Jonathan Weaver (ice hockey)

Jonathan Weaver
Born 20 January 1977
Sunderland, England
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
National team  Great Britain
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.

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

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
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

  1. ↑ "Best British defenceman". Ice Hockey Journalists UK. Retrieved 2010-04-27.

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