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Shawn Weller

Shawn Weller (born July 8, 1986) is an American professional ice hockey forward who most recently played for the Adirondack Thunder of the ECHL. He attended Clarkson University and graduated from South Glens Falls. Weller was drafted in the third round, 77th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft

Shawn Weller
Weller with Starbulls Rosenheim in 2013
Born (1986-07-08) July 8, 1986 (age 38)
South Glens Falls, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Adirondack Thunder
Binghamton Senators
Abbotsford Heat
Manitoba Moose
St. John's IceCaps
Texas Stars
Starbulls Rosenheim
Ravensburg Towerstars
Dresdner Eislowen
SC Bietigheim-Bissingen
Tölzer Löwen
NHL draft 77th overall, 2004
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2007–2023

Playing career

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Weller played prep hockey for South Glens Falls High School until his sophomore year when he decided to play junior hockey with the Capital District Selects of the Eastern Junior Hockey League.[1] Weller was playing for Capital District Select during his draft eligible year. He was named an EJHL All-Star and EJHL MVP prior to the 2004 draft.[2] Weller was drafted in the third round, 77th overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. The pick had been received in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings for Radek Bonk.

After being drafted, Weller enrolled in Clarkson University as a Business major. He played three seasons for the Clarkson Golden Knights. His freshman season began late due to NCAA eligibility issues that forced Weller to sit out the first four games of the season.[3] However, once he was able to play, he scored his first two collegiate goals in his debut against Niagara on October 29, 2004.[2] During the first round of the 2004 ECAC Hockey Tournament, the Golden Knights beat the Union Dutchmen in three games with Weller scoring the winning goal in overtime to win game three and help the Golden Knights advance to the quarterfinals.[4] The Golden Knights eventually lost to the Harvard Crimson in the Championship match.

In his sophomore year, Weller increased his offensive scoring and recorded 14 goals, a new career high.[2] He stepped it up again in his junior season by leading the Golden Knights in scoring with 41 points, including a team-high 19 goals, and was named to the ECAC All-Tournament Team.[2] After Weller had finished the NCAA season with the Golden Knights, he was signed to an entry-level contract with the Senators on March 30, 2007.[5] He made his professional debut with Ottawa's American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Binghamton Senators for five games.

Weller was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on September 4, 2009, in exchange for Jason Bailey.[6]

On July 26, 2010, Weller signed an AHL Contract, with the Manitoba Moose.[7] He remained in the AHL the following season, splitting the year between the St. John's IceCaps and the Texas Stars.

On October 1, 2012, with limited AHL interest, Weller signed a one-year contract with ECHL club, the South Carolina Stingrays for the 2012–13 season. As captain of the Stingrays, Weller featured in 24 games for 15 points before he returned on loan to the St. John's IceCaps. On January 25, 2013, while with the IceCaps, Weller's ECHL rights were traded by the Stingrays to the Stockton Thunder.[8] Weller finished the season with the Thunder, producing 11 points in 23 post-season games to help reach the Kelly Cup finals.

On August 3, 2013, Weller agreed to his first European contract on a one-year deal with German club, Starbulls Rosenheim of the DEL2.[9] He played one season with club, scoring 70 points in 44 games. In May 2014, he signed with EV Ravensburg of the DEL2.

In the 2017–18 season, he captured the DEL2 championship with SC Bietigheim-Bissingen and was named Most Valuable Player of the playoffs.[10][11]

Weller played seven seasons in the DEL2 before returning to North America and sitting out the pandemic shortened 2020–21 season. On August 6, 2021, Weller resumed his professional career in returning to the ECHL in signing with the Kansas City Mavericks.[12] In the 2021–22 season, Weller made 19 appearances with the Mavericks before he was traded to the Adirondack Thunder in exchange for future considerations on January 13, 2022.[13]

Upon signing a one-year contract with the Thunder in September 2023, Weller announced that he would be returning to the team for one more year, after which he would retire.[14] However, his career would come to an early end suddenly and unceremoniously on November 9, 2023, when the team released him from his contract before he played a single regular season game. Weller stated in an interview that the reason for his release was an incident on October 13, 2023, when he accepted an alcoholic beverage from a fan at a preseason game in which he was not playing. He could not be released until a month later, when he was activated from injured reserve.[15]

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
2001–02 Glens Falls High School HSNY 25 32 31 63 — — — — —
2002–03 Capital District Selects EJHL 35 6 6 12 109 — — — — —
2003–04 Capital District Selects EJHL 36 17 22 39 117 3 3 3 6 6
2004–05 Clarkson University ECAC 33 3 11 14 72 — — — — —
2005–06 Clarkson University ECAC 37 14 10 24 103 — — — — —
2006–07 Clarkson University ECAC 39 19 21 40 62 — — — — —
2006–07 Binghamton Senators AHL 5 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
2007–08 Binghamton Senators AHL 59 8 8 16 40 — — — — —
2007–08 Elmira Jackals ECHL 10 4 5 9 11 — — — — —
2008–09 Binghamton Senators AHL 70 4 5 9 57 — — — — —
2008–09 Elmira Jackals ECHL 4 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Bakersfield Condors ECHL 42 18 28 46 55 — — — — —
2009–10 Abbotsford Heat AHL 31 8 4 12 19 3 1 1 2 14
2010–11 Manitoba Moose AHL 67 12 11 23 50 10 0 0 0 4
2011–12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 41 10 14 24 28 — — — — —
2011–12 Texas Stars AHL 18 2 1 3 6 — — — — —
2012–13 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 24 7 8 15 24 — — — — —
2012–13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 19 5 12 17 17 23 3 8 11 30
2013–14 Starbulls Rosenheim DEL2 44 24 46 70 56 — — — — —
2014–15 Ravensburg Towerstars DEL2 28 7 20 27 8 — — — — —
2014–15 Dresdner Eislöwen DEL2 16 2 7 9 20 6 1 0 1 20
2015–16 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 42 5 26 31 46 12 5 13 18 26
2016–17 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 33 17 25 42 40 13 5 9 14 28
2017–18 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 50 25 42 67 140 11 9 5 14 18
2018–19 Bietigheim Steelers DEL2 38 18 28 46 74 7 4 1 5 8
2019–20 Tölzer Löwen DEL2 47 26 28 54 89 — — — — —
2021–22 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 19 1 5 6 6 — — — — —
2021–22 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 22 0 5 5 10 — — — — —
2022–23 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 51 14 13 27 49 5 1 0 1 2
AHL totals 294 44 43 87 204 13 1 1 2 18

International

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Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States WJC 7 0 0 0 2
Junior totals 7 0 0 0 2

Awards and honors

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Award Year
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament Team 2007 [16]

References

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  1. ^ Tobey, Pete (June 23, 2018). "Weller enjoying pro hockey career in Germany". The Post Star. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "ALL-TIME KNIGHTS - SHAWN WELLER". clarksonathletics.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "2005-06 CLARKSON HOCKEY OUTLOOK". clarksonathletics.com. August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "First Round Complete ... Quarterfinals Ready to Roll". ecachockey.com. March 7, 2005. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "Bulletin: Senators sign prospect Shawn Weller". Ottawa Senators. March 30, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "Ducks acquire Weller from Ottawa". Anaheim Ducks. September 4, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. ^ "Moose Sign Shawn Weller to AHL Contract". Manitoba Moose. July 26, 2010. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
  8. ^ "Stingrays receive Brodie, future considerations from Stockton". South Carolina Stingrays. January 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Signings conclude with a cracker". Starbulls Rosenheim. August 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
  10. ^ "Die Bietigheim Steelers gewinnen beim SC Riessersee mit 2:0 und feiern dritte Meisterschaft in sechs Jahren". www.eishockeynews.de (in German). Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Weller part of championship team in Germany". The Post-Star. April 24, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Welcome to Mavs Country Shawn!". Kansas City Mavericks. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Thunder acquire South Glen Falls native Shawn Weller". Adirondack Thunder. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  14. ^ Schott, Ken (September 17, 2023). "Weller returns to Adirondack Thunder for final ECHL season". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  15. ^ Schott, Ken (September 17, 2023). "Weller returns to Adirondack Thunder for final ECHL season". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  16. ^ "All-Tournament Honors" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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