Jason Wiemer
Jason Wiemer | |
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| Born | April 14, 1976 Canada |
| Occupation | Professional ice hockey forward (retired) |
| Years active | 1994–2007 |
Jason Earl Wiemer (born April 14, 1976) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who competed in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 11 seasons.
Playing career
Wiemer was chosen 12th overall in the 1991 WHL Bantam Draft by the Portland Winterhawks and later picked 8th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
He began the 1994–95 season with Portland but transitioned to professional play after 16 games, making his NHL debut with Tampa Bay. After four seasons with the Lightning and facing difficulties meeting offensive expectations, he was traded during the 1997–98 campaign to the Calgary Flames in exchange for Sandy McCarthy, along with a third-round selection (Brad Richards) and a fifth-round draft pick.
During his three seasons in Calgary, Wiemer developed a reputation as a strong enforcer and agitator, leveraging his physicality, fighting skills, and size.
Prior to the 2001–02 season, Wiemer was involved in a trade sending him and Valeri Bure to the Florida Panthers in return for Rob Niedermayer. In his sole season with Florida, he achieved a personal best of 31 points before being traded to the New York Islanders for Branislav Mezei in July 2002.
In November 2003, during his second year with the Islanders (2003–04), Wiemer was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild.
On August 5, 2004, he signed as a free agent to return to Calgary. Midway through the 2005–06 season, Wiemer was traded to the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round draft pick. He contributed to the Devils' progress to the Conference semifinals during that playoff run.
Wiemer underwent reconstructive knee surgery in July 2006 and consequently missed the entire 2006–07 season. He has not participated in professional hockey since. Throughout his NHL tenure, he played in 726 games, accumulating 90 goals and 112 assists for a total of 202 points, while amassing 1,420 penalty minutes.
Personal life
In 2008, Wiemer married Lindsy Goodine. The couple has two sons named Owen and Michael.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991–92 | Kimberley Dynamiters | RMJHL | 45 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 68 | 18 | 34 | 52 | 159 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 | ||
| 1993–94 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 72 | 45 | 51 | 96 | 236 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||
| 1994–95 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 16 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 36 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 66 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | ||
| NHL totals | 726 | 90 | 112 | 202 | 1420 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | ||
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- 1976 births
- Adirondack Red Wings players
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- Florida Panthers players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Living people
- Minnesota Wild players
- NHL first-round draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- New York Islanders players
- Portland Winterhawks players
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- Tampa Bay Lightning players