Jonathan Weaver (ice hockey)
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| Jonathan Weaver | |||
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| Born | 20 January 1977 Sunderland, England |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 193 lb (88 kg; 13 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| EIHL team Former teams |
Nottingham Panthers Newcastle Vipers Coventry Blaze |
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| National team |  Great Britain |
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| Playing career | 1992–present | ||
Jonathan Weaver (born 20 January 1977 in Sunderland, England) is a British professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Nottingham Panthers of the British Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). Weaver also captains the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.
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Playing career
Weaver has spent most of his playing career in Britain, the majority of which with the current Newcastle Vipers franchise. He started playing at an early age with the Sunderland Commanches, Arrows, Tomahawks then Chiefs, then moved to the Durham Wasps in 1992 before they were moved to Newcastle in 1996 as the Cobras.
He moved to Manchester Storm in 1998 and had a brief spell in North America the following season, playing for Detroit Vipers and Mississippi Sea Wolves in the ECHL. He also spent some time at a training camp in the American Hockey League.
He returned to Britain in 2000 and moved to Scotland, playing three seasons with the Ayr Scottish Eagles before joining the Fife Flyers in 2002. Weaver returned to Newcastle in 2003, helping the team move up from the British National League to the Elite Ice Hockey League in 2005. In 2007 he was signed by EIHL champions Coventry Blaze and helped the team retain their crown. In 2010 he captained the Blaze to another EIHL title.
Weaver has signed for the Nottingham Panthers for the 2012-13 season.
Awards
- Winner of the Alan Weeks Trophy in five consecutive seasons from 2006-2010.[1]
- Named to the EIHL First All-Star Team in 2008 and 2010.
- Named to the EIHL Second All-Star Team in 2009.
Career statistics
Regular season & playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993-94 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 49 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994-95 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 41 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995-96 | Durham Wasps | BHL | 36 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996-97 | Newcastle Cobras | BISL | 40 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Newcastle Cobras | BISL | 40 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–1999 | Manchester Storm | BISL | 39 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Mississippi Sea Wolves | ECHL | 28 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Manchester Storm | BISL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000-01 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | BISL | 41 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | BISL | 47 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2002-03 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | BISL | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Fife Flyers | BNL | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Hull Thunder | BNL | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003-04 | Newcastle Vipers | BNL | 35 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Newcastle Vipers | BNL | 34 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005-06 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 52 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 45 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 47 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 56 | 13 | 55 | 67 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 48 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 62 | 8 | 35 | 43 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012-13 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 47 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013-14 | Nottingham Panthers | EIHL | 63 | 9 | 34 | 43 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 | Telford Tigers | EPIHL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 1995 | Great Britain U20 | WJC20-C1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 1996 | Great Britain U20 | WJC20-C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 1997 | Great Britain U20 | WJC20-C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 |
| 1999 | Great Britain | WC-B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 | Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Junior international totals | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 53 | ||
| Senior international totals | 55 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 40 | ||
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Use British English from August 2012
- 1977 births
- Coventry Blaze players
- Detroit Vipers players
- Manchester Storm (1995–2002) players
- Durham Wasps players
- English ice hockey players
- Living people
- Mississippi Sea Wolves players
- Newcastle Vipers players
- People from Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
