Craig Weller

Craig Weller (born March 17, 1981 in Calgary, Alberta) is a professional ice hockey defenseman/right wing playing for EC Villacher SV of the Erste Bank League
==Playing career==
Weller was the St. Louis Blues 5th round choice, 167th overall, in the 2000 NHL Draft. After playing with the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL and the Hartford Wolfpack of the American Hockey League, he was signed as a free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes on July 19, 2007. 
He scored his first career NHL goal on October 25, 2007 against the Anaheim Ducks; the goal turned out to be the game winning goal. 
On July 1, 2008, Weller signed a two-year, $1.2 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. On October 18, 2009, he was traded to the Boston Bruins along with prospect Alexander Fallstrom and a second round draft pick in 2011 in exchange for Chuck Kobasew.
On March 3, 2010, Weller was traded from the Bruins to the Florida Panthers along with Byron Bitz and a second round draft pick in exchange for Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski.
 
On the 1st of November 2010, the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL in the UK announced they had signed Weller, who was a free agent at the time. He became the most experienced NHL player after Theoren Fleury to play in the Elite League, playing in his preferred position as a defenceman. 
With Weller on board, the Cardiff Devils embarked on 22 game unbeaten streak, breaking the league record and coming close to the world record. However, the Devils narrowly missed out on the league title, finishing level on points with the Sheffield Steelers but having won 1 regulation game less, before being beaten in the Playoff final 5-4 to the Nottingham Panthers. After his first season in the UK Weller quickly established himself as a reliable, solid two way defenceman, drawing admiration from across the league, culminating in 3 awards - League Player of the Season (Journalist's Choice),Player of the Season (Voted by League GM's and Coaches) and Defenceman of the Season (Voted by League GM's and Coaches). 
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1997–98 	Calgary AAA Flames 	AMHL 		33 	2 	10 	12 	65 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2
1998–99 	Calgary Canucks 	AJHL 		49 	4 	14 	18 	80 		13 	0 	1 	1 	10
1999–00 	Calgary Canucks 	AJHL 		53 	3 	14 	17 	100 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2000–01 	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs	WCHA 		6 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 		30 	1 	5 	6 	40 		11 	0 	2 	2 	26
2001–02 	Kootenay Ice 	WHL 		69 	5 	13 	18 	127 		22 	3 	7 	10 	27
2002–03 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		11 	0 	0 	0 	8 		2 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Charlotte Checkers 	ECHL 		48 	3 	11 	14 	84 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		68 	5 	9 	14 	86 		16 	2 	2 	4 	30
2004–05 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		76 	10 	9 	19 	182 		6 	0 	1 	1 	6
2005–06 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		80 	12 	21 	33 	152 		13 	2 	3 	5 	44
2006–07 	Hartford Wolf Pack 	AHL 		56 	11 	6 	17 	96 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		59 	3 	8 	11 	80 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		36 	1 	2 	3 	47 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Houston Aeros 	AHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	7 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		55 	4 	10 	14 	62 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Chicago Wolves 	AHL 		14 	0 	3 	3 	21 		4 	0 	0 	0 	4
2010–11 	Cardiff Devils 	EIHL 		41 	16 	36 	52 	52 		2 	1 	0 	1 	4
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		95 	4 	10 	14 	127 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		365 	42 	60 	102 	614 		45 	4 	6 	10 	88
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year	
WHL 	WHL 	WHL
West Second All-Star Team 	2002	
EIHL 	EIHL	EIHL
Defenseman of the season 	2011	
Player of the season 	2011	
League Player of the season	2011	
==References==
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Category:Born in 1981
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Cardiff Devils players
Category:Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
Category:Chicago Wolves players
Category:Hartford Wolf Pack players
Category:Houston Aeros (AHL) players
Category:Minnesota Wild players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:St. Louis Blues draft picks
Category:Villacher SV players