Kyle Wanvig (born January 29, 1981) is a

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former professional

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who played in the

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with the

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and the

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Playing career

Wanvig was originally drafted 89th overall by the

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in the

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, but he re-entered the draft and was selected 36th overall by the

in the

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. While with the Wild affiliate, the Houston Aeros of the

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, 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

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. In February 2007, he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning along with Stephen Baby for

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and Andre Deveaux. He came to the Swedish

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to play for

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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

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of the AHL. In July 2010 he signed a contract with the

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, 2010 finalists of the highest

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league, the

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. During the 2011–12 season, while contracted to

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, Wanvig announced his retirement after 16 games when he suffered an injury on December 11, 2011.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

External links

* 1981 births Living people Amur Khabarovsk players Augsburger Panther players Boston Bruins draft picks Brynäs IF players Canadian ice hockey forwards Chicago Wolves players EC VSV players Edmonton Ice players Houston Aeros (1994–2013) players HK Poprad players Sportspeople from Calgary Kootenay Ice players Memorial Cup winners Minnesota Wild draft picks Minnesota Wild players Portland Pirates players Red Deer Rebels players Springfield Falcons players Tampa Bay Lightning players Ice hockey people from Alberta Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Austria Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Slovakia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Russia Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden {{canada-icehockey-winger-1980s-stub