| Mike Weaver | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Weaver in 2012 | |||
| Born | May 2, 1978 Bramalea, Ontario, Canada | ||
| 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.
As a youth, Weaver played in the 1992 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Chinguacousy Blues minor ice hockey team from Bramalea, Ontario. [1] He later joined 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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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.[ citation needed ]
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. [2]
On May 15, 2015, it was announced by Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, that Weaver will not return to the Montreal Canadiens next season. [3] Having gone un-signed over the summer, on October 5, 2015, Weaver announced his retirement from professional hockey. [4]
| 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 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OPJHL Defenceman of the Year | 1995-96 | [ citation needed ] |
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 1997 | [5] |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1998-99 | [6] |
| CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman | 1998-99 | [ citation needed ] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1998–99 | [ citation needed ] |
| All-CCHA First Team | 1999-00 | [6] |
| CCHA Best Defensive Defenseman | 1999-00 | [ citation needed ] |
| AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1999-00 | [ citation needed ] |
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