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July 1, 2008 he signed a six-year, $39 million contract with the [[New York Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493612 |publisher=newyorkrangers.com |title=Rangers add All-Star blueliner Redden |date=2008-06-01 |accessdate=2010-09-28}}</ref> Redden's performance continued to decline in New York where he faced considerable criticism. One writer for the New York Post even called the contract "the worst in the history of the NHL, if not in the history of hard-cap pro sports."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/02152009/sports/rangers/blame_sather__renney_for_d_saster_155166.htm |title=BLAME SATHER & RENNEY FOR D-SASTER |publisher=New York Post |date=2009-02-15 |last=Brooks |first=Larry |accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref> On September 25, 2010, the Rangers placed Redden on [[Waivers (NHL)|waivers]], the result of the defenseman's declining play.<ref name="nypost.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/don_ac_cost_rangers_for_redden_cut_im51JRJsXZEMhqkpZyFtqI |work=New York Post |date=September 28, 2010 |title=Don't ac-cost Rangers for waiving Redden |last=Brooks |first=Larry |accessdate=November 29, 2010}}</ref> The move also allowed the Rangers to fit under salary cap.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=538609 NHL.com. |title=Rangers Waive Redden |date=September 25, 2010 |accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>
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July 1, 2008 he signed a six-year, $39 million contract with the [[New York Rangers]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rangers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=493612 |publisher=newyorkrangers.com |title=Rangers add All-Star blueliner Redden |date=2008-06-01 |accessdate=2010-09-28}}</ref> Redden's performance continued to decline in New York where he faced considerable criticism. One writer for the New York Post even called the contract "the worst in the history of the NHL, if not in the history of hard-cap pro sports."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/02152009/sports/rangers/blame_sather__renney_for_d_saster_155166.htm |title=BLAME SATHER & RENNEY FOR D-SASTER |publisher=New York Post |date=2009-02-15 |last=Brooks |first=Larry |accessdate=2009-05-03|archiveurl=https://archive.is/tqmI|archivedate=2012-09-10}}</ref> On September 25, 2010, the Rangers placed Redden on [[Waivers (NHL)|waivers]], the result of the defenseman's declining play.<ref name="nypost.com">{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/rangers/don_ac_cost_rangers_for_redden_cut_im51JRJsXZEMhqkpZyFtqI |work=New York Post |date=September 28, 2010 |title=Don't ac-cost Rangers for waiving Redden |last=Brooks |first=Larry |accessdate=November 29, 2010|archiveurl=https://archive.is/KTXlP|archivedate=January 30, 2013}}</ref> The move also allowed the Rangers to fit under salary cap.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=538609 NHL.com. |title=Rangers Waive Redden |date=September 25, 2010 |accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>
   
 
Redden cleared waivers and was assigned to the Rangers' minor league farm team, the [[Connecticut Whale|Hartford Wolf Pack]],<ref name="nypost.com"/> becoming the highest-paid player in the history of the [[American Hockey League]] in the process.<ref>http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/default.asp?wolfpack=59&objId=759</ref> Redden, who admittedly contemplated retirement, decided to report and play for Hartford.<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Sun |last=Stevenson |first=Chris |url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/06/16006876.html |date=November 6, 2010 |title=NHL out of sight, not out of mind for Redden |accessdate=November 29, 2010}}</ref> Of Redden's ill-fated signing with the Rangers, one newspaper later commented that "through no fault of his own, (Redden) has become the poster-boy for free-agent foolishness".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Top10/2011/06/30/18359671.html |publisher=QMI Agency |title=Ten biggest free-agent busts in the NHL |date=2011-07-06 |accessdate=2011-07-06}}</ref>
 
Redden cleared waivers and was assigned to the Rangers' minor league farm team, the [[Connecticut Whale|Hartford Wolf Pack]],<ref name="nypost.com"/> becoming the highest-paid player in the history of the [[American Hockey League]] in the process.<ref>http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/default.asp?wolfpack=59&objId=759</ref> Redden, who admittedly contemplated retirement, decided to report and play for Hartford.<ref>{{cite news |work=Toronto Sun |last=Stevenson |first=Chris |url=http://www.torontosun.com/sports/hockey/2010/11/06/16006876.html |date=November 6, 2010 |title=NHL out of sight, not out of mind for Redden |accessdate=November 29, 2010}}</ref> Of Redden's ill-fated signing with the Rangers, one newspaper later commented that "through no fault of his own, (Redden) has become the poster-boy for free-agent foolishness".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Top10/2011/06/30/18359671.html |publisher=QMI Agency |title=Ten biggest free-agent busts in the NHL |date=2011-07-06 |accessdate=2011-07-06}}</ref>

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Wade Redden
Reddennyr
Redden with the New York Rangers.
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Height
Weight
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
NHL Team
F. Teams
St Louis Blues
Ottawa Senators
New York Rangers
Connecticut Whale
Born (1977-06-12)June 12, 1977,
Lloydminster, SK, CAN
NHL Draft 2nd overall, 1995
New York Islanders
Pro Career 1996 – present


Wade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the St Louis Blues. He joined the New York Rangers in 2008 after 11 seasons with the Ottawa Senators. He has played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey.


Early life

Redden grew up in Hillmond, Saskatchewan. As a youngster, Wade played hockey and softball. 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. He is the youngest of three children and has an older sister Niki and an older brother Bart.

Playing career

Junior

Wade Redden played minor hockey with the teams at Hillmond High School, and the Mid West Red Wings, which were from the rural area. After that Wade played one year with the Lloydminster Blazers, before joining the Brandon Wheat Kings. After that Wade was named rookie of the year. The Wheat Kings made it to two Memorial Cup while Redden was a member of the team. Wade was a member of the 1995 and 1996 Canadian teams at the World Junior Hockey Championships, both teams winning gold medals. He was the New York Islanders' first pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, second overall, but he never joined the Islanders. He was then traded to Ottawa by the Islanders along with Damian Rhodes for Don Beaupre, Martin Straka and Bryan Berard on January 23, 1996. The trade had become necessary on the Senators part to move Berard, who refused to join the Senators, a team in turmoil at the time.

Ottawa Senators

Redden joined the Senators for the 1996–97 season, making the team out of his first training camp. He scored his first NHL goal on his first shot, against Jocelyn Thibault of the Montreal Canadiens on October 5, 1996.[1] Redden would be named "NHL Rookie of the Month" for April 1997, and was an important part of the team's drive to qualify for the playoffs that season.[2] The team would go on to make the playoffs that season, the first time in the modern Senators' history.

By the 1999–2000 season, Redden was an important part of the team. On October 2, 1999, Redden was named alternate captain of the Senators, a position he held for nine seasons afterwards.[3] Near the end of the season he suffered an ankle injury, forcing him to miss the playoffs, a contributing factor in the Senators losing in the first round to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The following year Redden continued his improvement, averaging over 25 minutes of ice time per game, scoring 37 assists, a three-point game and several two-point games. After the Senators were eliminated from the NHL playoffs, he was named to the Canadian national team for the first time, for the 2001 IIHF World Championship. He followed that up the next year with a trip to the 2002 NHL All-Star Game to represent the Senators. He would have nine multi-point games in 2002–03 and would set a personal best of 17 goals in the 2003–04 season which helped earn him a spot in the 2004 NHL All-Star Game. He was named to the gold-medal winning Canadian team for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He would also play for Canada in the 2005 IIHF World Championship.

Wade Redden

Redden with the Ottawa Senators, 2007.

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 a career-high 50 points, and a league-leading +/- of 35, in 65 games. He had twelve multi-point games including a four-point game against the New York Rangers on December 26, 2005.[3] Redden was selected for the Canadian Olympic team along with teammate Dany Heatley. After the 2005–06 season, the Senators were faced with having their two top defencemen (Redden and Zdeno Chara) becoming unrestricted free agents, and having to choose to sign only one to keep the team salaries within the league-mandated salary cap. The Senators chose Redden and the Senators and Redden agreed on a two-year contract worth $13 million with a no-trade clause, and Chara signed with the Boston Bruins. His salary made him the highest paid player on the team and the media and fans expected another top-notch season. The 2006–07 NHL season was a difficult one for Redden, playing with a new defensive partner, Andrej Meszaros, who had played with Chara. However, by the time of the playoffs, Redden and Meszaros had jelled and were a strong pairing for the Senators. Redden participated in all of Ottawa's run to the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals, recording 10 points in 20 playoff games. The Senators lost to the Anaheim Ducks in 5 games.

The 2007–08 NHL season was eventful for Redden. Newly-promoted general manager Bryan Murray attempted to trade Redden to the Edmonton Oilers during the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.[4] Redden turned down the trade proposal. Trade rumours would swirl around Redden for most of the season. Redden remained a starter with the team and he played in his 800th career NHL game, all with the Senators, on January 10, 2008, against the Buffalo Sabres. As the team started to slump, Murray started to look for solutions to turn the team around. In February 2008, it was revealed that Redden used the no trade clause in his contract to kill a deal that would have sent him to the San Jose Sharks for Matt Carle and a draft pick.[5] As the leaked deal became public, Redden publicly declared his desire to win the Stanley Cup with Ottawa, at the time still the Eastern Conference leader. Within weeks of the aborted trade, the Sharks surpassed Ottawa in the league-wide standings, and the Senators performance continued to decline, the coach was fired and the team struggled into the playoffs.

Redden's numbers improved slightly over the previous season, but this was overshadowed by the size of his contract and the team's overall performance. The 2007-08 season was also the last season of the contract and speculation about his re-signing was regularly discussed in the media. Redden made clear that he would take a 'hometown discount', taking less money to stay in Ottawa. After the season, the media openly speculated that Redden would be leaving the Senators.[6]

New York Rangers

July 1, 2008 he signed a six-year, $39 million contract with the New York Rangers.[7] Redden's performance continued to decline in New York where he faced considerable criticism. One writer for the New York Post even called the contract "the worst in the history of the NHL, if not in the history of hard-cap pro sports."[8] On September 25, 2010, the Rangers placed Redden on waivers, the result of the defenseman's declining play.[9] The move also allowed the Rangers to fit under salary cap.[10]

Redden cleared waivers and was assigned to the Rangers' minor league farm team, the Hartford Wolf Pack,[9] becoming the highest-paid player in the history of the American Hockey League in the process.[11] Redden, who admittedly contemplated retirement, decided to report and play for Hartford.[12] Of Redden's ill-fated signing with the Rangers, one newspaper later commented that "through no fault of his own, (Redden) has become the poster-boy for free-agent foolishness".[13]

Personal life

Since moving to Ottawa to play NHL hockey, he became involved in the Ottawa community. Redden sponsored a suite at the Scotiabank Place named Wade's World reserved for critically and terminally-ill children, that he paid for while a member of the Senators from 1997 until 2008.[14] He was also involved with the charity "65 Roses Club" committed to raise money for cystic fibrosis research.[15] Wade also appeared in Road Hockey Rumble in his hometown.

During the off-season Redden and his wife, Danica Topolnisky, have a home near Kelowna, British Columbia. After two years of involvement, the couple became engaged in September 2007.[16] The couple married in August 2008.[17]

Awards

  • WHL Rookie of the Year - 1994
  • WHL East Second All-Star Team - 1995
  • WHL East First All-Star Team - 1996
  • Memorial Cup All-Star Team - 1996
  • NHL Rookie of the Month - April 1997
  • Played in NHL All-Star Game - 2002
  • NHL Defensive Player of the Month - January 2004
  • Named to NHL All-Star Game - 2004 (did not play due to flu)
  • Best Defenceman - 2005 IIHF World Championship
  • NHL Plus/Minus Award - 2006 (joint winner)
  • Victoria Cup (as a member of the New York Rangers) - 2008

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts 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 +1 41 7 1 3 4 2
1997–98 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 8 14 22 +17 27 9 0 2 2 2
1998–99 Ottawa Senators NHL 72 8 21 29 +7 54 4 1 2 3 2
1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 10 26 36 -1 49
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 78 10 37 47 +22 49 4 0 0 0 0
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 79 9 25 34 +22 48 12 3 2 5 6
2002–03 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 10 35 45 +23 70 18 1 8 9 10
2003–04 Ottawa Senators NHL 81 17 26 43 +21 65 7 1 0 1 2
2005–06 Ottawa Senators NHL 65 10 40 50 +35 63 9 2 8 10 10
2006–07 Ottawa Senators NHL 64 7 29 36 +1 50 20 3 7 10 10
2007–08 Ottawa Senators NHL 80 6 32 38 +11 60 4 0 1 1 11
2008–09 New York Rangers NHL 81 3 23 26 -5 51 7 0 2 2 0
2009–10 New York Rangers NHL 75 2 12 14 +8 27
2010–11 Hartford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 70 8 34 42 -1 46 6 0 6 6 0
NHL totals 994 106 344 450 +162 627 94 12 33 45 55
WHL totals 178 27 126 153 236 58 12 26 38 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:

International statistics
Year Team Event   GP G A Pts 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

References

  • (2007) Ottawa Senators 2007–08 Media Guide. Ottawa Senators. 
  1. Ottawa Senators 2007-08 Media Guide, p. 57.
  2. "Redden cops rookie honor", 2007-04-15, p. 21. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Senators 2007-08 Media Guide, p. 56.
  4. TSN.ca Staff (2007-09-10). REDDEN SETS GOALS AS TRAINING CAMP STARTS. TSN.ca. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  5. NHL Ottawa - Redden says no to trade. CANOE - SLAM! Sports (2008-02-09). Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  6. Gordon, James (2008-05-13). Set Redden Free. ottawacitizen.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-20.
  7. Rangers add All-Star blueliner Redden. newyorkrangers.com (2008-06-01). Retrieved on 2010-09-28.
  8. Brooks, Larry (2009-02-15). BLAME SATHER & RENNEY FOR D-SASTER. New York Post. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved on 2009-05-03.
  9. 9.0 9.1 Brooks, Larry. "Don't ac-cost Rangers for waiving Redden", New York Post, September 28, 2010. Retrieved on November 29, 2010. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. 
  10. NHL.com. Rangers Waive Redden (September 25, 2010). Retrieved on September 25, 2010.
  11. http://www.hartfordwolfpack.com/default.asp?wolfpack=59&objId=759
  12. Stevenson, Chris. "NHL out of sight, not out of mind for Redden", Toronto Sun, November 6, 2010. Retrieved on November 29, 2010. 
  13. Ten biggest free-agent busts in the NHL. QMI Agency (2011-07-06). Retrieved on 2011-07-06.
  14. Panzeri, Allen. "Yashin's love of the arts: Idea for $1M gift first surfaced six months ago", 1998-03-04, p. B2. 
  15. Kyte, Jim. "Contrary to popular belief, athletes really do care", 2002-10-19, p. F3. 
  16. Phillips, Caroline. "These Senators can golf a bit, too", 2007-09-17, p. D6. 
  17. Phillips, Caroline. "There's no suit like a snowsuit", 2007-11-19, p. C6. 

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Preceded by
Brett Lindros
New York Islanders first round draft pick
1995
Succeeded by
Jean-Pierre Dumont
Preceded by
Martin St. Louis and Marek Malík
Co-winner of the NHL Plus/Minus Award
(with Michal Rozsíval)

2006
Succeeded by
Thomas Vanek


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