Stephen Weiss
Stephen Weiss ( born April 3, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since July 2013 when the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League contract.
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Career
The 1.83 m wide center began his career in the 1997/98 season with the Toronto Young Nationals in the Greater Toronto Hockey League. Following a season followed in the North York Rangers in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. As of 1999, played for the Plymouth Whalers White in the Canadian Junior Football League Ontario Hockey League. The striker completed a successful rookie season with the Plymouth Whalers and finished the regular season in first place, for which the team with the Hamilton Spectator Trophy was awarded. Especially in the playoffs for the J. Ross Robertson Cup knew the attacker to convince and formed with Justin Williams and Randy Fitzgerald a series that scored 35 playoff gates. However, White failed with the Whalers in the finals series in seven games against the Barrie Colts. At season's end, his performance of the Ontario Hockey League with the inclusion in the First All - Rookie Team, were honored as one of the best newcomers of the year in the league. In the 2000 /01 season was the offensive player with 87 points in the regular season the best scorer of the Plymouth Whalers, with whom he again reached the finals at the J. Ross Robertson Cup. As in the previous season but White was unsuccessful and lost his team the final series, this time against the Ottawa 67 's. NHL Entry Draft 2001, he was selected in the first round in fourth position from the Florida Panthers.
His first NHL games completed the links gunman in the 2001/ 02 season, from the following season was one of the Canadians for NHL root cadres of the Panthers. On 1 February 2003, he took part in the NHL Young Stars Game. During the 2003 /04 White also played ten games for the San Antonio Rampage, the former farm team the Panthers, in the American Hockey League, for which he was on the ice during the NHL lockout in 2004/05 and him in this borrowed season for 36 games to the Chicago Wolves. For the season 2005/ 06 Stephen Weiss returned to the squad of the Florida Panthers. In that season, he completed 41 NHL games before, put him a torn ligament in his left wrist for several months out of action. In the 2008 /09 season made it white for the first time more than 50 points in the NHL to reach and finished the regular season with 61 points scorer. In September 2009, White was appointed jointly with Cory Stillman to the assistant captain of the team.
In July 2013 White signed a five-year contract worth a total of 24.5 million U.S. dollars at the Detroit Red Wings. The average annual salary therefore amounts to 4.9 million U.S. dollars.
White is considered as a fast skater with good scorer skills that occurs team player and also has above-average puck - handling. When weakness is considered to be defensive behavior, and lack of physical assertiveness against stronger players.
Internationally
White represented the Team Canada at the U20 World Youth Championship in 2002. During the tournament, he came in six games for use and scoring four points. The Canadians won after the final defeat by Russia the silver medal.
Awards and achievements
- 2000 OHL First All - Rookie Team
- 2001 CHL Top Prospects Game
- 2003 NHL Young Stars Game
Internationally
- 2002 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- U20 Junior World Cup 2002
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )