»POSITION Center »SHOOTS Right »HEIGHT 5'11 »WEIGHT 190 »BIRTHPLACE Calgary, Alberta »BIRTHDATE 5/15/70 »SALARY $2,000,000.00 »EXPIRES - »DRAFTED Drafted by Boston in the 3rd round (57th) in 1989 NHL Entry Draft. »ACQUIRED Signed as a free agent on June 28, 2000.

»Season Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 452 80 115 195 18 246 665 12.03

»Playoff Stats GP G A PTS +/- PIM SH SH% 27 10 6 16 1 16 39 25.64

»Scouting Report

Role with the team: Walz is the locker room veteran and is their defensive specialist.   Strengths: Provides leadership, solid as a defensive forward, can be quite a smart offensive player.   Weaknesses: Offensive talent doesn't always click with his offensive mind.   Potential: Walz is the veteran leader of the young Wild team. He is who Jacques Lemaire matches against the opponent's big name forwards like Sakic and Forsberg.

»Player Biography

Wes and his wife, Kerry-Anne, have 2 daughters, Jaedyn and Brehna, and one son, Kelvin; idol growing up was Lanny MacDonald; you can find Elvis in his CD player; enjoys playing golf, going to movies, and fishing when he is off the ice; favorite movie is "Caddyshack" and lists actor Al Pacino as his on screen favorite; favorite food is chicken and spaghetti; his son Calvin wishes him good luck every game; says that his wedding day is his favorite and most memorable off ice moment...

Player Biography Information courtesy of NHLPA and Wild.com