Jeff Weber
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Jeff Weber is a former professional ice hockey goaltender.
with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
. After appearing in only four games for the Greyhounds Weber was traded to the Plymouth Whalers
during the 2002–03 season. Five days after being acquired Weber won his debut with the Whalers defeating his former team to earn his first OHL victory, while also setting an OHL record set an OHL record by stopping two penalty shots in the span of 1:17 during the second period.
During the off seaon Weber was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres
in the 8th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
. Following two more OHL season in which he split time between the Whalers, Barrie Colts
, and Saginaw Spirit
, Weber began play in the ECHL
. He played for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
, Stockton Thunder
and Long Beach Ice Dogs during his ECHL career. While he was in California
with the Ice Dogs Weber appeared on two reality TV shows, Pros vs. Joes and MTV
's Next
. He continued to play professionally until he broke a bone in his foot cliff diving in Mexico
. Weber returned following surgery to repair the bone but decided to step away from his professional career after a surgical screw in his foot broke.
With his professional career over Weber entered the University of Calgary
where he played goal for the Dinos
and studied economics. During the 2010 Olympic break Weber was brought in by the Calgary Flames
to serve as a practice goalie while Miikka Kiprusoff
was representing Finland
in the games.
OHL Priority Selection- Erie Otters
11th Round(220th) 2001
Career
Weber began his playing career in the OHLOntario 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 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey...
. After appearing in only four games for the Greyhounds Weber was traded to the Plymouth Whalers
Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:...
during the 2002–03 season. Five days after being acquired Weber won his debut with the Whalers defeating his former team to earn his first OHL victory, while also setting an OHL record set an OHL record by stopping two penalty shots in the span of 1:17 during the second period.
During the off seaon Weber was drafted 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 8th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
2003 NHL Entry Draft
The 2003 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee on June 21, 2003.Marc-Andre Fleury was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins, only the third goalie in NHL history selected as the first overall draft choice...
. Following two more OHL season in which he split time between the Whalers, 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...
, and Saginaw Spirit
Saginaw Spirit
The Saginaw Spirit is a major junior ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League , one of the Major Junior leagues of the Canadian Hockey League ....
, Weber began play in the ECHL
ECHL
The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
. He played for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies
The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were an ECHL hockey team in Atlantic City, New Jersey from 2001 to 2005. The team's venue was the historic Boardwalk Hall, which seats 6,979....
, Stockton Thunder
Stockton Thunder
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans...
and Long Beach Ice Dogs during his ECHL career. While he was in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with the Ice Dogs Weber appeared on two reality TV shows, Pros vs. Joes and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Next
Next (TV series)
Next is a dating game show produced by Kallissa Productions which ran on MTV from 2005-2008.-Format:"Next", deals with a single person, going on blind dates with possibly 5 other single people who were secluded on a RV, referred to as the "Next Bus". The added twist was that the date could end at...
. He continued to play professionally until he broke a bone in his foot cliff diving in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. Weber returned following surgery to repair the bone but decided to step away from his professional career after a surgical screw in his foot broke.
With his professional career over Weber entered the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
The University of Calgary is a public research university located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1966 the U of C is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres.More than 25,000 undergraduate and 5,500 graduate students are currently...
where he played goal for the Dinos
Calgary Dinos
The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or...
and studied economics. During the 2010 Olympic break Weber was brought in by the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
to serve as a practice goalie while Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall by the San Jose Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He has also played for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga...
was representing Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in the games.
Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey... |
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.... |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 16 | 0 | 4.21 | .881 |
| 2002-03 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 12 | 0 | 3.85 | .880 |
| 2002-03 | Plymouth Whalers Plymouth Whalers The Plymouth Whalers are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Michigan, USA.-History:... |
OHL | 19 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1086 | 42 | 1 | 2.32 | .925 |
| 2003-04 | Plymouth Whalers | OHL | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 670 | 34 | 2 | 3.04 | .904 |
| 2003-04 | 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 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 663 | 30 | 0 | 2.71 | .913 |
| 2004-05 | Barrie Colts | OHL | 17 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 957 | 50 | 0 | 3.13 | .911 |
| 2004-05 | Saginaw Spirit Saginaw Spirit The Saginaw Spirit is a major junior ice hockey team based in Saginaw, Michigan. They are members of the West Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League , one of the Major Junior leagues of the Canadian Hockey League .... |
OHL | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1825 | 108 | 0 | 3.55 | .903 |
| 2004-05 | AC Boardwalk Bullies Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were an ECHL hockey team in Atlantic City, New Jersey from 2001 to 2005. The team's venue was the historic Boardwalk Hall, which seats 6,979.... |
ECHL ECHL The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 2.14 | .928 |
| 2005-06 | Stockton Thunder Stockton Thunder The Stockton Thunder are a minor league professional ice hockey team from Stockton, California. The Thunder are a member of the ECHL, and began playing in the 2005–06 season. The Stockton Arena is their home ice, providing a capacity for 9,737 fans... |
ECHL | 36 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 2014 | 122 | 0 | 3.64 | .899 |
| 2006-07 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | ECHL | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 309 | 25 | 0 | 4.86 | .830 |
| 2007-08 | Calgary Dinos Calgary Dinos The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or... |
CIS Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association... |
15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 912 | 51 | 1 | 3.36 | .887 |
| 2008-09 | Calgary Dinos | CIS | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 964 | 51 | 1 | 3.18 | .884 |
| 2009-10 | Calgary Dinos | CIS | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 271 | 20 | 1 | 4.42 | .868 |
OHL Priority Selection- Erie Otters
Erie Otters
The Erie Otters are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League . Based in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, they have played their home games at the Louis J. Tullio Arena since 1996...
11th Round(220th) 2001