Jason Wiemer

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


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team=New Jersey Devils
former_teams = Calgary Flames
Minnesota Wild
New York Islanders
Florida Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning
league = NHL
position = Centre
shoots = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 225
nickname =
nationality = CAN
birth_date = Birth date and age|1976|4|14|mf=y
birth_place = Kimberley, BC, CAN
draft = 8th overall
draft_year = 1994
draft_team = Tampa Bay Lightning
career_start = 1994

Jason Wiemer (born 14 April, 1976 in Kimberley, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice hockey centre who last played for the New Jersey Devils of the NHL.

Wiemer was drafted 8th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 726 career NHL games, scoring 90 goals and 112 assists for 202 points. He has also compiled 1,420 penalty minutes.

Wiemer has often been criticized for never meeting offensive expectations.Fact|date=February 2007 However, many consider him to have played a fairly illustrious career as an enforcer and agitator due to his size, propensity for fighting and ability to deliver hits consistently.Fact|date=February 2007

On March 9, 2006, Wiemer was traded from the Calgary Flames to the Devils for a fourth round pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

In early August, 2006, Wiemer underwent reconstructive knee surgery.

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