Wells was playing with the
Seattle Thunderbirds in the
WHL when he was drafted in the 1st round, 24th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the
1994 NHL Entry Draft. His large size (6'6" 223 lbs) along with a strong physical presence and scoring touch contributed to his high draft choice. For the 1994–1995 season Wells returned to the Thunderbirds and scored 108 points in 68 games while contributing 148 PIMs as well. The following year Wells made his debut in the NHL, appearing in 54 games with the Penguins. Wells began the 1996–97 year with the
Cleveland Lumberjacks of the
IHL when he was traded by the Penguins to the Florida Panthers for
Stu Barnes and
Jason Woolley. He played 4 years with the Panthers, having his best year during the 1997–98 campaign in which he scored 15 points and appeared in 61 games. Wells also skated for the
New York Rangers and was signed by the
Dallas Stars in 2000 . Instead he was sent to the
Utah Grizzlies. On November 20, 2002, Wells debuted in the Russian Superleague with the
Khabarovsk Amur Tigers and played on a line with former NHL all-star
Sergei Krivokrasov. He later played parts of three seasons in
Italy, Russia and
Denmark. Wells retired from hockey in 2005. ==Career statistics==