Jeffrey Wells is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenseman who was an All-American for Bowling Green.
Career Wells began attending Bowling Green State University in 1990 and quickly became a fixture on the defense. After a good first year, Wells led the Falcons' defense in scoring as a sophomore. Unfortunately, the team flagged badly and posted the worst record in program history. Wells was named an alternate captain for his junior season and responded by more than doubling his point total. He finished third on the team in scoring and helped the team recover by winning 11 more games than the year before. He was named team captain for his final year and tied for the team lead in scoring, becoming the first defenseman in program history to achieve that feat. He led the team to its first winning season in 4 years and was named as an All-American for his achievements.
After graduating in 1994, Wells began his professional career. He spent six years playing at the highest level of the minor leagues in North America but wasn't able to earn a callup to the NHL. In 2000 he decided to travel across the Pacific and spent a year with the Seibu Bears. He returned the following year, spending part of the 2002 season with the Toledo Storm and then went into semi-retirement. He played a handful of games over the succeeding 4 years, finishing up with the Fort Worth Brahmas.
Personal Wells' son Justin followed in his father's footsteps, matriculating to Bowling Green and spending 4 years with the program before transferring to Boston College as a graduate.
Statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1987–88 Nepean Raiders CJHL 4921244526————— 1988–89 Nepean Raiders CJHL 5614274146————— 1990–91 Bowling Green CCHA 36391212————— 1991–92 Bowling Green CCHA 315131820————— 1992–93 Bowling Green CCHA 4111273822————— 1993–94 Bowling Green CCHA 388293740————— 1994–95 Providence Bruins AHL 51311142392130 1995–96 Birmingham Bulls ECHL 31234————— 1995–96 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 6210192946172468 1996–97 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 791011214130004 1997–98 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 8210304050912316 1998–99 Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 82929384130110 1999–00 Providence Bruins AHL 74923325162020 2000–01 Seibu Bears Tokyo JIHL 4082331—————— 2001–02 Toledo Storm ECHL 22571218————— 2002–03 Toledo Storm ECHL 10000————— 2002–03 Cleveland Barons AHL 40112————— 2003–04 Toledo Storm ECHL 10000————— 2005–06 Fort Worth Brahmas CHL 20000————— CJHL totals 105 35 51 86 72 — — — — — NCAA totals 146 27 78 105 94 — — — — — AHL totals 129 12 35 47 76 15 4 1 5 0 IHL totals 305 39 89 128 178 32 3 7 10 28 ECHL totals 27 6 9 15 22 — — — — —
Awards and honors Award Year All-CCHA First Team 1993–94 AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1993–94
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