Florida Panthers Sign D Mike Weaver
Tuesday, 08.03.2010 / 6:43 PM
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Florida Panthers
SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has agreed to terms with D Mike Weaver on a two-year contract.
“Mike is a hard working, high character defenseman who averaged nearly 17 minutes of ice time per game last season,” said Tallon. “He is a good penalty killer who adds further depth to our blue line.”
Weaver, 32, has played in 339 National Hockey League career games with St. Louis (2008-10), Vancouver (2007-08), Los Angeles (2005-07) and Atlanta (2001-04) registering 42 points (4-38-42) and 134 PIM. He appeared in 77 games with St. Louis last season recording 10 points (1-9-10) and 29 PIM.
The Bramalea, Ontario native played four years of college hockey at Michigan State University and won a Calder Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) in 2002.
Mike Weaver’s Career Statistics:
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“Mike is a hard working, high character defenseman who averaged nearly 17 minutes of ice time per game last season,” said Tallon. “He is a good penalty killer who adds further depth to our blue line.”
Weaver, 32, has played in 339 National Hockey League career games with St. Louis (2008-10), Vancouver (2007-08), Los Angeles (2005-07) and Atlanta (2001-04) registering 42 points (4-38-42) and 134 PIM. He appeared in 77 games with St. Louis last season recording 10 points (1-9-10) and 29 PIM.
The Bramalea, Ontario native played four years of college hockey at Michigan State University and won a Calder Cup championship with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) in 2002.
Mike Weaver’s Career Statistics:
| - REGULAR SEASON - | - PLAYOFFS - | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | LGE | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1996-97 | Michigan State | NCAA | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997-98 | Michigan State | NCAA | 44 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1998-99 | Michigan State | NCAA | 42 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 54 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999-00 | Michigan State | NCAA | 38 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000-01 | Orlando Solar Bears | IHL | 68 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001-02 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 58 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| 2001-02 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002-03 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002-03 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003-04 | Chicago Wolves | AHL | 78 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 89 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| 2003-04 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004-05 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 79 | 1 | 22 | 23 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 53 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 39 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006-07 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007-08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008-09 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 58 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 77 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| NHL TOTALS | 339 | 4 | 38 | 42 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sunrise Sports & Entertainment is the premier company of its kind in South Florida. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Home to more than 200 events annually and the Florida Panthers Hockey Club, the BankAtlantic Center was a finalist for Arena of the Year in annual awards given by trade publication Pollstar. The BankAtlantic Center welcomes more than two million guests each year.
