Wendell Young

Wendell Edward Young (born August 1, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently serving as the vice chairman/governor of the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Wendell was the only player in hockey history to have won all four cups: the Memorial Cup, Calder Cup, Turner Cup and Stanley Cup. His Chicago Wolves Jersey #1 was retired in a ceremony at their home rink, The Allstate Arena, (Rosemont, IL) on December 1, 2001. This marked the first time the Chicago Wolves had retired a number since their inception into the then-titled IHL (International Hockey League) in 1994.

Early life Young was born on August 1, 1963, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada to parents Helen and Doug. Young was their second youngest child between three brothers and a sister.

Playing career Amateur While growing up in Nova Scotia, Young played in the Halifax Major Midget Hockey League for the Cole Harbour Colts. Following his 1979–80 season with the Colts, Young was drafted in the sixth round, 66th overall, by the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) Priority Selection.

Professional

Young played for the Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League. Young is the only hockey player to have won a Memorial Cup (in 1982 with the Kitchener Rangers), a Calder Cup (with the 1988 Hershey Bears and as a manager with the 2022 Chicago Wolves), a Turner Cup (with the 1998 and 2000 Chicago Wolves), and a Stanley Cup (with the 1991 and 1992 Penguins). He also has 2 Robertson Cups with the Kitchener Rangers as Ontario Hockey League Champions in 1981 and 1982.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1980–81 Kitchener Rangers OHL 42 19 15 0 2215 164 1 4.44 — 4 2 2 189 14 0 4.44 — 1981–82 Kitchener Rangers OHL 60 38 17 2 3470 195 1 3.37 — 5 2 2 243 18 0 4.44 — 1982–83 Kitchener Rangers OHL 61 41 19 0 3611 231 1 3.84 — 12 6 5 720 43 0 3.58 — 1983–84 Salt Lake Golden Eagles CHL 20 11 6 0 1094 80 0 4.39 — 4 0 2 122 11 0 5.42 — 1983–84 Fredericton Express AHL 11 7 3 0 569 39 1 4.11 — — — — — — — — — 1983–84 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 6 4 1 1 339 17 0 3.01 — — — — — — — — — 1984–85 Fredericton Express AHL 22 7 11 3 1242 83 0 4.01 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 24 12 8 4 1457 78 0 3.21 — — — — — — — — — 1985–86 Vancouver Canucks NHL 22 4 9 3 1023 61 0 3.58 .886 1 0 1 60 5 0 5.00 .844 1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 30 11 16 0 1676 118 0 4.22 — — — — — — — — — 1986–87 Vancouver Canucks NHL 8 1 6 1 420 35 0 5.00 .844 — — — — — — — — 1987–88 Hershey Bears AHL 51 33 15 1 2922 135 1 2.77 — 12 12 0 767 28 1 2.19 — 1987–88 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 6 3 2 0 320 20 0 3.76 .865 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 2 1 0 1 125 7 0 3.36 — — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 22 12 9 0 1151 92 0 4.80 .863 1 0 0 39 1 0 1.55 .909 1989–90 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 16 20 4 2319 161 1 4.17 .873 — — — — — — — — 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 4 6 2 773 52 0 4.04 .879 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 18 7 6 0 838 53 0 3.80 .889 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Atlanta Knights IHL 3 3 0 0 183 8 0 2.62 — — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 31 7 19 2 1592 97 0 3.66 .872 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Atlanta Knights IHL 2 2 0 0 120 6 0 3.00 — — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 9 2 3 1 480 20 1 2.50 .905 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Chicago Wolves IHL 37 14 11 7 1882 112 0 3.57 .894 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10 3 6 0 497 27 0 3.26 .894 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Chicago Wolves IHL 61 30 20 6 3285 199 1 3.63 .899 9 4 5 540 30 0 3.33 — 1996–97 Chicago Wolves IHL 52 25 21 4 2931 170 1 3.48 .894 4 1 3 256 13 0 3.04 — 1997–98 Chicago Wolves IHL 51 31 14 3 2912 149 2 3.07 .896 9 5 3 515 24 1 2.79 — 1998–99 Chicago Wolves IHL 35 20 10 4 2047 149 3 2.46 .914 7 4 3 256 19 1 2.71 .905 1999–00 Chicago Wolves IHL 48 32 12 4 2781 128 6 2.76 .901 9 5 3 488 27 1 3.32 .866 2000–01 Chicago Wolves IHL 38 17 16 3 2074 109 3 3.15 .899 7 2 4 373 21 0 3.38 .884 NHL totals 187 59 86 12 9410 618 2 3.94 .876 2 0 1 99 6 0 3.65 .860