Jesse Wallin

Jesse Wallin
Date of birth	March 10, 1978
place of birth	Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
size	188 cm
Weight	86 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft	1996 , 1st lap, 26th position Detroit Red Wings
Career stations
1993-1994	North Battleford North Stars
1994-1998	Red Deer Rebels
1998-1999	Adirondack Red Wings
1999-2001	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
2001-2003	Detroit Red Wings
2003-2004	Lowell Lock Monsters

Jesse Wallin (born March 10, 1978 in Saskatoon , Saskatchewan ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and current coach , who was active during his playing career for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League . Since 2008 he has been the head coach of the Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League .

Career

Jesse Wallin first played from 1993 to 1994 for the North Battleford North Stars in a junior junior league in Saskatchewan . The defender then spent four seasons with the Red Deer Rebels in the Western Hockey League . During this time, the defender was selected in the first round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft at a total of 26th position by the Detroit Red Wings . With the Red Deer Rebels, he had his best points playing time in the 1996/97 season with 39 points in 59 regular season games. In 1997 and 1998 Wallin was awarded the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy for special humanitarian behavior ; In 1997 he also won the CHL Humanitarian of the Year award . In the 1997/98 season , the defensive player completed only 19 WHL games for the Red Deer Rebels, as he had sustained an arm injury in a car accident in September 1997. At the Junior World Championships in 1998 Wallin suffered a foot injury that made him miss the game again for several months. For the 1998/99 season he made the immediate jump to the farm team of the Detroit Red Wings, the Adirondack Red Wings , in the American Hockey League .

During the following season he made his debut for the Red Wings in the National Hockey League . For their new farm team, the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks , he was also on the ice as a top performer. In the course of the following seasons Wallin was called up more and more often in the NHL roster of the Detroit Red Wings. However, his breakthrough in the NHL was denied, as the Canadian was repeatedly thrown back by long-term injuries. In October 2001 he suffered an injury in the groin region that limited his appearances in the NHL to 15 matches in the 2001/02 season . As a result, he was not part of the Red Wings winning team, which won the Stanley Cup at the end of the season. The following season he spent the first time in his career completely in the NHL squad. Again, injury problems were the main reason why he did not finally prevail in the NHL. Within a few months, Wallin injured his elbow, wrist and knee. His contract in Detroit was not renewed in the summer of 2003, so he became available as a free agent . In late July 2003, he accepted a contract offer from the Calgary Flames . For their farm team, the Lowell Lock Monsters , he completed a game in the AHL in October 2003, in which Wallin suffered a concussion. After he had suspended the entire season due to injury, he was unable to return to professional sport.

For the 2005/06 season he worked under Brent Sutter as an assistant coach for the Red Deer Rebels. Three years later, Wallin was promoted to head coach for the Rebels. In the meantime, he had looked after the Canadian team as assistant coach at the U18 World Junior Championship in 2008 .

International

For the Canadian national team Wallin took part in the Junior World Championships in 1997 and 1998 . After standing on the ice in seven games with Team Canada in 1997 and winning the gold medal, the defender was active as team captain a year later . The Canadians finished the tournament in a disappointing eighth place.

Achievements and Awards

• 1997 gold medal at the Junior World Championship
• 1997 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy
• 1997 CHL Humanitarian of the Year
• 1998 Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Regular season	4th	49	0	2	2	34
Playoffs	-	-	-	-	-	-

Web links

• Jesse Wallin at hockeydb.com (English)
• Jesse Wallin at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Jesse Wallin at legendsofhockey.net (English)