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Doug Weight

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Doug Weight
Weight with the New York Islanders in 2008
Born (1971-01-21) January 21, 1971 (age 55)
Warren, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
St. Louis Blues
Carolina Hurricanes
Anaheim Ducks
New York Islanders
Coached for New York Islanders
National team  United States
NHL draft 34th overall, 1990
New York Rangers
Playing career 1991–2010
Coaching career 2011–2018

Douglas Daniel Weight (born January 21, 1971) is an American former professional ice hockey player, coach, and current hockey operations adviser for the San Jose Sharks. He played as a center for 19 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, and New York Islanders.

Drafted in the 1990 draft by the Rangers, Weight played two seasons for the team before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers, where he recorded six 20-goal seasons and his only 100-point season in the 1995–96 season while being the captain of the team in his final two seasons. Traded from the Blues to the Hurricanes in the 2005–06 season, he recorded 16 points in 23 playoff games as Carolina won their first Stanley Cup in team history. He played the following five seasons with three more teams. A four-time selection to the All-Star Game, Weight was awarded the King Clancy Memorial Trophy in the 2010–11 season for his leadership qualities despite being plagued by back injuries that saw him play only 18 games; he retired after the season ended. Internationally, Weight represented United States for various international competitions, which saw them win the World Cup of Hockey in 1996 and finish with a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics. A playmaking center, Weight recorded over 700 assists in 1,238 games. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013 and the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame in 2023.[1][2]

After his playing career ended, Weight became an assistant coach and assistant general manager with the Islanders. In 2017, he was named interim coach and named head coach for the 2017–18 season, which saw him fired in June 2018, having coached 122 total games. In 2022, he was hired by the San Jose Sharks as their hockey operations adviser.[3]

Playing career

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At the age of two, Wright recalled that his father put skates on him at the arena in St. Clair Shores, Michigan on the suggestion from a doctor to help straighten his legs, as Weight had a childhood condition that meant he had to wear braces on his legs.[1]

As a youth, Weight played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.[4] He graduated in 1989 from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. He was drafted by the Bloomfield Jets of the North American Junior Hockey League (now known as the NAHL).[citation needed] Weight led the NAJHL in scoring[5] and was recruited by Lake Superior State University.[6]

Weight played two years in the NCAA with LSSU from 1989 to 1991.[7] He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1990 NHL entry draft with their second pick, 34th overall.[8] 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.[9]

Weight played eight and a half seasons with the Oilers, secluding a stint with SB Rosenheim of the German Elite League (DEL) during the shortened 1994–95 NHL season, serving as their captain from 1999 to 2001. It was as an Oiler that he led Edmonton to five consecutive playoff appearances and scored a personal-best 104 points during the 1995–96 season. Due to Edmonton's financial situation, Weight was traded on July 1, 2001 to the St. Louis Blues, along with Michel Riesen, for forwards Marty Reasoner and Jochen Hecht, and defenseman Jan Horáček.[10] In 2023, he was inducted into the Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame.[2][11]

Weight with the St. Louis Blues in 2006

Weight spent the next three seasons with the Blues before returning to the DEL, due to the 2004 NHL Lockout, to play in the final stages of the 2004–05 season with the Frankfurt Lions. Upon the resumption of the NHL in the 2005–06 season, Weight returned to the Blues before he was traded after waiving a no-trade clause, along with the rights to Erkki Rajamaki, to the Carolina Hurricanes for Jesse Boulerice, Mike Zigomanis, the rights to Magnus Kahnberg and draft picks on January 30, 2006.[12]

In the 2006 Stanley Cup Final against his former team, the Oilers, Weight and the Hurricanes suffered a blow during Game 5 when he was sandwiched heavily along the boards by Raffi Torres and Chris Pronger in the second period of the game, which the Oilers won 4–3 in overtime on June 14, 2006.[13] Weight missed the remainder of the Finals with a separated shoulder injury. His place in the roster went to Erik Cole. When the Hurricanes won the Cup, Weight still cherished the chance to hold the Stanley Cup in celebration despite his sore shoulder.[14][15] The Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 7 games.[16]

Weight then returned to the Blues as a free agent, signing a two-year contract on July 2, 2006. During the 2006–07 season, Weight played his 1,000th game against the Edmonton Oilers on November 17, 2006.[17] With the Blues out of contention for the playoffs for the third season in a row, Weight was traded to the Anaheim Ducks for center Andy McDonald on December 14, 2007.[18]

Doug Weight with the New York Islanders

On July 2, 2008, Weight was given a one-year contract by the rebuilding New York Islanders. On January 2, 2009, Weight registered his 1,000th point while playing for the Islanders, with an assist on a goal scored by Richard Park.[19] At the end of the season, he was one of just 44 players with 700 assists and 1,000 points.[20] Weight re-signed with the Islanders for the 2009–10 season. For his contributions to the community during the Islanders 2009-10 training camp held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the baseball diamond at Wallace Park in Saskatoon was named in Weight's honor.[21][22] He succeeded former longtime Oiler teammate Bill Guerin as captain of the Islanders on October 2, 2009.[23] Despite missing a large portion of the season to various injuries and scoring 1 goal in 36 games, Weight was signed to a one-year extension with the Islanders on August 31, 2010.[24]

After enduring a second consecutive year decimated by a lingering back injury,[25] Weight announced his retirement following the 2010–11 season on May 26, 2011. With his retirement as a player from the game of hockey after 19 seasons in the NHL, it was immediately announced by the Islanders' general manager, Garth Snow, that Weight would continue with the organization as an assistant coach and special assistant to the general manager.[26] Weight is ranked number seven out of all American players in points.[27]

Executive and coaching career

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Weight became an assistant coach under then-head coach Jack Capuano in the 2011–12 season. On January 17, 2017, the Islanders fired Capuano and promoted Weight to interim coach.[28] On April 12, 2017, Weight was officially named head coach after he led the team to a 24–12–4 record after taking the coaching duties in the middle of the season.[29][30] On June 5, 2018, Weight was fired as head coach of the Islanders.[31]

In 2022, he was hired by the San Jose Sharks as their hockey operations advisor under new general manager Mike Grier, who was a former teammate of Weight in Edmonton.[3]

International play

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Weight played several times internationally for his country. He made three World Championship appearances for the United States in 1993, 1994 and 2005. He was a part of the silver medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and also played with Team USA at the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.[32] In his only junior tournament in the 1991 World Junior Championships, he had 5 goals and 14 assists in seven games for Team USA that set a single-tournament record for an American team player.[33]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Bloomfield Jets NAJHL 34 26 53 79 105 — — — — —
1989–90 Lake Superior State CCHA 46 21 48 69 44 — — — — —
1990–91 Lake Superior State CCHA 42 29 46 75 86 — — — — —
1990–91 New York Rangers NHL — — — — — 1 0 0 0 0
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 9 3 14 17 2 4 1 4 5 6
1991–92 New York Rangers NHL 53 8 22 30 23 7 2 2 4 0
1992–93 New York Rangers NHL 65 15 25 40 55 — — — — —
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 13 2 6 8 10 — — — — —
1993–94 Edmonton Oilers NHL 84 24 50 74 47 — — — — —
1994–95 Star Bulls Rosenheim DEL 8 2 3 5 18 — — — — —
1994–95 Edmonton Oilers NHL 48 7 33 40 69 — — — — —
1995–96 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 25 79 104 95 — — — — —
1996–97 Edmonton Oilers NHL 80 21 61 82 80 12 3 8 11 8
1997–98 Edmonton Oilers NHL 79 26 44 70 69 12 2 7 9 14
1998–99 Edmonton Oilers NHL 43 6 31 37 12 4 1 1 2 15
1999–2000 Edmonton Oilers NHL 77 21 51 72 54 5 3 2 5 4
2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 82 25 65 90 91 6 1 5 6 17
2001–02 St. Louis Blues NHL 61 15 34 49 40 10 1 1 2 4
2002–03 St. Louis Blues NHL 70 15 52 67 52 7 5 8 13 2
2003–04 St. Louis Blues NHL 75 14 51 65 37 5 2 1 3 6
2004–05 Frankfurt Lions DEL 7 6 9 15 26 11 2 10 12 8
2005–06 St. Louis Blues NHL 47 11 33 44 50 — — — — —
2005–06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 23 4 9 13 25 23 3 13 16 20
2006–07 St. Louis Blues NHL 82 16 43 59 56 — — — — —
2007–08 St. Louis Blues NHL 29 4 7 11 12 — — — — —
2007–08 Anaheim Ducks NHL 38 6 8 14 20 5 0 1 1 4
2008–09 New York Islanders NHL 53 10 28 38 55 — — — — —
2009–10 New York Islanders NHL 36 1 16 17 8 — — — — —
2010–11 New York Islanders NHL 18 2 7 9 10 — — — — —
NHL totals 1,238 278 755 1,033 970 97 23 49 72 94

International

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Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2002 Salt Lake City
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1996 United States
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1991 United States WJC 7 5 14 19 4
1993 United States WC 6 0 6 6 12
1994 United States WC 8 0 4 4 16
1996 United States WCH 7 3 4 7 12
1998 United States OG 4 0 2 2 2
2002 United States OG 6 0 3 3 4
2004 United States WCH 5 1 0 1 4
2005 United States WC 7 1 5 6 0
2006 United States OG 6 0 3 3 4
Senior totals 49 5 27 32 54

Head coaching record

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TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
GamesWonLostOTLPointsFinishResult
NYI2016–17 4024124(52)5th in MetropolitanMissed playoffs
NYI2017–18 82353710807th in MetropolitanMissed playoffs
Total122594914132

Awards and honors

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Award Year Ref
College
All-CCHA Rookie Team 1989-90
All-CCHA First Team 1990-91 [34]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1990–91
CCHA All-Tournament Team 1991 [35]
NHL
All-Star Game 1996, 1998,
2001, 2003
Stanley Cup champion 2006
King Clancy Memorial Trophy 2011
United States Hockey Hall of Fame 2013

References

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  1. 1 2 "Doug Weight into U.S. Hockey Hall". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "RELEASE: Huddy, Weight to be added to Oilers Hall of Fame". NHL.com. September 20, 2023. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Masisak, Corey (September 30, 2022). "Get to know Doug Weight, the Sharks' new hockey operations adviser: Q&A". The Athletic.
  4. ↑ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ "NAHL 1988-89 League Leaders". HockeyDB. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "1986-96 Laker Hockey All-Decade Team Announced". Lake Superior State University. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hockey great Doug Weight announces retirement". Lake Superior State University. May 26, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  8. ↑ "hockeydb". hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Biggest Trades in New York Rangers History". Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Oilers' Doug Weight Trade Revisited - the Hockey Writers Oilers History Latest News, Analysis & More". July 26, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  11. ↑ "RELEASE: Weight, Huddy to be added to Oilers HOF this Thursday". NHL.com. October 23, 2023. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  12. ↑ Diamos, Jason (February 5, 2006). "INSIDE THE N.H.L.; Hurricanes Get Jump On Trading Deadline". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Hurricanes' Weight out for Game 6". CBC Sports. June 16, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Islanders sign Weight to one-year deal". Sportsnet.ca. Associated Press. September 14, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  15. ↑ Diamos, Jason (June 19, 2006). "To Cole, No Risk in Playing for a Cup". New York Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Carolina Wins Hockey's Stanley Cup". CBS News. June 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 21, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Oilers feel at home with win over Blues". CBS Sports. November 17, 2006. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Blues ship Doug Weight to Anaheim". CBC.ca. December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Weight gets 1,000th point". New York Islanders. January 2, 2009. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  20. ↑ "For combined seasons, up to 2008-09, playing skater, in the regular season, requiring Points >= 1000 and Assists >= 700, sorted by descending Points". Stathead. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Wallace Park". May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  22. ↑ "Q&A with Doug Weight of NY Islanders". The Sheaf. September 23, 2009. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  23. ↑ "Weight named captain". New York Islanders. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  24. ↑ "The Captain returns". New York Islanders. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Islanders captain Doug Weight done for season". New York Islanders. March 29, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Islanders captain Weight retires after 19 NHL seasons". The Sports Network. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on May 29, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  27. ↑ "NHL Players Born in United States ‑ All-Time Stats Leaders". QuantHockey. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Jack Capuano Relieved of Coaching Duties". NHL.com. January 17, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Weight Named Head Coach". NHL.com. April 12, 2017. Archived from the original on February 14, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  30. ↑ Wright, Cory (April 12, 2017). "Islanders Endorse Weight as Coach". NHL.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  31. ↑ "Islanders relieve GM Garth Snow, head coach Doug Weight of duties". Newsday.com. June 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Weight was front and center in great USA Hockey generation". Tucson Citizen. May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  33. ↑ "Doug Weight". US Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  34. ↑ "All-CCHA Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  35. ↑ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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