Meet Casey Wellman

by elisebutler on Mar 15, 2010 7:26 PM CDT Comment 6 comments

Russo broke the story today that the Minnesota Wild will sign UMass sophomore forward Casey Wellman to a two-year, $1.8 million contract. You can read all of the details in BR's post below or Russo's blog.

One big thing about Wellman is that he plays center. The Wild aren't exactly overflowing with centers. This gives Wellman a lot greater of an opportunity to come to the team and get more of a chance. At this point in the season, might as well see what the guy can do at the NHL level.

But really, who is Casey Wellman...

There's not a whole lot of information out there yet on Wellman past his stats, but here's a briefing on what we do know about the Wild's latest signing. Study up and get to know him a bit before his debut.

Age: 22

Hometown: Brentwood, California

Shoots: Right

Past teams: Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL), UMass

Strengths: Great shot, speed

Number: Wore #70 for most of his career but was #7 for UMass [Clayton Stoner currently wears #7 for the Wild]

- Helped lead his high school, Cranbrook Kingswood, to two State Championships

- Played on the power play for UMass

- Showed good chemistry on a top line with junior James Marcou

- Attended the Nashville Predators' development camp this past summer

- Intended major was Business

- Father, Brad, played Major League Baseball

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Elise!

Welcome to your inaugural post. Well done, by the way, well done.

Hockey Wilderness

by BReynolds on Mar 15, 2010 7:45 PM CDT reply actions

Good to see we’re getting a young center with a ton of upside. Th

by ADN on Mar 15, 2010 8:25 PM CDT reply actions

This seems okay. I mean, I have LOVED college hockey for a long time and will be the first to defend what a high level of play NCAA-D1 actually is, so any chance a college player gets to play in the NHL is great with me. It is also great to see the new management actually doing something in this arena.

I’m kind of concerned about him leaving with 2 years of eligibility remaining, but those concerns can be alieviated if it works out for the Wild.

Let's Go Wild!

by redheadzeb on Mar 15, 2010 9:48 PM CDT reply actions

I think...

part of that is that he’s already 22, as he played juniors before getting to college. If you’ve just posted a great year in college, haven’t been drafted by a team but have serious hopes of playing in the pros, you take your chance when your stock is at the highest. What if he went back to college next year and tore some knee ligaments next year? That could end his best shot. 22… one of the ncaa scoring leaders, a lot of interested teams, a shot to play pro this year? I completely understand that.

by Krotz the Wall on Mar 16, 2010 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions