Kevin Weekes
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Catches | Left |
| Nickname(s) | Shady 80, Midnight |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg/15 st 5 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
New Jersey Devils New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes Tampa Bay Lightning New York Islanders Vancouver Canucks Florida Panthers |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | April 4, 1975 , Toronto, ON, CAN |
| NHL Draft | 41st overall, 1993 Florida Panthers |
| Pro career | 1997 – present |
| Website | kevinweekes.com |
Kevin Weekes (born 4 April 1975 in Toronto) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender of Bajan descent, currently playing for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League.
Kevin's career started with the Owen Sound Platers of the Ontario Hockey League. He also had a brief stint with the Ottawa 67's.
Chosen 41st overall by the Florida Panthers in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, he joined the team for the 1997–98 season, going 0–5–1 in 11 appearances for the Panthers. The following summer he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in a trade for Pavel Bure and compiled a 6–15–5 record in 31 appearances over a season and a half before being traded to the New York Islanders halfway through the 1999–2000 season. At the conclusion of that season he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he played until late in the 2001–02 season when he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes.
He played in a tandem with Arturs Irbe, helping lead the Hurricanes to the 2002 Stanley Cup Finals while recording two shutouts in the playoffs, establishing a Hurricanes team record.
He signed with the New York Rangers as a free agent prior to the 2004–05 NHL lockout, winning his first start with the Rangers on 5 October 2005 in a game against the Philadelphia Flyers. He became an unrestricted free agent following a less than stellar 2006–07 season. On July 5, 2007 he signed with the New Jersey Devils to serve as a backup to Martin Brodeur.
His parents emigrated from Barbados.
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[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Team | League | GP | MIN | W | L | T/OTL | GA | SO | GAA |
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| 1997–98 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 11 | 485 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3.96 |
| 1998–99 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 11 | 532 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 3.83 |
| 1999–00 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 20 | 986 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 2.86 |
| 1999–00 | New York Islanders | NHL | 36 | 2,025 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 115 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 2000–01 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 61 | 3,377 | 20 | 33 | 3 | 177 | 4 | 3.14 |
| 2001–02 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 19 | 829 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 2.89 |
| 2001–02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 2 | 119 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 2002–03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 51 | 2,965 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 126 | 5 | 2.55 |
| 2003–04 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 66 | 3,764 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 146 | 6 | 2.33 |
| 2005–06 | New York Rangers | NHL | 32 | 1850 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 91 | 0 | 2.95 |
| 2006–07 | New York Rangers | NHL | 14 | 761 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 3.39 |
| 2007–08 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 9 | 343 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 2.97 |
| NHL Totals | 332 | 18,042 | 98 | 158 | 39 | 8.71 | 19 | 2.90 | ||
[edit] Trivia
The reason Weekes sometimes wore jersey number 80 was he wanted to wear 00. However, the NHL does not allow a player to wear single or double zero jerseys. "Shady 80" chose the number that most closely resembled 00. Upon signing with New Jersey, as a result of the team's policy of wearing jerseys 1–40 with exception of marquee players, he was given jersey number 1.[citation needed]
