Kyle Wanvig

Kyle Wanvig
Born	January 29, 1981 (1981-01-29) Calgary, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
DEL team Former teams	Augsburger Panther Minnesota Wild (NHL) Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) Amur Khabarovsk (KHL) Brynäs IF (SEL) Portland Pirates (AHL)
NHL Draft	36th overall, 2001 Minnesota Wild
Playing career	2003–present

Kyle Wanvig (born January 29, 1981) is a Canadian ice hockey right winger who plays for Augsburger Panther.

Career

Wanvig was originally drafted 89th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, but he re-entered the draft and was selected 36th overall by the Minnesota Wild in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. While with the Wild affiliate, the Houston Aeros, in 2002-2003, Kyle Wanvig scored three game winning goals in the first series of the playoffs, against the Milwaukee Admirals, which led to a Calder Cup Championship.

In July 2006, he was signed by the Atlanta Thrashers. In February 2007, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Stephen Baby for Andy Delmore and Andre Deveaux.

He came to the Swedish Elitserien to play for Brynäs IF in November 2008. However in January 2009 Wanvig's contract with Brynäs IF was terminated with immediate effect.

In 2009, Wanvig returned to North America, joining the American Hockey League's Portland Pirates.

In July 2010 he signed a contract with the Augsburg Panthers, 2010 vice champion of the highest German league, the DEL.

External links

• Kyle Wanvig's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Kyle Wanvig's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Kyle Wanvig – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net