Position	Center
Shoots	Left
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 201 lb (91 kg)
NHL Team F. Teams	St. Louis Blues Carolina Hurricanes Edmonton Oilers New York Rangers
Nationality	United States
Born	January 21, 1971, Warren, MI, USA
NHL Draft	34th overall, 1990 New York Rangers
Pro Career	1991 – present

Douglas Weight (Born January 21, 1971 in Warren, Michigan, USA) is professional ice hockey player currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. He previously played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 766 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (2177 × 1703 pixel, file size: 551 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Doug Weight Metadata... The position an ice hockey player plays can be divided into three basic categories: Forwards Centre Wingers Defenceman Goaltender ... Look up Center in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ... Stature redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with body weight. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... The pound (abbreviations: lb or, sometimes in the United States, #) is a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of units of mass that formed part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The U.S. National Prototype Kilogram, which currently serves as the primary standard for measuring mass in the U.S. It was assigned to the United States in 1889 and is periodically recertified and traceable to the primary international standard, The Kilogram, held at the Bureau International des Poids et... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The St. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A childs first birthday party. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. // The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the... B.C. Place, Vancouver, British Columbia The 1990 NHL Entry Draft was held June 16th at B.C. Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Warren is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The St. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...

Playing career

He has played two seasons with the New York Rangers, 9 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, 3 seasons with the St. Louis Blues, and currently plays for the Blues after 4 months with the Carolina Hurricanes. Weight has also played games in the German Elite League during the shortened 1994-95 season and the cancelled 2004-05 season. He is primarily known for his astounding saucer passes, which can be put high, and land flat. The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City, New York, U.S.A.. Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the National Hockey League, and are part of the group of teams referred... The St. ... The St. ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...

In the 2005-06 playoffs, Weight and the Carolina Hurricanes suffered a huge blow during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. The player was sandwiched heavily along the boards by Raffi Torres and Chris Pronger of the Edmonton Oilers in the second period of Game 5 in the Stanley Cup Final, a game the Oilers won 4-3 in overtime. Weight missed the rest of Game 5 and all of Game 6 and 7 with a shoulder injury. His team, however, won the Stanley Cup anyway on June 19, 2006. Raphael Raffi Torres (b. ... Christopher Robert Pronger (born October 10, 1974, in Dryden, Ontario, Canada) is a professional hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ...

Background and early career

Weight graduated in 1989 from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan where he was a star on the varsity hockey team. Weight played two years in the NCAA with Lake Superior State University, from 1989-91. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft with their second pick, 34th overall. After completing his second year with his college team, he played a single playoff game with the Rangers in 1991, then split time between the Rangers and their AHL affiliate the Binghamton Rangers. He played 65 games with the Rangers in his first full NHL season, 1992-93, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for forward Esa Tikkanen. Notre Dame High School was a Catholic, all-male, non-residential college preparatory school in the Detroit suburb of Harper Woods, Michigan. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Lake Superior State University is a small public university in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. ... See also: 1989 in sports, other events of 1990, 1991 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Derrike Cope won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Al Unser, Jr. ... The NHL Entry Draft is a collective meeting in which the franchises of the National Hockey League systematically select the rights to available amateur players who meet the eligibility requirements to play professional hockey in the NHL. // The first NHL Amateur Draft was held on June 5, 1963 at the... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Binghamton Rangers were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Esa Tikkanen (born January 25, 1965 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey forward. ...

Edmonton Oilers

Weight played eight full seasons and part of another one with the Oilers, serving as their captain from 1999-2001. It was as an Oiler that he earned his reputation as a premiere playmaker, playing on some mediocre teams that never had a chance at the playoffs, yet scoring a personal-best 104 points during the troubled 1995-96 season. Weight left the team in July 2001, when he was traded to the Blues (with Michel Riesen for forwards Marty Reasoner and Jochen Hecht and defenceman Jan Horacek. Michel Riesen (b. ... Marty Reasoner (b. ... Jochen Hecht (b. ... In many team sports, the defenceman (sometimes colloquially called the d-man or simply d) is a player who is generally charged with preventing the other teams forwards from being able to bear down directly on their own teams goalie. ...

Notable achievements

Doug Weight has played several times internationally for his country. He was part of the silver medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, he also played with Team USA at the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and 1998 Olympics. The finest game he has ever played was likely game three of the first round playoff series against the Dallas Stars in 2000, where he scored a hat-trick and led the Oilers to a victory. (His third goal of the game came complete with a poetic back-swing slapper). As well, his greatest ever playoff series was probably the first round against Vancouver in 2003, when he led the league in points that round, with thirteen points in seven games. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The World Cup of Hockey is the successor to the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament. ...

Doug won his first Stanley Cup championship on June 19, 2006 with the Carolina Hurricanes. He returned to the Blues as a free agent in July 2006. The Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup is the championship trophy of the National Hockey League (NHL), the major professional hockey league in Canada and the United States. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Carolina Hurricanes are a National Hockey League team in Raleigh, North Carolina. ...

Doug recently played his 1000th game in the NHL. He played this game for the St. Louis Blues against the Edmonton Oilers. The St. ... The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...

Awards

• 1990-91: First All-Star Team (CCHA)
• 1990-91: West Second All-American Team (NCAA)
• 1995-96: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 1997-98: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2001-02: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2001-02: Silver Medal (XIX Olympic Winter Games)
• 2003-04: Played in All-Star Game (NHL)
• 2005-06: Stanley Cup Championship (Carolina)

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Career statistics

International play

• 1998 - Played for the United States in the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
• 2002 - Played for the United States in the XIX Olympic Winter Games
• 2006 - Played for the United States in the XX Olympic Winter Games

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External links

• Doug Weight's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Doug Weight-Stars and Stripes In The Great White North
• Doug Weight's U.S. Olympic Team bio
• Doug Weight's Day With the Stanley Cup