Jonathan Weaver
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Jonathan Weaver is a British
professional ice hockey
defenceman
, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze
of the British Elite Ice Hockey League
(EIHL).
franchise. He started playing with 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.
As well as being the current Captain of the Coventry Blaze
, Weaver also captains the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.
United Kingdom
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professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
defenceman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
, currently playing for the Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
of the British Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
(EIHL).
Playing career
Weaver has spent most of his playing career in Britain, the majority of which with the current Newcastle VipersNewcastle Vipers
The Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Former members of the Elite Ice Hockey League, the club previously held membership in the British National League.- History :...
franchise. He started playing with the Durham Wasps
Durham Wasps
The Durham Wasps was an ice hockey team located in Durham and was one of England's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996...
in 1992 before they were moved to Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
in 1996 as the Cobras.
He moved to Manchester Storm
Manchester Storm
The Manchester Storm were an ice hockey team from Manchester, England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at the then newly built Nynex Arena . Storm won the British Hockey League Division One in their first season, watched by an average crowd of 6,342...
in 1998 and had a brief spell in North America the following season, playing for Detroit Vipers
Detroit Vipers
The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:...
and Mississippi Sea Wolves
Mississippi Sea Wolves
The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL....
in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. He also spent some time at a training camp in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
.
He returned to Britain in 2000 and moved to Scotland, playing three seasons with the Ayr Scottish Eagles
Ayr Scottish Eagles
The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main sponsor was Barr Construction...
before joining the Fife Flyers
Fife Flyers
The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years...
in 2002. Weaver returned to Newcastle in 2003, helping the team move up from the British National League
British National League
The British National League is a defunct second-level professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. Although no formal promotion and relegation existed during its period of existence, it was considered to have a standard below that of the Ice Hockey Superleague and above that of the...
to the Elite Ice Hockey League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other...
in 2005. In 2007 he was signed by EIHL champions Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
and helped the team retain their crown. In 2010 he captained the Blaze to another EIHL title.
As well as being the current Captain of the Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze
Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:...
, Weaver also captains the Great Britain men's national ice hockey team.
Awards
- Winner of the Alan Weeks TrophyAlan Weeks TrophyThe Alan Weeks Trophy is awarded to the Best British Defenceman in the British Ice Hockey Leagues as voted by Ice Hockey Journalists UK.The award is named after Alan Weeks who was a BBC Commentator for 45 years and Chairman of the Brighton Tigers ice hockey club from 1946 until 1965.The trophy was...
in five consecutive seasons from 2006-2010. - Named to the EIHL First All-Star TeamEIHL All-Star TeamThe All-Star Teams for the British Elite Ice Hockey League are voted for by members of Ice Hockey Journalists UK to honour the best players at the end of each season.- 2003-2004 :First Team...
in 2008 and 2010. - Named to the EIHL Second All-Star TeamEIHL All-Star TeamThe All-Star Teams for the British Elite Ice Hockey League are voted for by members of Ice Hockey Journalists UK to honour the best players at the end of each season.- 2003-2004 :First Team...
in 2009.
Regular season & playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Season (sports) In an organized sports league, a season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session. For example, in Major League Baseball, one season lasts approximately from April 1 through October 1; in Association football, it is generally from August until May In an... |
Team | League | GP | G Goal (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a goal is scored when the puck completely crosses the goal line between the two goal posts and below the goal crossbar. A goal awards one point to the team attacking the goal scored upon, regardless of which team the player who actually deflected the puck into the goal belongs to... |
A Assist (ice hockey) In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal... |
Pts Point (ice hockey) Point in ice hockey has three official meanings:* A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. In some European leagues, a goal counts as two points, and an assist counts as one... |
PIM Penalty (ice hockey) A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for inappropriate behavior. Most penalties are enforced by detaining the offending player within a penalty box for a set number of minutes, during which, the player can not participate in play. The offending team usually may not replace the player on the ice,... |
GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992-93 | Durham Wasps Durham Wasps The Durham Wasps was an ice hockey team located in Durham and was one of England's most well-known names in ice hockey. The team was bought by Sir John Hall and moved to the neighbouring city of Newcastle Upon Tyne in August 1996... |
BHL British Hockey League The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League... |
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 Ice Hockey Superleague The Ice Hockey Superleague was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom between 1996 and 2003. Formed in 1995, it replaced the Premier Division of the British Hockey League, it was the highest level of ice hockey competition in the United Kingdom... |
40 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997-98 | Newcastle Cobras | BISL | 40 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–1999 | Manchester Storm Manchester Storm The Manchester Storm were an ice hockey team from Manchester, England. The team formed in 1995, playing their home games at the then newly built Nynex Arena . Storm won the British Hockey League Division One in their first season, watched by an average crowd of 6,342... |
BISL | 39 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 | Detroit Vipers Detroit Vipers The Detroit Vipers was an International Hockey League team. The team was founded in 1994, and played at The Palace of Auburn Hills.-Beginning:... |
IHL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999-00 1999–2000 ECHL season The 1999-2000 ECHL season was the 12th season of the ECHL. Before the start of the season, the Miami Matadors and Columbus Chill suspended operations, the Chesapeake Icebreakers, who originally suspended operations, moved to Jackson, MS... |
Mississippi Sea Wolves Mississippi Sea Wolves The Mississippi Sea Wolves were a professional hockey team based in Biloxi, Mississippi and playing in the Mississippi Coast Coliseum. The Sea Wolves were members of the ECHL.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
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 Ayr Scottish Eagles The Ayr Scottish Eagles were a professional Scottish ice hockey club, from Ayr, Scotland. They were formed in 1996 and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. The team competed in the Ice Hockey Superleague and the club's main sponsor was Barr Construction... |
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 Fife Flyers The Fife Flyers, established in 1938, are the oldest ice hockey team in Scotland, and also in the United Kingdom, beating the Nottingham Panthers by 8 years... |
BNL | 11 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002-03 | Hull Thunder Hull Thunder The Hull Thunder were a British ice hockey club from Kingston upon Hull, England. Formed in 1999, they competed in the now defunct British National League playing their home games at Humberside Ice Arena .... |
BNL | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003-04 | Newcastle Vipers Newcastle Vipers The Newcastle Vipers were an ice hockey club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Former members of the Elite Ice Hockey League, the club previously held membership in the British National League.- History :... |
BNL | 35 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 | Newcastle Vipers | BNL | 34 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005-06 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL Elite Ice Hockey League Several competitions fall under the jurisdiction of the Elite League. In 2006–07, the EIHL ran a total of four competitions: the league, playoffs, Challenge Cup and Knockout Cup. The league consists of a single division, each team playing three home games and three away games against the other... |
42 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006-07 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 52 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 2007–08 EIHL season The 2007–08 Elite Ice Hockey League season began September 5, 2007 and ran until April 6, 2008. It was the fifth season of Elite League competition.The defending league champions were the Coventry Blaze, who were also the holders of the Challenge Cup... |
Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze Coventry Blaze are an ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the British Elite Ice Hockey League .-Club history:... |
EIHL | 45 | 13 | 40 | 53 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 2008–09 EIHL season The 2008–09 EIHL season was the sixth season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began in September 2008 and ran through to April 2009. The ten clubs in the League competed for 4 different competitions: the Elite League, the Play-Offs, the Challenge Cup, and the Knockout Cup. The winners of... |
Coventry Blaze | EIHL | 47 | 22 | 38 | 60 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 2009–10 EIHL season The 2009–10 EIHL season is the seventh season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. It began in September 2009 and concluded in April 2010.-League business:... |
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 | ||||||||||||
International
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -World Championship Group C:Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands April 5–11. Yugoslavia was supposed to particpate in this tournament, but was prevented by the host Dutch government.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Final Round 25-28 Place:... |
Great Britain | WC-B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Championship:Final standings# # # # # # # # # # # # # # — relegated to Division I for 2002# — relegated to Division I for 2002# - Group A :Group A was played in Grenoble, France between April 16 and April 22, 2001... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships The 2002 Men's Ice Hockey Championships were held between April 26 and May 11, 2002 in Gothenburg, Karlstad and Jönköping, Sweden.It was the 66th annual event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation .- Championship :... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships -Relegation round: avoids relegation by defeating 4-1 in the 2004 IIHF World Championship Far East Qualification game. and are demoted to Division I at the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.-Scoring leaders:-Goaltending leaders:-Group A:... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2005 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2005 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 17 to April 23, 2005. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 2006 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 23 to April 30, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 2007 IIHF World Championship Division I The following teams took part in the Division I tournament, held from April 15, 2007 through April 21, 2007. Group A was played in Qiqihar, China. Group B was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia.- Standings :*France is promoted to Main Championship.... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 13-19, 2008. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups, with the best team in each group, and , advanced to the top-level... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 2009 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11–17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 17–25, 2010. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A... |
Great Britain | WC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I was an international Ice Hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Budapest, Hungary and Group B was contested in Kiev, Ukraine with both tournaments running from April 17–23, 2011.-Group A:* Japan... |
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 | ||