Career
He played parts of three National Hockey League (National Hockey League) seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. He is the younger brother of Kyle Wellwood. Wellwood was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the sixth round (172nd overall) of the 2009 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
Wellwood was called up from the Adirondack Phantoms on November 1, 2010, in the wake of Flyers forward Danny Briere"s three-game suspension and made his National Hockey League debut against the Carolina Hurricanes on a line with James van Riemsdyk and Mike Richards.
Wellwood recorded his first National Hockey League point on November 6 against the New York Islanders, assisting on Andreas Nodl"s game-winning goal at 14:35 of the third period. Wellwood scored his first National Hockey League goal February 18, 2012, against the Pittsburgh Penguins, an unassisted goal against Marc-Andre Fleury.
On April 7, 2013 during an AHL game, Wellwood was injured after his left skate accidentally cut the back of his right leg after falling awkwardly into the boards. His achilles tendon was 70 percent severed and three additional tendons were completely severed.
Wellwood was expected to miss nine months.
After missing the entire 2013-2014 season, Wellwood retired and was hired as an assistant coach by the Oshawa Generals.