Professional Career
Wells was selected 176th overall in the 1977 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He joined Montreal's top farm team the Nova Scotia Voyageurs after the Olympics but was unable to win a place on the Canadiens roster. He was released by Montreal after the 1980 season and then signed to a free agent contract by the New York Rangers. Wells spent the following two seasons in the minor leagues with the New Haven Nighthawks, Flint Generals, Fort Wayne Komets and Oklahoma City Stars and retired in 1982 without playing a single game in the NHL.
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