Wade Redden
| Wade Redden | |||
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Redden with the New York Rangers.
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| Born |
June 12, 1977 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Ottawa Senators New York Rangers St. Louis Blues Boston Bruins |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 2nd overall, 1995 New York Islanders |
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| Playing career | 1996–2013 | ||
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| Representing Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2005 Vienna | |
| World Cup of Hockey | ||
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2004 Canada | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
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1995 Alberta | |
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1996 Massachusetts | |
Wade Redden (born June 12, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins. He played for Canada internationally seven times, winning two gold medals in the World Junior Championships and one in the World Cup of Hockey. He was a two-time NHL All-Star.
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 attended the Lloydminster Comprehensive School for grade ten, and completed grades 11 and 12 in Brandon, Manitoba. He is the youngest of three children and has an older sister, Niki, and an older brother, Bart.
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, he played one year with the Lloydminster Blazers, before joining the Western Hockey League (WHL)'s Brandon Wheat Kings for the 1993–94 season. In his first year of major junior hockey with Brandon, he was awarded the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy for WHL rookie of the year honours. The Wheat Kings made it to two Memorial Cup appearances, in 1995 and 1996, whilst Redden was a member of the team. He was also a member of the 1995 and 1996 Canadian teams at the World Junior Hockey Championships, both teams winning gold medals.
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