| Wally Weir | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1954 Verdun, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Quebec Nordiques Hartford Whalers Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1975–1986 | ||
Walter Edward Weir (born June 3, 1954) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 320 games in the National Hockey League from 1979 to 1985 and 150 games in the World Hockey Association from 1976 to 1979.
Weir was born in Verdun, Quebec. He played for the Quebec Nordiques, Hartford Whalers, and Pittsburgh Penguins.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Longueuil Rebels | QJHL-B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Beauce Jaros | NAHL | 56 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 180 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 54 | ||
| 1975–76 | Flint Generals | IHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 69 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 197 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1977–78 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | ||
| 1978–79 | Quebec Nordiques | WHA | 68 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1979–80 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 73 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 54 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 1980–81 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 62 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 173 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | ||
| 1982–83 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 58 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 135 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 1983–84 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 44 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 67 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 150 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 410 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 67 | ||||
| NHL totals | 320 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 625 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 | ||||
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