MacKenzie Weegar
MacKenzie Weegar | |||
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Weegar with the Portland Pirates in 2015 | |||
Born |
Nepean, Ontario, Canada | January 7, 1994||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team | Florida Panthers | ||
NHL Draft |
206th overall, 2013 Florida Panthers | ||
Playing career | 2014–present |
MacKenzie Weegar (born January 7, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Weegar was drafted with the Panthers last pick, 206th overall, in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Weegar played major junior hockey with the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. After his selection to the Panthers, Weegar was signed following his second season with the Mooseheads in 2013–14 to a three-year, entry-level deal on May 29, 2014.[1]
Weegar turned professional during the 2014–15 AHL season, appearing in 31 games for the Panthers' AHL affiliate San Antonio Rampage. Weegar also skated in 21 games for the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.
During the final year of his entry-level deal in the 2016–17, having played primarily with the Panthers' AHL affiliates, Weegar received his first NHL recall to the NHL on April 3, 2017.[2] He made debut with the Panthers that night in a 4–1 defeat against the Montreal Canadiens.[3] After three games with Florida, Weegar was returned to conclude the season with the Springfield Thunderbirds.
On August 3, 2017, the Panthers re-signed Weegar to a one-year, two-way contract.[4]
On October 20, 2017, Weegar scored his first NHL goal against Pittsburgh Penguins' goaltender Matt Murray to tie the Panthers with the Penguins 3–3.[5] He was subsequently re-signed to one-year, one-way contracts in 2018 and 2019.[6][7]
On November 6, 2020, Weegar was re-signed to a three-year contract with the Panthers.[8]
Personal life[]
Weegar is the first cousin of former NHL player and current broadcaster Craig Rivet.[9] Weegar wears uniform number 52, the same number Rivet wore during his career.[citation needed]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2010–11 | Winchester Hawks | EOJHL | 40 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Nepean Raiders | CCHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2011–12 | Nepean Raiders | CCHL | 53 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | ||
2012–13 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 62 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 58 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||
2013–14 | Halifax Mooseheads | QMJHL | 61 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 97 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | ||
2014–15 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 31 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 21 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 62 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Springfield Thunderbirds | AHL | 60 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 60 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
2020–21 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 54 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
NHL totals | 226 | 19 | 58 | 77 | 178 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
Awards and honours[]
Award | Year | |
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CCHL | ||
Rookie of the Year | 2012 | |
Second All-Star Team | 2012 | |
Top Prospect Award | 2012 | |
QMJHL | ||
All-Rookie Team | 2013 | |
Best plus-minus (+55) | 2013 | |
Memorial Cup champion | 2013 | |
Second All-Star Team | 2014 |
References[]
- ^ "MacKenzie Weegar agrees to entry-level contract with Panthers". Florida Panthers. May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ "With Aaron Ekblad concussed, rookie gets his shot". Miami Herald. April 3, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Weegar skates in first NHL game". Cincinnati Cyclones. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ "Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar". NHL.com. August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ DeFranks, Matthew (October 21, 2017). "MacKenzie Weegar scores first NHL goal, remains in lineup on Saturday". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar". NHL.com. July 25, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Panthers Agree to Terms with MacKenzie Weegar on a 1-Year, 1-Way Contract". NHL.com. July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Panthers Re-Sign Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar". NHL.com. November 6, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Olive, Jameson (December 4, 2018). "Weegar Remembers Uncle During Hockey Fights Cancer Month". NHL.com. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice hockey forwards
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Florida Panthers draft picks
- Florida Panthers players
- Halifax Mooseheads players
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Memorial Cup winners
- Portland Pirates players
- San Antonio Rampage players
- Sportspeople from Ottawa
- Springfield Thunderbirds players