Wendell Edward Young (born August 1, 1963) is a Canadian former professional

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. He is currently the general manager of the

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of the

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. Wendell's moniker is "Ringmaster" as he is currently 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. All four cups were on hand to honor his history making achievements. 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.

Playing career

Young played for the

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and

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in the

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. Young is the only hockey player to have won a

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

(in 1982 with the

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

), a

Calder Cup The Calder Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the American Hockey League. It was first presented in 1937 to the Syracuse Stars. The cup is made of sterling silver mounted on a base of Brazilian mahogany. In its curr ...

(with the 1988

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and as a manager with the 2022

), a

Turner Cup The Turner Cup was the championship trophy of the International Hockey League from 1945 to 2001 and the renamed United Hockey League from 2007 to 2010. The Cup was named for Joe Turner, a goaltender from Windsor, Ontario. Turner became professi ...

(with the 1998 and 2000

), and a

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

(with the

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and

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Penguins). He also has 2 Robertson Cups with the

as Ontario Hockey League Champions in 1981 and 1982.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

External links

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Wendell Young at Hockey Goalies
1963 births Atlanta Knights players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey coaches Calgary Flames coaches Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Chicago Wolves (IHL) players Fredericton Express players Hershey Bears players Ice hockey people from Nova Scotia Kitchener Rangers players Living people Memorial Cup winners Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) players Muskegon Lumberjacks players Philadelphia Flyers players Pittsburgh Penguins players Salt Lake Golden Eagles (CHL) players Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning players Vancouver Canucks draft picks Vancouver Canucks players {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub