Jasper Weatherby
{{Short description|American ice hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image = Jasper Weatherby (cropped).jpg
| caption = Weatherby with the San Jose Sharks in 2022
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 202
| league = ELH
| team = HC Dynamo Pardubice
| prospect_team =
| prospect_league =
| former_teams = San Jose Sharks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|1|22}}
| birth_place = Portland, Oregon, US
| career_start = 2021
| career_end =
| draft = 102nd overall
| draft_year = 2018
| draft_team = San Jose Sharks
}}
Jasper Weatherby (born January 22, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2021.
Early life
Weatherby was born in Portland, Oregon{{cite web |title=Jasper Weatherby |url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/262799/jasper-weatherby |publisher=Elite Prospects |access-date=July 19, 2022}} to parents Richard Weatherby and Lucinda Moeglein.{{cite web |title=Jasper Weatherby |url=https://fightinghawks.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster/jasper-weatherby/10314 |publisher=University of North Dakota |access-date=July 19, 2022}} He comes from Jewish descent as his Jewish grandfather fled the Nazis from London, England.{{cite news |last1=Elliott Schlossman |first1=Brad |title=Jasper Weatherby's grandpa worked with Martin Luther King Jr., his grandmother marched in Selma, now he hears his calling |url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/jasper-weatherbys-grandpa-worked-with-martin-luther-king-jr-his-grandmother-marched-in-selma-now-he-hears-his-calling |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Grand Forks Herald |date=September 8, 2020}} While both of his grandparents became civil right lawyers, his mother attended various civil rights protests during the Civil rights movement.{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Marcus |title=Sharks prospect kneels for anthem, protests racial injustice |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/sharks/sharks-prospect-jasper-weatherby-kneels-during-anthem-protests-racism |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=July 19, 2022 |date=December 3, 2020}} Weatherby also grew up alongside his adopted brother Kevin, who the family took in when he was eight years old.
Playing career
=BCHL=
Although Weatherby was born in Portland, his family moved to a ranch in Ashland, Oregon when he was a toddler.{{cite news |last1=Penza |first1=Danny |title=Ashland's Jasper Weatherby drafted by San Jose Sharks |url=https://www.mailtribune.com/varsity/2018/06/26/ashlands-jasper-weatherby-drafted-by-san-jose-sharks/ |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Mail Tribune |date=January 26, 2018}} 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.{{cite web |title=Alum Jasper Weatherby Signs NHL Contract |url=https://www.cihacademy.com/news-detail?pk=1428700&fromId=210472 |publisher=Canadian International Hockey Academy |access-date=July 19, 2022 |date=August 27, 2021}} In his final season at the academy, a broken leg caused Weatherby to miss most of the 2014–15 season.{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Dan |title=Ashland native Weatherby is NHL prospect after big year |url=https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2018/04/25/ashland-native-weatherby-is-nhl-prospect-after-big-year/ |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Mail Tribune |date=April 25, 2018}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Pashelka |first1=Curtis |title=This Sharks prospect was all set to be a college senior. Now he's vying for an NHL job |url=https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2021/09/20/this-sharks-prospect-was-all-set-to-be-a-college-senior-now-hes-vying-for-an-nhl-job/ |access-date=July 19, 2022 |publisher=Daily Democrat |date=September 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720025657/https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2021/09/20/this-sharks-prospect-was-all-set-to-be-a-college-senior-now-hes-vying-for-an-nhl-job/ |archive-date=July 20, 2022}} Weatherby eventually earned a tryout with the Wenatchee Wild of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) 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.{{cite web |last1=Ecker |first1=Arch |title=Wenatchee Honored With Three BCHL League Awards |url=https://www.wenatcheewildhockey.com/news/wenatchee-honored-with-three-bchl-league-awards/ |publisher=Wenatchee Wild |access-date=July 19, 2022 |date=February 28, 2018}} In November 2017, Weatherby announce his commitment to join the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) in 2018.{{cite web |title=WEATHERBY COMMITS TO NORTH DAKOTA |url=https://www.wenatcheewildhockey.com/blog/weatherby-commits-to-north-dakota/ |publisher=Wenatchee Wild |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=November 14, 2017}}
Following his final season in the BCHL, Weatherby was ranked 198th amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau.{{cite web |title=Central Scouting publishes final Draft list |url=https://bchl.ca/central-scouting-publishes-final-draft-list |publisher=BCHL |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=April 16, 2018}} Weatherby immediately enrolled in some University of North Dakota summer classes and began taking part in their offseason training program. He was eventually drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round, 102nd overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.{{cite web |title=Sharks Conclude 2018 NHL Draft with Five Selections |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-conclude-2018-nhl-draft-with-five-selections/c-299225336 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=June 23, 2018}}
=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. In his first season with the Hawks, Weatherby registered three goals and two assists through 36 games. He tallied his first collegiate goal in a 6–2 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos on November 17, 2018.{{cite web |title=Broncos put exclamation mark on sweep of Hawks |url=https://fightinghawks.com/news/2018/11/17/mens-hockey-broncos-put-exclamation-mark-on-sweep-of-hawks.aspx |publisher=North Dakota Fighting Hawks |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=November 17, 2018}} The Fighting Hawks finished 5th in the 8th place NCHC standings before being swept by Denver in the first round of the NCHC Playoffs.{{cite web |last1=Schlossman |first1=Brad |title=UND season, post-season streak ends with Denver sweep |url=https://www.therinklive.com/mens-division-1/und-season-post-season-streak-ends-with-denver-sweep |publisher=The Rink Live |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=March 17, 2019}}
Weatherby improved offensively during the shortened 2019–20 NCHC season and finished with 10 goals and eight assists through 35 games. 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.{{cite web |last1=Karasik |first1=Nicola |title=Sharks Prospect of the Week: Jasper Weatherby |url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-prospect-of-the-week-jasper-weatherby/c-311211238 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=November 12, 2019}} His offensive talent helped lead the Fighting Hawks to the 2019 Penrose Cup as the NCHC's regular-season champions.{{cite web |title=NORTH DAKOTA PICKED TO REPEAT AS PENROSE CUP CHAMPIONS IN 2020 NCHC PRESEASON POLL |url=https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1134145 |publisher=NCHC |access-date=July 21, 2022 |date=November 23, 2020 |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210233702/https://www.nchchockey.com/news_article/show/1134145 |url-status=dead }}
=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{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-sign-center-jasper-weatherby/c-326010684|title=Sharks Sign Center Jasper Weatherby|publisher=nhl.com|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2021}}
In his first professional season, Weatherby made the {{nhly|2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-winnipeg-jets-san-jose-sharks-recap-oct-16-1.6214126|title=Sharks' rookies Eklund, Weatherby lead comeback victory over Jets|publisher=cbc.ca|access-date=October 16, 2021}} In making an immediate impact with the Sharks, Weatherby added 5 goals and 11 points through 50 regular season games before finishing the season re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda.
After attending the Sharks training camp in preparation for the {{nhly|2022}} season, Weatherby failed to make the opening night roster and was assigned to continue his development in the AHL. Weatherby registered just 3 goals and 6 points through 39 games with the Barracuda before he was traded by the Sharks to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Kyle Criscuolo on January 18, 2023.{{cite web| url = https://www.nhl.com/redwings/news/red-wings-acquire-forward-jasper-weatherby-from-san-jose-sharks-in-exchange-for-forward-kyle-criscuolo/c-340116694 | title = Red Wings acquire forward Jasper Weatherby from San Jose Sharks | publisher = Detroit Red Wings | date = January 18, 2023 | accessdate = January 18, 2023}}
As a pending restricted free agent, Weatherby was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Red Wings to release him as a free agent. On July 3, 2023, he was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators.{{cite web | url = https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-predators-sign-jasper-weatherby-to-one-year-two-way-contract/c-345206366 | title = Predators sign Jasper Weatherby to a one-year, two-way contract | publisher = Nashville Predators | date = July 3, 2023 | accessdate = July 3, 2023}}
After a lone season with the Predators AHL affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals, Weatherby went un-signed over the summer as a free agent. Approaching the {{nhly|2024}} season, he accepted an invitation to attend the training camp of the Edmonton Oilers on a professional tryout on September 19 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers-sign-jasper-weatherby-pto | title = Oilers sign Jasper Weatherby to PTO | publisher = Edmonton Journal | date = September 19, 2024 | accessdate = September 19, 2024}} During the pre-season, Weatherby was released by the Oilers, however, he remained within the organization on an AHL contract with affiliate the Bakersfield Condors on September 26, 2024.{{citeweb| url = https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/topic/transactions/release-oilers-trim-training-camp-roster-by-nine-players | title = Oilers trim training camp roster by 9 players | publisher = Edmonton Oilers | date = September 26, 2024 | accessdate = September 26, 2024 }}
On October 24, 2024, Weatherby signed with Czech Extraliga club HC Dynamo Pardubice for the remainder of the 2024-25 season with an option for another season.{{citeweb| url = https://thehockeynews.com/international/latest-news/ex-shark-becomes-latest-pardubice-signing | title =
Ex-Shark Becomes Latest Pardubice Signing | publisher = The Hockey News | date = October 24, 2024 | accessdate = October 24, 2024}}
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"| ! colspan="5"|Playoffs | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 2016–17
|BCHL | 46 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 25
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|Wenatchee Wild |BCHL | 58 | 37 | 37 | 74 | 47
| 20 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 8 |
| 2018–19
|NCHC | 36 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 32
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|U. of North Dakota |NCHC | 35 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020–21
|U. of North Dakota |NCHC | 29 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 8
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|NHL | 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021–22
|AHL | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|San Jose Barracuda |AHL | 39 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 39
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022–23
|AHL | 31 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|AHL | 66 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 38
| 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NHL totals ! 50 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18
! — !! — !! — !! — !! — |
Awards and honours
| class="wikitable"
! Award ! Year ! |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |BCHL |
| First All-Star Team
| 2018 | |
| Vern Dye Memorial Trophy (MVP)
| 2018 | |
| Brett Hull Trophy (Top Scorer)
| 2018 | |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" |NCHC |
| NCHC Academic All-Conference Team
|2019, 2020, 2021 |
| NCHC Player of the Month
| February 2021 |
References
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External links
- {{icehockeystats|elite=262799|nhl=8481061|hockeydb=195229}}
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