Patrick Wellar

Patrick Wellar (born December 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who is currently the assistant coach for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League. He was selected by the Washington Capitals in the 3rd round (77th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season on May 10, 2013, Wellar was re-signed by the Hershey Bears on a one-year contract, marking his sixth year with the club. Following the 2013–14 season, Wellar did not return to the Bears. On September 8, 2014, the Utah Grizzlies announced that Wellar would be joining the team as a player and an assistant coach. In the 2014–15 season, Wellar appeared in 60 games from the blueline contributing with 12 points.
On August 20, 2015, Wellar was announced to have signed a one-year deal in a return to the Alaska Aces, with whom he helped win the Kelly Cup in 2006. At the conclusion of the season with the Aces, Wellar opted to retire from professional hockey after 12 years. He was hired as an assistant coach to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL on August 4, 2016.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		57 	2 	7 	9 	65 		10 	0 	1 	1 	13
2001–02 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		61 	3 	10 	13 	125 		7 	0 	2 	2 	4
2002–03 	Portland Winterhawks 	WHL 		11 	1 	4 	5 	31 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		49 	3 	11 	14 	88 		5 	0 	0 	0 	15
2003–04 	Calgary Hitmen 	WHL 		68 	7 	10 	17 	132 		7 	1 	1 	2 	10
2004–05 	Peoria Rivermen 	ECHL 		62 	2 	10 	12 	91 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Worcester IceCats 	AHL 		2 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		53 	6 	13 	19 	89 		22 	2 	2 	4 	30
2005–06 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 		21 	0 	1 	1 	9 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		53 	7 	7 	14 	101 		15 	1 	3 	4 	20
2007–08 	Columbia Inferno 	ECHL 		52 	8 	20 	28 	77 		13 	0 	4 	4 	40
2007–08 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 		18 	1 	2 	3 	13 		7 	1 	0 	1 	16
2008–09 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		25 	1 	7 	8 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		21 	1 	2 	3 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		14 	1 	5 	6 	10 		23 	1 	5 	6 	28
2009–10 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		47 	1 	11 	12 	136 		21 	0 	6 	6 	22
2009–10 	South Carolina Stingrays	ECHL 		13 	0 	0 	0 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		72 	3 	15 	18 	120 		6 	0 	1 	1 	8
2011–12 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		55 	1 	6 	7 	107 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2012–13 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		19 	0 	1 	1 	52 		5 	0 	0 	0 	22
2012–13 	Reading Royals 	ECHL 		37 	2 	13 	15 	45 		7 	0 	3 	3 	10
2013–14 	Hershey Bears 	AHL 		46 	1 	4 	5 	93 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Utah Grizzlies 	ECHL 		60 	2 	10 	12 	72 		11 	2 	1 	3 	30
2015–16 	Alaska Aces 	ECHL 		72 	2 	12 	14 	106 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		306 	8 	43 	51 	569 		43 	1 	7 	8 	92
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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Category:Alaska Aces (ECHL) players
Category:Calgary Hitmen players
Category:Columbia Inferno players
Category:Hershey Bears players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (AHL) players
Category:Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) players
Category:Portland Winterhawks players
Category:Reading Royals players
Category:South Carolina Stingrays players
Category:Toronto Marlies players
Category:Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) players
Category:Washington Capitals draft picks
Category:Worcester IceCats players
Category:Canadian ice hockey forwards