Tyler Ray Weiman (born June 5, 1984) is a Canadian former professional

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. He played one game in the

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(NHL) with the

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Playing career

Weiman was born in

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. He was drafted 164th overall in the

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by the

. He was drafted from the

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of the

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and played for four years before leaving for the CHL where he won a Presidents Cup with the

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in 2005. He made his professional debut in the 2005–06 season with Avalanche affiliate, the

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of the AHL, and finished the season with the

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of the

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. In the 2006–07 season Tyler established himself as the starting keeper for the

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. Weiman started the 2007–08 season with the Colorado Avalanche after injury to

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, and made his NHL debut on October 4, 2007, against the Nashville Predators in relief of starting goalie,

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. He was then sent to new affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL, for the remainder of the season. Weiman re-signed with the Avalanche to a one-year, two-way deal on July 14, 2008. He returned to Lake Erie for the 2008–09 season and performed strongly, appearing in the AHL All-Star game. He finished the season leading the AHL in shutouts (8) and leading the Monsters in wins (21). In the 2009–10 season, Weiman was recalled from his starting position with the Monsters, to the Avalanche to briefly serve as Craig Anderson's backup when

was quarantined from the team after being diagnosed with the

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on October 27, 2009. Weiman received his second call for the season after Anderson was injured in the December 2 game against the

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late in overtime. He sat on the bench as Budaj's backup for four games. On July 12, 2010, Weiman left the Avalanche and signed a one-year contract as a free agent with the

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, and was later assigned to AHL affiliate, the

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, for the duration of the

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season. On July 25, 2011, Weiman signed a one-year contract with European team, Augsburger Panther of the DEL. Weimen quickly established himself as one of the stand-out goalies in the German league, earning a two-year contract with the Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the DEL on March 28, 2012. After two successful seasons with Thomas Sabo, Weiman opted to leave as a free agent and signed a one-year contract with

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club,

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on July 11, 2014. After spending the following 2015–16 season in Italy with

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of the

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, Weiman continued his journeyman career in agreeing to a one-year deal with new Asia League entrant from South Korea, Daemyung Killer Whales on August 19, 2016.

Personal

Weiman is a son-in-law of Simon Sochatsky, who is a former member of the

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(EIG), which owned the

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

References

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Playing career

Personal

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

See also

References

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