Wings add defenseman Ian White with two-year deal

**Admin** Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:31 pm

Detroit Red Wings General Manager Ken Holland announced today that the club has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defenseman Ian White. In accordance with team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed.

White, 27, was originally a sixth round-round pick (#191 overall) of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He spent two seasons in the Western Hockey League and three in the American Hockey League before making his NHL debut with Toronto in the 2005-06 season. He was acquired by Calgary prior to the 2010 trade deadline, was traded to Carolina in November of 2010 and traded again prior to the 2011 trade deadline to San Jose where he spent the past two seasons.

The Steinbach, Manitoba native has played in 401 regular season NHL games and saw his first Stanley Cup Playoff action in 2011 with San Jose . White appeared in 17 playoff contests this year, tallying nine points on one goal and eight assists. His firs career playoff goal came against the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals.

Ian White

Defense

Born Jun 4 1984 -- Steinbach, MAN

Height 5.10 -- Weight 195 -- Shoots R

Selected by Toronto Maple Leafs round 6 #191 overall 2002 NHL Entry Draft

--- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ----

Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM

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2000-01 Swift Current Broncos WHL 69 12 31 43 24 19 1 4 5 6

2001-02 Swift Current Broncos WHL 70 32 47 79 40 12 4 5 9 12

2002-03 Swift Current Broncos WHL 64 24 44 68 44 4 0 4 4 0

2003-04 Swift Current Broncos WHL 43 9 23 32 32 5 1 3 4 8

2003-04 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 8 0 4 4 2 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 78 4 22 26 54 5 0 2 2 2

2005-06 Toronto Marlies AHL 59 8 29 37 42 5 1 4 5 4

2005-06 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 1 5 6 10 -- -- -- -- --

2006-07 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 76 3 23 26 40 -- -- -- -- --

2007-08 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 81 5 16 21 44 -- -- -- -- --

2008-09 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 71 10 16 26 57 -- -- -- -- --

2009-10 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 56 9 17 26 39 -- -- -- -- --

2009-10 Calgary Flames NHL 27 4 8 12 12 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 Calgary Flames NHL 16 2 4 6 6 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 39 0 10 10 12 -- -- -- -- --

2010-11 San Jose Sharks NHL 23 2 8 10 8 17 1 8 9 8

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NHL Totals 401 36 107 143 228 17 1 8 9 8