former_teams height_ft shoots weight_lb birth_place draft_year image_size team position draft_team league height_in birth_date image article_title draft career_start
florida panthers detroit red wings 5 left 185 toronto , on , can 2001 225px free agent centre florida panthers nhl 11 3 april 1983 stephen weiss wings 131101.png stephen weiss
 4th overall 2001
stephen weiss

stephen weiss -lrb- born april 3 , 1983 -rrb- is a canadian professional ice hockey centre currently an unrestricted free agent of the national hockey league -lrb- nhl -rrb- .
weiss formerly played for the detroit red wings , and florida panthers , who drafted him fourth overall in the 2001 nhl entry draft .
weiss holds panthers franchise records for assists and games played .
weiss was born in toronto , ontario , but grew up in nearby markham , ontario .
