Arthur Michael Robert Weaver (born May 2, 1978) is a
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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defenceman
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.
Playing career
As a youth, Weaver played in the 1992
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with the Chinguacousy Blues
minor ice hockey
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team from
Bramalea, Ontario
Bramalea (''Bram-a-lee'') is a large suburban district in the City of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Bramalea was created as an innovative "new town", and developed as a separate community from the city. Located in the former Chinguacousy Towns ...
. He later joined the Richmond Hill-Vaughan Kings of
OMHA. After being a 7th round draft choice of the
OHL OHL or Ohl may refer to:
Initialisms
*Latvian Hockey Higher League, known in Latvian as the ''Optibet hokeja līga''
*Oberste Heeresleitung, the Supreme Army Command of Germany in World War I
*Obrascón Huarte Lain, a Spanish construction company
* ...
'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
The Caledon Admirals are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Caledon, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.
History
Henry Carr
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and the
Bramalea Blues. His final season with the Blues he led the club to a
Dudley Hewitt Cup
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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
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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
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.
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
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on March 4, 2014.
On May 15, 2015, it was announced by Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin, that Weaver will not return to the Montreal Canadiens next season. Having gone un-signed over the summer, on October 5, 2015, Weaver announced his retirement from professional hockey.
Career statistics
Awards and honours
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Atlanta Thrashers players
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Wolves players
Florida Panthers players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Los Angeles Kings players
Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Montreal Canadiens players
Michigan State Spartans men's ice hockey players
Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) players
St. Louis Blues players
Sportspeople from Brampton
Undrafted National Hockey League players
Vancouver Canucks players
AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans