Shawn Weller (born July 8, 1986) is an American

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who is currently playing for the

Adirondack Thunder The Adirondack Thunder are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL that began play in the 2015–16 season. The team is based in Glens Falls, New York, and affiliated with the NHL's New Jersey Devils. The Thunder play their home games at the ...

of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). Th ...

. He attended

Clarkson University Clarkson University is a private research university with its main campus in Potsdam, New York, and additional graduate program and research facilities in the New York Capital Region and Beacon, New York. It was founded in 1896 and has an en ...

and graduated from South Glens Falls. Weller was drafted in the third round, 77th overall by the

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in the

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Playing career

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. 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. Weller was drafted in the third round, 77th overall by the

in the

. The pick had been received in a trade with the

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

for

Radek Bonk Radek Bonk (born 9 January 1976) is a former Czech professional ice hockey player who most recently played for Oceláři Třinec of the Czech Extraliga. Playing career Bonk was born in Czechoslovakia and began his hockey career playing for Sle ...

. After being drafted, Weller enrolled in

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. However, once he was able to play, he scored his first two collegiate goals in his debut against Niagara on October 29, 2004. During the first round of the 2004 ECAC Hockey Tournament, the Golden Knights beat the

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in three games with Weller scoring the winning goal in overtime to win game three and help the Golden Knights advance to the quarterfinals. 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. 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. 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. He made his professional debut with Ottawa's

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(AHL) affiliate, the

Binghamton Senators The Binghamton Senators were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) that played from 2002 to 2017. Nicknamed the B-Sens, they played in Binghamton, New York, at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. The B-Sen ...

for five games. Weller was traded to the Anaheim Ducks on September 4, 2009, in exchange for Jason Bailey. On July 26, 2010, Weller signed an AHL Contract, with the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets o ...

. He remained in the AHL the following season, splitting the year between the

St. John's IceCaps The St. John's IceCaps were a professional ice hockey team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. They were members of the North Division of the Eastern Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team was originally aff ...

and the

Texas Stars The Texas Stars are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Cedar Park, Texas, near Austin, with home games at the H-E-B Center. They are owned by the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and are the te ...

. On October 1, 2012, with limited AHL interest, Weller signed a one-year contract with ECHL club, the

South Carolina Stingrays The South Carolina Stingrays are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Stingrays play in the South Division of the ECHL's Eastern Conference. They play their home games at the North Charleston Co ...

for the

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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 The Stockton Thunder were a minor league professional ice hockey team that was based in Stockton, California, and a member of the ECHL. The Stockton Arena was their home ice, with a capacity of 9,737. The team was an affiliate team of the New Yo ...

. Weller finished the season with the Thunder, producing 11 points in 23 post-season games to help reach the

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finals. On August 3, 2013, Weller agreed to his first European contract on a one-year deal with

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club,

Starbulls Rosenheim Starbulls Rosenheim is a professional ice hockey team based in Rosenheim, Oberbayern, Germany. They currently play in Oberliga. Prior to the 2013–14 season they played in the 2nd Bundesliga. They play their home games at ''Rofa-Stadion'', loca ...

of the

DEL2 DEL2 (also known as DEL II) is the second tier ice hockey league in Germany, below the ''Deutsche Eishockey Liga'' (DEL) and ahead of the '' Oberliga''. Founded in 2013 to replace the defunct '' 2nd Bundesliga'', DEL2 is administered by ESBG, ...

. 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

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and was named Most Valuable Player of the playoffs. 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 The Kansas City Mavericks are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. Founded in 2009 as the Missouri Mavericks of the CHL, the team plays in Independence, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, at the Cable Dahmer Arena. History On April 16, ...

. 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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weller, Shawn 1986 births Living people Abbotsford Heat players Adirondack Thunder players American men's ice hockey left wingers Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015) players Binghamton Senators players Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey players Dresdner Eislöwen players Elmira Jackals (ECHL) players ETC Crimmitschau players Kansas City Mavericks players Ottawa Senators draft picks Manitoba Moose players People from Saratoga County, New York Ravensburg Towerstars players St. John's IceCaps players South Carolina Stingrays players Starbulls Rosenheim players Stockton Thunder players Texas Stars players SC Bietigheim-Bissingen players American expatriate ice hockey players in Canada American expatriate ice hockey players in Germany