Shea Weber
Shea Michael Weber (born August 14, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman under contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played sixteen seasons in the NHL for the Nashville Predators and Montreal Canadiens.
| Shea Weber | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Weber with Canada in 2010 | |||
| Born |
August 14, 1985 Sicamous, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Arizona Coyotes Nashville Predators Montreal Canadiens | ||
| National team | Canada | ||
| NHL Draft |
49th overall, 2003 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2021 | ||
Drafted in the second round, 49th overall, by the Predators in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Weber spent eleven seasons in Nashville until being traded to Montreal in 2016. He previously played for the Sicamous Eagles of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League (WHL), and the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Weber has represented Canada at a number of International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)-sanctioned events, winning a World Junior Ice Hockey Championship gold medal in 2005, an Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 2007, and two Olympic gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.