First, congratulations to Shea Weber on being selected to the Hockey Hall of Fame! It takes a lot of commitment and hard work to reach that point and you made it look flawless. Cheers to you and an incredible career. But that’s only a part of why this is being written.
Believe it or not, he has some history with the Vegas Golden Knights. The Montreal Canadiens traded him to Vegas for Evgenii Dadonov on June 16, 2022. Then, he was traded with a fifth-round pick to the Arizona Coyotes on February 22, 2023, for Dysin Mayo. The NHL is certainly a funny league, isn’t it?
The purpose of the trade will be highlighted a bit later. But here’s a breakdown of what the defenseman did during his NHL tenure. First, he is an absolute rarity: Being selected to the Hall of Fame while under contract with another team.
Now that’s certainly remarkable from a hockey standpoint. Imagine if Weber was inducted and suddenly had a change of heart. It would be like Edge being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, only to come back and win the Royal Rumble. The only difference is this would be unscripted, which makes it even funnier.
Still, the former Nashville Predators defenseman has had a remarkable career, contracts or not. He provided grit and some offensive bite to the two NHL teams he stepped on the ice for (the other is Montreal). He’s also earned numerous accolades, including seven All-Star games, two NHL first All-Star teams (2011, 2012), and the Mark Messier Leadership Award (2016). On top of that, he’s won two Olympic gold medals for Canada.
