Jasper Weatherby

Jasper Weatherby (born January 22, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Bílí Tygři Liberec of 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 to parents Richard Weatherby and Lucinda Moeglein. He comes from Jewish descent, as his Jewish grandfather fled the Nazis from London, England. While both of his grandparents became civil right lawyers, his mother attended various civil rights protests during the Civil rights movement. Weatherby also grew up alongside his adopted brother Kevin, who the family took in when he was eight years old. 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. In his final season at the academy, a broken leg caused Weatherby to miss most of the 2014–15 season. 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. Weatherby eventually earned a tryout with the Wenatchee Wild of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) In November 2017, Weatherby announce his commitment to join the North Dakota Fighting Hawks in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) in 2018.

Following his final season in the BCHL, Weatherby was ranked 198th amongst North American skaters by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau. Weatherby immediately enrolled in some University of North Dakota summer classes and began taking part in their offseason training program.

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. The Fighting Hawks finished 5th in the 8th place NCHC standings before being swept by Denver in the first round of the NCHC Playoffs.

Weatherby improved offensively during the shortened 2019–20 NCHC season and finished with 10 goals and eight assists through 35 games. His offensive talent helped lead the Fighting Hawks to the 2019 Penrose Cup as the NCHC's regular-season champions.

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

In his first professional season, Weatherby made the 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. 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 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.

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.

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 season, he accepted an invitation to attend the training camp of the Edmonton Oilers on a professional tryout on September 19 2024. During the pre-season, Weatherby was released by the Oilers, however, he remained within the organization on an AHL contract with their affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors, on 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.

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