Mike Weaver (ice hockey)
| Mike Weaver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Weaver in 2012 | |||
| Born |
May 2, 1978 Bramalea, ON, CAN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Atlanta Thrashers Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2015 | ||
Arthur Michael Robert Weaver (born May 2, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Weaver played minor hockey in his hometown the local Brampton Maroons in his early years before joining the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of OMHA. After being a 7th round draft choice of the OHL's Guelph Storm in 1995, Weaver decided to remain playing OHA Junior A hockey to maintain his NCAA scholarship eligibility.
Weaver played Tier II Jr.A. with both the Thornhill Islanders and the Bramalea Blues. His final season with the Blues he led the club to a Dudley Hewitt Cup as OHA Junior A Champions and a berth in the 1999 Royal Bank Cup in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; Weaver's team was eliminated in the semi-finals.
The diminutive defenceman acquired a scholarship with the Michigan State Spartans and spent four very productive years in the CCHA that included two First All-Star team nods and two Best Defensive Defenceman awards.
Undrafted by the NHL, Weaver was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Thrashers on June 15, 2000. He spent the subsequent season with Atlanta's IHL affiliate, Orlando, with whom he won the Turner Cup as IHL champions. In 2001–02, Weaver played his first 16 games in the NHL, in addition to helping the Thrashers' AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves, to a Calder Cup championship. Most of his four seasons as a Thrasher would be spent in the AHL.
In the summer of 2004, Weaver would sign with the Los Angeles Kings as a free agent. After playing 2004–05 with the Kings' AHL affiliate, Manchester, Weaver would play 2005–06 and 2006–07 in the NHL.
On August 8, 2007, Weaver was signed again as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins. However, just before the start of the 2007–08 season, he was placed on waivers and picked up by Vancouver, where he played in 55 games. In the proceeding off season, he was signed by the St. Louis Blues. On August 3, 2010, Weaver left the Blues as a free agent and signed a two-year $1.8 million contract with the Florida Panthers.
In the 2013–14 season, his fourth with the Panthers, Weaver was traded to Montreal Canadiens for 5th round draft pick in 2015 NHL Entry Draft on March 4, 2014.[1]
On May 15, 2015, it was announced by Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, that Weaver will not return to the Montreal Canadiens next season.[2] Having gone un-signed over the summer, on October 5, 2015, Weaver announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 44 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Michigan State Spartans | CCHA | 26 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 68 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 2002–03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 79 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 53 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 82 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 55 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 17 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 2014–15 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 31 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 633 | 8 | 89 | 97 | 227 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OPJHL Defenceman of the Year | 1995-96 | |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1997 | [3] |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1998-99 | [4] |
| CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman | 1998-99 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1998–99 | |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1999-00 | [4] |
| CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman | 1999-00 | |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1999-00 | |
References
- ↑ "Panthers trade Weaver to Canadiens for fifth-round pick". The Sports Network. 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
- ↑ "Gonchar, Malhotra, Weaver done with Canadiens". Sportsnet. 2015-05-15. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
- 1 2 "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tyler Harlton |
CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman 1998–99 1999–00 |
Succeeded by Andrew Hutchinson |