Nick Weiss

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Nick Weiss
Born (1992-08-16) August 16, 1992 (age 31)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight207 pounds (94 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionTransition
NLL draft17th overall, 2013
Vancouver Stealth
NLL team
Former teams
Buffalo Bandits
Vancouver Stealth
MSL team Peterborough Lakers (2014-present)
Pro career 2014
Career highlights

NLL

  • 2x Champion (2023, 2024)

Nick Weiss (born August 16, 1992) is a professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and the Peterborough Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse. Hailing from Port Hope, Ontario, Weiss began his career with the Peterborough Junior Lakers of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League, with whom he played from 2010 to 2013, before being called up to the MSL Lakers in 2014.

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Weiss was drafted in the second round of the 2013 NLL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Stealth, and played in fifteen games in his rookie year. He was dealt, along with some draft picks, to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for defenseman Rory Smith and goaltender Eric Penney, as well as a first round pick in the 2014 Draft. [1]

Weiss has also played junior hockey in a variety of leagues. He ended his Junior hockey career with the Port Hope Panthers in the Ontario Hockey Association in the Empire B Junior C Hockey League.

Weiss is also an avid hunter and fisherman in Central Ontario.

Statistics

Nick WeissRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2014 Vancouver Stealth 15761386180.875.731.20
2015 Buffalo Bandits 17751292330.715.411.941101421.004.002.00
2016 Buffalo Bandits 10641078171.007.801.7041562241.505.501.00
2017 Buffalo Bandits 936941211.004.562.33
2018 Buffalo Bandits 1891322114231.226.331.28
2019 Buffalo Bandits 185914107410.785.942.2841121640.504.001.00
2020 Buffalo Bandits 84483041.003.750.50
2022 Buffalo Bandits 13371048180.773.691.38612327110.504.501.83
2023 Buffalo Bandits 1861420117141.116.500.78605532140.835.332.33
12650681187131890.945.661.502141317101350.814.811.67
Career Total:14754811358142240.925.541.52

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

Weiss (left) shown here with a 3.3lb Drake Mallard Duck in Central Ontario Weiss Duck Hunting.jpg
Weiss (left) shown here with a 3.3lb Drake Mallard Duck in Central Ontario

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References

  1. Pattison, Dan (3 October 2014). "Weiss Bringing Extra Grit and Physicality to Bandits" . Retrieved 8 March 2015.