Doug Weight - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
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Updated on January 07, 2026
Explore Doug Weight net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! NHL center who spent 19 years in the league and led the U.S. team to a silver medal at the 2002 Olympics. In this article, we will discover how old is Doug Weight? Who is Doug Weight dating now & how much money does Doug Weight have?
| Name | Doug Weight |
| First Name | Doug |
| Last Name | Weight |
| Occupation | Hockey Player |
| Birthday | January 21 |
| Birth Year | 1971 |
| Place of Birth | Warren |
| Home Town | Michigan |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Allison Weight |
| Children(s) | Danny Weight |
Doug Weight Biography
Doug Weight is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on January 21, 1971 in Warren, Michigan, United States. He had big shoes to fill, playing in the position Wayne Gretzky used to play for the Edmonton Oilers.
As a youth, Weight played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Detroit Compuware minor ice hockey team.
Weight played two years in the NCAA with LSSU from 1989–91. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft with their second pick, 34th overall. After completing his second year with his college team, he played a single playoff game with the Rangers in 1991, then split time between the Rangers and their AHL affiliate the Binghamton Rangers. He played 65 games with the Rangers in his first full NHL season, 1992–93, before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers for forward Esa Tikkanen.
He grew up in Warren, Michigan.
He was a four-time All-Star and led the Oilers to the Stanley Cup finals in 2006.
Douglas Daniel Weight (born January 21, 1971) is an American professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player. He is also the former head coach and assistant general manager for the New York Islanders. During his 19-year National Hockey League career, he played for the New York Rangers, Edmonton Oilers, Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim Ducks, St. Louis Blues and the New York Islanders.
Doug Weight Net Worth
Doug is one of the richest Hockey Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Doug Weight's net worth $43 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He spent a year with the New York Rangers before establishing his reputation as one of the league’s best playmakers with the Edmonton Oilers.
| Net Worth | $43 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Hockey Player |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Weight has played several times internationally for his country. He made 3 World Championship appearances for the United States in 1993, 1994 and 2005. He was a part of the silver medal winning team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, and also played with Team USA at the 1996 and 2004 World Cup of Hockey, and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano.
Weight played eight and a half seasons with the Oilers, secluding a stint with SB Rosenheim of the German Elite League (DEL) during the shortened 1994–95 NHL season, serving as their captain from 1999–2001. It was as an Oiler that he earned his reputation as a premiere playmaker, leading Edmonton to five consecutive playoff appearances and scoring a personal-best 104 points during the troubled 1995–96 season. Due to Edmonton’s precarious financial situation, Weight was traded on July 1, 2001, to the St. Louis Blues, along with Michel Riesen, for forwards Marty Reasoner and Jochen Hecht and defenseman Jan Horáček.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In his only junior tournament in the 1991 World Junior Championships, he led the entire tournament in scoring with 5 goals and 14 assists in 7 games for Team USA.
Who is Doug Weight Dating?
According to our records, Doug Weight married to Allison Weight. As of January 13, 2024, Doug Weight’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Doug Weight. You may help us to build the dating records for Doug Weight!Weight then returned to the Blues as a free agent, signing a two-year contract on July 2, 2006. During the 2006–07 season, Weight played his 1,000th game against the Edmonton Oilers on November 17, 2006. With the Blues out of contention for the playoffs for the third season in a row, Weight was again traded to the Anaheim Ducks for center Andy McDonald on December 14, 2007.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Doug Weight height 5 feet 11 inches Doug weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 feet 11 inches |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
He graduated in 1989 from Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, Michigan. He was drafted by the Bloomfield Jets of the North American Junior Hockey League (now known as the NAHL). During that time, high school hockey was not considered to be competitive enough in the Detroit, Michigan area. Weight followed in the footsteps of several other Detroit-area players by playing in the NAJHL, including Pat Lafontaine and Mike Modano. Weight led the NAJHL in scoring, and was recruited by Lake Superior State University.
In the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals against his former team the Oilers, Weight and the Hurricanes suffered a huge blow during Game 5, when he was sandwiched heavily along the boards by Raffi Torres and Chris Pronger in the second period of the game, which the Oilers won 4–3 in overtime on June 19, 2006. Weight missed the remainder of the Finals with a shoulder injury. His place in roster went to Erik Cole. The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup in 7 games.
Facts & Trivia
Doug Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Doug Weight celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.
Weight spent the next three seasons with the Blues before returning to the DEL, due to the 2004 NHL Lockout, to play in the final stages of the 2004–05 season with the Frankfurt Lions. Upon the resumption of the NHL in the 2005–06 season, Weight returned to the weakened Blues before he was traded after waiving a no-trade clause, along with the rights to Erkki Rajamaki, to the Carolina Hurricanes for Jesse Boulerice, Mike Zigomanis, the rights to Magnus Kahnberg and draft picks on January 30, 2006.
What does Doug Weight do now?
Former coach, four-time All-Star debuts Thursday SECAUCUS, NJ – NHL Network™ today announced that United States Hockey Hall of Famer and 2006 Stanley Cup® Champion Doug Weight has joined as an on-air analyst.
How old is Doug Weight?
51 years (January 21, 1971)
What teams did doug Weight play for?
Weight scored 278 goals and 755 assists over 20 years with the Rangers, Oilers, Blues, Hurricanes, Ducks, and Islanders. The 4x All-Star scored at least 50 points in 9 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006.
Who did the Rangers trade for Mark Messier?
On October 4, 1991, in one of many cost-cutting moves by Edmonton management, Messier was traded to the New York Rangers for Louie DeBrusk, Bernie Nicholls, and Steven Rice.
Where is Doug Weight coaching?
Doug Weight’s Tenure as the New York Islanders‘ Head Coach.
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