Guide Note

American professional hockey player Doug Weight plays for the New York Islanders in the National Hockey League.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Doug Daniel Weight
2. Born: January 21, 1971
3. Birthplace: Warren, Michigan
4. Nickname: Weighter
5. Height: 5'11"
6. Weight: 196 lbs.
7. Position: Center
8. Shoots: Left
9. High school: Notre Dame High School
10. College: Lake Superior State University
11. Draft year: 1990
12. Three-time Olympian
13. Four-time NHL All-Star

Weight was drafted 34th overall in the 1990 NHL draft by the New York Rangers. He made his NHL debut with the Rangers in 1991 and played nearly two seasons with the team before he was traded to the Edmonton Oilers on March 17, 1993. Weight stayed with the Oilers until July 1, 2001, when he was sent to the St. Louis Blues. He continued with the Blues until the 2004-05 NHL lockout, when he played in Germany for the Frankfurt Lions. Weight returned to the Blues after the lockout and was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on January 30, 2006. He helped the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup Championship the same year, then returned to the Blues as a free agent on July 2, 2006. He spent another season and a half with the Blues before he was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on December 14, 2007. He completed the 2007-08 season with the Ducks and signed as a free agent with the New York Islanders on July 2, 2008.

• 1991: CCHA All-Star Team
• 1996: NHL All-Star Game
• 1998: NHL All-Star Game
• 2002: NHL All-Star Game
• 2002: Winter Olympics, silver medal
• 2004: NHL All-Star Game
• 2006: Stanley Cup Champion

• 1989-91: Lake Superior State Lakers
• 1990: Drafted by the New York Rangers
• 1991-03: New York Rangers
• 1993-01: Edmonton Oilers
• 2001-06: St. Louis Blues
• 2006: Carolina Hurricanes
• 2006-07: St. Louis Blues
• 2007-08: Anaheim Ducks
• 2008-present: New York Islanders