Stephen Weiss
| Stephen Weiss | |||
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| Born |
April 3, 1983 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Florida Panthers Detroit Red Wings |
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| NHL Draft | 4th overall, 2001 Florida Panthers |
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| Playing career | 2001–2015 | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing  Canada
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| World Junior Championships | ||
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2002 Pardubice | |
Stephen Weiss (born April 3, 1983) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who played for the Detroit Red Wings, and the Florida Panthers, who drafted him fourth overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. Weiss holds Panthers franchise records for assists and games played. Weiss was born in Toronto, Ontario, but grew up in nearby Markham, Ontario.
Weiss played his major junior career with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), recording statistics that impressed scouts and made him one of the highest-ranked skaters in the North American Central Scouting Report. In his rookie season, Weiss recorded 66 points, impressive enough for placement on the OHL First All-Rookie Team. Weiss continued to post eye-popping numbers in his sophomore season by recording 87 points and earning a top-five position among North American skaters.
As a result of his junior accolades, Weiss was drafted fourth overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the Whalers in 2001–02, however, and although his point totals decreased from the previous year, he posted a respectable 70 points.
Weiss went on to make his NHL debut during the final weeks of the 2001–02 season, recording a goal and an assist during his seven-game stint. On April 16, 2002, Weiss signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Panthers.
In his first full NHL season, Weiss recorded six goals and 15 assists in 77 games, missing five of them with a broken toe. Weiss also played in the NHL YoungStars Game in front of his home crowd at the Office Depot Center in Sunrise, Florida, in what would be a highpoint of his season, as he recorded a goal and an assist in the game as the Eastern Conference went on to win the game 8–3. Weiss's second full season, however did not go as well, as he struggled to adjust to Head Coach Mike Keenan's coaching style and was at one point assigned to the Panthers' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for a ten-game stint. Weiss returned to the Panthers lineup in November, where he remained for the remainder of the season. He missed a significant portion of the 2003–04 season due to a sprained knee, followed by a broken leg, which caused him to miss the remainder of the season. Weiss recorded 10 goals and 19 assists in 50 games that season.
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