| Wade Dubielewicz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dubielewicz with theBridgeport Sound Tigers during the 2006-07 season | |||
| Born | (1979-01-30)January 30, 1979 (age 46) Invermere,British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for | New York Islanders Ak Bars Kazan Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild Kölner Haie | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2003–2012 | ||
Wade Roger Dubielewicz (born January 30, 1979) is a Canadian former professionalice hockeygoaltender. He played 43 games in theNational Hockey League (NHL) between 2003 and 2010 with three teams: theColumbus Blue Jackets,Minnesota Wild, andNew York Islanders. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2003 to 2011, was spent mainly in theAmerican Hockey League.
Following his retirement, he became a goaltending coach for theColumbia Valley Rockies of theKIJHL, where hisjunior ice hockey career began.[1]
Dubielewicz played at theUniversity of Denver and as a junior in 2001–2002 led his team to theNCAA tournament. He turned down a million-plus-dollarNHL offer to stay at Denver for his senior season and to finish his degree. Before signing with Denver, he played for the Junior AFernie Ghostriders of the now-dormantRMJHL inFernie, British Columbia. He played Junior B for theColumbia Valley Rockies of theKIJHL in Invermere, British Columbia, and then moved on toTrail of theBCHL in 1998–99, before ending his junior career the next year for theChilliwack Chiefs.
After tending goal for four years at Denver, Dubielewicz was signed as an undrafted free agent by theNew York Islanders on May 26, 2003. He joined theIslanders'American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theBridgeport Sound Tigers, where he became a fan favorite at theArena at Harbor Yard, home of the Tigers. "Dubie" holds numerous AHL league records that still stand as of 2009. He holds the AHL/Sound Tigers records for mostshutouts (15) and wins (81) in a career, and highestsave percentage (.946) andgoals against average (1.38) in a season (during the2003–04 AHL season), passing the records ofRick DiPietro. Dubielewicz won theDudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award as the top rookie in the AHL for 2003–04.
Dubielewicz made his first appearance of the 2006–2007 season for theNew York Islanders on March 15, 2007, relievingMike Dunham. In the regular season, he started the Islanders' final five games with a record of 4–1–0. On April 8, 2007, in the final game of the season against theNew Jersey Devils, after Dubielewicz gave up a goal toJohn Madden with .7 seconds left in regulation, he rebounded to stop the Devils in the shootout of a 3–2 victory to send the Islanders into the postseason as the 8th seed, eliminating theToronto Maple Leafs from playoff contention.[2]
Dubielewicz made his post-season debut on April 12, 2007 on the road in game one of theEastern Conference Quarter-finals against theBuffalo Sabres. He allowed four goals on 35 shots in a 4–1 loss, giving the Sabres a 1–0 series lead. His teammate Rick DiPietro would get the start in goal for game two, after recovering from an injury.
The Islanders re-signed Dubielewicz to a one-year contract worth $500,000 for the 2007–2008 season. After the season, on June 1, 2008,Newsday reported that Dubielewicz declined thetwo-way contract extension the Islanders had offered, as he believed that he'd be assigned to the AHL, asJoey MacDonald had a one-way deal. Dubielewicz had previously voiced a desire to remain an Islander and called himself "an Islander at heart".[1] He signed instead withAk Bars of theKontinental Hockey League.
On December 30, 2008, Dubielewicz terminated his contract with Ak Bars by mutual agreement. In the previous month, he was often backing up the younger Stanislav Galimov. Wade left Ak Bars with a record of 11-8-3, a .892 save pct., and 2.77GAA. After an injury to the Islanders'goaltenderJoey MacDonald and with starting goalieRick DiPietro sidelined, Dubielewicz re-signed with the Islanders on January 15, 2009,[3] but theColumbus Blue Jackets claimed him offre-entry waivers on January 17, 2009. Dubielewicz played the rest of the season for Columbus.
Dubielewicz became a free agent in July 2009 and he signed a contract with theMinnesota Wild on July 17. The Wild had two other goalies with NHL experience and he was signed to improve the depth at the position.[4]
Dubielewicz last played in Germany, having signed with theKölner Haie on September 30, 2010.[5]
In 2012 Dubielewicz became coach of theColumbia Valley Rockies of theKIJHL. He became the general manager of the team in 2020.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 1993–94 | Columbia Valley Rockies | KIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Columbia Valley Rockies | KIJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Cranbrook Colts | RMJHL | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Fernie Ghostriders | RMJHL | 29 | 12 | 9 | 0 | — | 1281 | 83 | 0 | 3.89 | .891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Fernie Ghostriders | RMJHL | 34 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | 1847 | 103 | 3 | 3.35 | .909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 41 | — | — | — | — | 2225 | 118 | 0 | 3.18 | .888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Trail Smoke Eaters | BCHL | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.88 | .901 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Chilliwack Chiefs | BCHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | 834 | 41 | 0 | 2.95 | .918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | University of Denver | WCHA | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 596 | 27 | 1 | 2.72 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | University of Denver | WCHA | 29 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | 1542 | 59 | 2 | 2.30 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | University of Denver | WCHA | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | 1431 | 41 | 2 | 1.72 | .943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | University of Denver | WCHA | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | 1060 | 43 | 3 | 2.43 | .912 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New York Islanders | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 105 | 3 | 0 | 1.72 | .940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 33 | 20 | 8 | 5 | — | 1959 | 45 | 9 | 1.38 | .946 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 11 | 0 | 3.64 | .880 | ||
| 2004–05 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 43 | 18 | 23 | 1 | — | 2539 | 113 | 1 | 2.67 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 310 | 15 | 0 | 2.90 | .897 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 46 | 20 | 21 | — | 2 | 2575 | 134 | 3 | 3.12 | .910 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 435 | 16 | 0 | 2.21 | .933 | ||
| 2006–07 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 379 | 13 | 0 | 2.06 | .934 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.06 | .886 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 40 | 22 | 12 | — | 5 | 2405 | 108 | 2 | 2.69 | .923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | New York Islanders | NHL | 20 | 9 | 9 | — | 1 | 1132 | 51 | 0 | 2.70 | .919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 2.42 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 169 | 10 | 0 | 3.56 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ak Bars Kazan | KHL | 21 | 11 | 8 | — | 3 | 1236 | 57 | 0 | 2.77 | .892 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 2.98 | .853 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 32 | 12 | 14 | — | 1 | 1564 | 71 | 0 | 2.72 | .895 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Kölner Haie | DEL | 12 | 2 | 8 | — | 0 | 722 | 47 | 0 | 3.90 | .879 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 43 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2196 | 97 | 0 | 2.65 | .914 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 4.06 | .886 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHASecond Team | 2000–01 | |
| All-WCHAFirst Team | 2001–02 | |
| AHCAWest Second-Team All-American | 2001–02 | |
| WCHAAll-Tournament Team | 2002 | [6] |
| All-WCHASecond Team | 2002–03 | |
| AHL All-Rookie Team | 2004 | |
| AHL Second All-Star Team | 2004 | |
| AHLDudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award | 2004 | |
| AHLHarry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award | 2004 |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | WCHA Most Valuable Player in Tournament 2002 | Succeeded by |