Mike Weber

Mike Weber
Born December 16, 1987 (1987-12-16) (age 24)
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
Buffalo Sabres
Portland Pirates (AHL)
Rochester Americans
NHL Draft 57th overall, 2006
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2007–present

Mike Weber (born December 16, 1987 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 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.[1][2] 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.[3] 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. [4]

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High school

Mike Weber was raised in suburban Pittsburgh and attended Seneca Valley High School 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 Team League GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM +/-
2003-04 Windsor Spitfires OHL 65 0 2 2 49 -9
2004-05 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 2 6 8 132 -17 11 0 1 1 18 -3
2005-06 Windsor Spitfires OHL 68 5 21 26 181 17 7 0 0 0 12 -3
2006-07 Windsor Spitfires OHL 30 3 16 19 86 -11
Barrie Colts OHL 30 3 12 15 86 22 7 0 6 6 10 2
2007-08 Rochester Americans AHL 59 1 13 14 178 -8
2007-08 Buffalo Sabres NHL 16 0 3 3 14 12
2008-09 Portland Pirates 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

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