
2002-2003
Wade Belak scores 9 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season27games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2002-2003PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers2 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers3–4 - Year 2004Season
2003-2004
Wade Belak plays only 34 games for 2 points
Events48games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2003-2004PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers4 of 13 games0 pointsFirst roundOTTOttawa Senators4–3Second roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4 - Year 2008Season
2007-2008
Wade Belak plays only 47 games for 1 points
The whole season2007-2008Events35games missed - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Wade Belak plays only 39 games for 2 points
Events43games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2009-2010PlayoffsEliminated by Chicago Blackhawks0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundCHIChicago Blackhawks2–4 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Wade Belak's last season: 0 points
Events67games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2010-2011PlayoffsEliminated by Vancouver Canucks0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundANAAnaheim Ducks4–2Second roundVANVancouver Canucks2–4 - The career
Wade Belak played his last NHL game in 2011
The career ended after 14 seasons, the last of them with Nashville Predators.