| Jasper Weatherby | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | January 22, 1998, Portland, Oregon, US |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Center/Left wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
San Jose Sharks San Jose Barracuda (AHL) |
| NHL Draft | 102nd overall, 2018 San Jose Sharks |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
Jasper Weatherby (born January 22, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League (AHL), as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Sharks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, and made his NHL debut in 2021.
Early life[]
Weatherby was born in Portland, Oregon[1] to parents Richard Weatherby and Lucinda Moeglein.[2] He comes from Jewish descent as his Jewish grandfather fled the Nazis from London, England.[3] While both of his grandparents became civil right lawyers, his mother attended various civil rights protests during the Civil rights movement.[4] Weatherby also grew up alongside his adopted brother Kevin, who the family took in when he was eight years old.[3]
Playing career[]
BCHL[]
Although Weatherby was born in Portland, his family moved to a ranch in Ashland, Oregon when he was a toddler.[5] He remained in Oregon until he was 14 years old when he left to play at the Canadian International Hockey Academy from 2012 to 2014.[6] In his final season at the academy, a broken leg caused Weatherby to miss most of the 2014–15 season.[7] From there, he spent two seasons with the Omaha AAA Lancers while attending Douglas County West High School but was unable to earn a long-term contract with several other junior teams upon graduating in 2016.[8] Weatherby eventually earned a tryout with the Wenatchee Wild of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL)[8] and played under coach Bliss Littler from 2016 to 2018. While playing under Littler, Weatherby helped lead the Wild to the 2018 BCHL Championship and a berth in the RBC Cup semifinals.[9] In November 2017, Weatherby announce his commitment to join the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) in 2018.[10]
Following his final season in the BCHL, Weatherby was ranked 198th amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.[11] Weatherby immediately enrolled in some University of North Dakota summer classes and began taking part in their offseason training program.[5] He was eventually drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.[12]
College[]
Following the draft, Weatherby played collegiate hockey with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the NCHC from 2018 to 2021 while majoring in marketing.[2] In his first season with the Hawks, Weatherby registered three goals and two assists through 36 games.[1] He tallied his first collegiate goal in a 6–2 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos on November 17, 2018.[13] The Fighting Hawks finished 5th in the 8th place NCHC standings before being swept by Denver in the first round of the NCHC Playoffs.[14]
Weatherby improved offensively during the shortened 2019–20 NCHC season and finished with 10 goals and eight assists through 35 games.[1] By November 2019, Weatherby had collected two goals and two assists while also leading the team in faceoff win percentage through the first nine games of the season.[15] His offensive talent helped lead the Fighting Hawks to the 2019 Penrose Cup as the NCHC's regular-season champions.[16]
Professional[]
Following his Junior season, Weatherby concluded his collegiate career by signing a two-year entry-level contract with the Sharks on August 24, 2021[17]
In his first professional season, Weatherby made the 2021–22 opening night roster with the Sharks. He made his NHL debut on October 16, 2021, in a 4–3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, where he also scored his first goal.[18]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Wenatchee Wild | BCHL | 46 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Wenatchee Wild | BCHL | 58 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 35 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | U. of North Dakota | NCHC | 29 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | San Jose Barracuda | AHL | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Awards and honours[]
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| BCHL | ||
| First All-Star Team | 2018 | |
| Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (MVP) | 2018 | |
| Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer) | 2018 | |
| NCHC | ||
| NCHC Academic All-Conference Team | 2019, 2020, 2021 | [19] |
| NCHC Player of the Month | February 2021 | [20] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jasper Weatherby. Elite Prospects.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jasper Weatherby. University of North Dakota.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jasper Weatherby's grandpa worked with Martin Luther King Jr., his grandmother marched in Selma, now he hears his calling", Grand Forks Herald, September 8, 2020.
- ↑ Sharks prospect kneels for anthem, protests racial injustice. NBC Sports (December 3, 2020).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ashland's Jasper Weatherby drafted by San Jose Sharks", Mail Tribune, January 26, 2018.
- ↑ Alum Jasper Weatherby Signs NHL Contract. Canadian International Hockey Academy (August 27, 2021).
- ↑ "Ashland native Weatherby is NHL prospect after big year", Mail Tribune, April 25, 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "This Sharks prospect was all set to be a college senior. Now he’s vying for an NHL job", Daily Democrat, September 20, 2021.
- ↑ Wenatchee Honored With Three BCHL League Awards. Wenatchee Wild (February 28, 2018).
- ↑ WEATHERBY COMMITS TO NORTH DAKOTA. Wenatchee Wild (November 14, 2017).
- ↑ Central Scouting publishes final Draft list. BCHL (April 16, 2018).
- ↑ Sharks Conclude 2018 NHL Draft with Five Selections. National Hockey League (June 23, 2018).
- ↑ Broncos put exclamation mark on sweep of Hawks. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (November 17, 2018).
- ↑ UND season, post-season streak ends with Denver sweep. The Rink Live (March 17, 2019).
- ↑ Sharks Prospect of the Week: Jasper Weatherby. National Hockey League (November 12, 2019).
- ↑ NORTH DAKOTA PICKED TO REPEAT AS PENROSE CUP CHAMPIONS IN 2020 NCHC PRESEASON POLL. NCHC (November 23, 2020).
- ↑ Sharks Sign Center Jasper Weatherby. nhl.com (August 24, 2021).
- ↑ Sharks' rookies Eklund, Weatherby lead comeback victory over Jets. cbc.ca.
- ↑ Eleven Fighting Hawks claim NCHC All-Academic Team honors. North Dakota Fighting Hawks (March 4, 2021).
- ↑ NORTH DAKOTA, OMAHA CLAIM NCHC FEBRUARY MONTHLY HONORS (March 2, 2021).
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database