James Duncan Wiemer (born January 9, 1961) is a Canadian former professional

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who played for the

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and

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in the

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(NHL) between 1983 and 1993.

Hockey career

Wiemer began his path to the pros in

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with the

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of the

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. He helped his team to the

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Championship and continued his playing career in Peterborough until the end of the

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. Wiemer had his most productive season in 1980–81 when he recorded 95 points on 41 goals and 54 assists. During his tenure there, he was selected in the

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by the

with the 83rd pick in the fourth round. Wiemer began his professional career with the

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of the

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(AHL) under coach

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. He was originally drafted as a forward and was later moved back to defence by Keenan. He was an integral part in the 1983 Calder Cup Championship run. Wiemer began his

career and began to bounce around a bit to the aforementioned teams. He experienced his first trade in the NHL on December 6, 1984, when the Sabres traded Wiemer and

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to the New York Rangers in exchange for

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and

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. In 1986, he was traded by the Rangers to the Edmonton Oilers. In the 1987–88 season, Wiemer played 12 regular season games, and two games in the Conference Final playoff for the Oilers, and has a Stanley cup Ring. However, his name was not included on the

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. The criteria to get your name on the cup is to play 41 or more games for the winning team during the regular season, and/or one game played in the Stanley Finals. After playing mostly for the Oilers' farm team in the AHL the next season, he was traded to the

in March 1989. In July 1989, Wiemer signed as a free agent with the Boston Bruins where he found a solid home. Under coach

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, Wiemer was a solid fixture on the blueline with Boston for the better part of four seasons. Wiemer was a member of the Bruins' organization for one more season with their AHL team. In 1994, Wiemer returned to the Rochester Americans for his final season. Wiemer finished his playing career with 325 games played in the NHL (387 including playoffs). He scored 101 (114 including playoffs) points in his NHL career on 29 goals and 72 assists (34 and 80 including playoffs) with 378 penalty minutes and a plus/minus of +17 (437 and +14 including playoffs). Over his full professional career, he scored 999 career points.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards

* 1985–86 -

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as the AHL's top defenceman. In 2010, Wiemer was inducted into the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame along with former teammate

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and trainer Kent Weisbeck.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wiemer, Jim 1961 births Living people Boston Bruins players Buffalo Sabres draft picks Buffalo Sabres players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Cape Breton Oilers players Edmonton Oilers players Ice hockey people from Ontario Los Angeles Kings players Maine Mariners players New Haven Nighthawks players New York Rangers players Nova Scotia Oilers players Sportspeople from Greater Sudbury Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players Providence Bruins players Rochester Americans players Stanley Cup champions