Mike Weber
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Mike Weber is a professional ice hockey
defenseman
. He played hockey for the Pittsburgh Junior B Penguins as a youth. He was drafted in the second round, 57th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres
in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
. After playing in the Ontario Hockey League
with the Windsor Spitfires
and Barrie Colts
, he turned professional and joined the Sabres' American Hockey League
affiliate, the Rochester Americans
, for the 2007–08 AHL season
. He was called up to the National Hockey League
by the Sabres on two occasions early in the same season. He was recalled for a third time in March 2008 and scored his first NHL point on an assist in his hometown against the Pittsburgh Penguins
. His first NHL goal was scored on December 28, 2010 against Nikolai Khabibulin
of the Edmonton Oilers
. He is of no relation to Nashville Predators
defenseman Shea Weber
or Montreal Canadiens
defenseman Yannick Weber
.
On July 5, 2011, Weber signed a multiyear contract with the Buffalo Sabres
.
of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. He later attended St. Anne High School in Tecumseh, Ontario while playing in the OHL.
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...
defenseman
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence in ice hockey is a player position whose primary responsibility is to prevent the opposing team from scoring...
. He played hockey for the Pittsburgh Junior B Penguins as a youth. He was drafted in the second round, 57th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft
2006 NHL Entry Draft
The 2006 NHL Entry Draft was the 44th NHL Entry Draft. It was held at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on June 24, 2006.The draft order for the first 14 picks was decided during a lottery held on April 20, 2006....
. After playing in the Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
with the Windsor Spitfires
Windsor Spitfires
The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The...
and Barrie Colts
Barrie Colts
The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s.-Original Colts:The...
, he turned professional and joined the Sabres' 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...
affiliate, the Rochester Americans
Rochester Americans
The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial...
, for the 2007–08 AHL season
2007–08 AHL season
The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:...
. He was called up to the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
by the Sabres on two occasions early in the same season. He was recalled for a third time in March 2008 and scored his first NHL point on an assist in his hometown against the Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...
. His first NHL goal was scored on December 28, 2010 against Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Khabibulin
Nikolai Ivanovich Khabibulin is a Russian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League...
of the Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
. He is of no relation to Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
defenseman Shea Weber
Shea Weber
Shea Michael Weber is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman in the National Hockey League . An NHL All-Star and Olympic gold medalist, he is the captain of the Nashville Predators....
or Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
defenseman Yannick Weber
Yannick Weber
Yannick Weber is a Swiss professional ice hockey forward/defenceman currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League . He was drafted by the Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, and is the first player in franchise history to wear jersey No...
.
On July 5, 2011, Weber signed a multiyear contract with the Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres
The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...
.
High school
Mike Weber was raised in suburban Pittsburgh and attended Seneca Valley High SchoolSeneca Valley High School
Seneca Valley High School is a public high school in Germantown, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools...
of Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. He later attended St. Anne High School in Tecumseh, Ontario while playing in the OHL.
Career statistics
| 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 | +/- | ||
| 2003-04 2003-04 OHL season The 2003–04 OHL season was the 24th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Guelph Storm, who swept the Mississauga IceDogs in the league final.... |
Windsor Spitfires Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was granted for the 1975–76 season and revived a previous OHA Jr. A Spitfires team which moved to become the Hamilton Tiger Cubs in 1953.-History:The... |
OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... |
65 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 49 | -9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004-05 2004-05 OHL season The 2004–05 OHL season was the 25th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the London Knights, defeating the Ottawa 67's... |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 132 | -17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | -3 | ||
| 2005-06 2005-06 OHL season The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The J. Ross Robertson Cup was won by the Peterborough Petes, who defeated the London Knights in the final.-Rule changes:... |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 68 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 181 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -3 | ||
| 2006-07 2006-07 OHL season The 2006–07 OHL season was the 27th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams each played 68 games. The season commenced on September 21, 2006. The Plymouth Whalers won the J. Ross Robertson Cup defeating the Sudbury Wolves in the championship series.... |
Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 30 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 86 | -11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Barrie Colts Barrie Colts The Barrie Colts are a junior ice hockey team in Ontario Hockey League, based in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. There were two previous Barrie Colts team which played Junior A & B hockey in the Ontario Hockey Association, one from 1907 until 1910 and another from the 1920s to 1940s.-Original Colts:The... |
OHL | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 86 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2007-08 | Rochester Americans Rochester Americans The Rochester Americans are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and a top affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. The team plays its home games in Rochester, New York, at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial... |
AHL 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... |
59 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 178 | -8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007-08 2007-08 NHL season The 2007–08 NHL season was the 91st season of operation of the National Hockey League . It began on September 29, 2007, with the regular season ending April 6, 2008... |
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... |
NHL National Hockey League The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States... |
16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | Portland Pirates Portland Pirates The Portland Pirates is a minor professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They are the top affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League. They play in the Cumberland County Civic Center in downtown Portland, Maine. The franchise was previously known as the... |
AHL | 42 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 94 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008-09 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | -3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009-10 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 80 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 153 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 18 | ||
| 2010–11 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 58 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 69 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | ||
| OHL totals | 261 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 534 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 40 | -4 | ||||
| AHL totals | 181 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 425 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -3 | ||||
| NHL totals | 81 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 102 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | ||||