Former captain of the Nashville Predators, Shea Weber, is being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony takes place in Toronto on Monday, November 11 and Weber will be joined by former general manager of the Predators, David Poile, as well.
Weber was drafted by the Predators in the second round (49th overall) in 2003. He later made his NHL debut in the 2005-06 season and played 11 seasons with them. In that time, he played 763 games, scoring 116 goals and recording 443 points. The Predators also had eight playoff appearances with Weber on the team and he played 59 games, recording 13 goals and 28 points.
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Weber was dominant and had three seasons in which he scored at least 20 goals and 50 points, all with Nashville. His career highs were 23 goals and 56 points. In his final season with the Predators before being traded, he was the NHL’s recipient of the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2015-16.
He came so close to winning a Norris Trophy with two second place finishes and five top four finishes, but never took home the trophy.
The Predators shocked the hockey world when the team traded Weber to the Montreal Canadiens in 2016, receiving P.K. Subban in return.
Weber would go on to play five more seasons in the NHL for the Canadiens before playing his last in 2020-21 after the long and unlikely run to the Stanley Cup Final. Injuries consumed the majority of his seasons with Montreal before he hung up the skates.
The legend finished his stellar career with 224 goals and 589 points in 1038 regular season games to go along with 18 goals and 48 points in 97 playoff games across 11 appearances.
Weber played in seven NHL All-Star Games, won the Hardest Shot competition at the NHL’s Skills Competition four times, was named to the NHL’s First All-Star Team twice and the Second All-Star Team twice.
Beyond the NHL, Weber won everything a player could. He won gold at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics for Team Canada, won gold the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2005, won gold again at the IIHF World Cup of Hockey in 2016, and another gold medal for Team Canada in 2007 at the IIHF World Championships.
Weber never hoisted the Stanley Cup, but becomes a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame in his first season of eligibility. He will always be remembered as one of the very best Nashville Predators.
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