Weinrich, a defenseman who was born in Roanoke, Virginia, but grew up in Maine, played 17 seasons in the NHL with eight teams before retiring in 2006.

The New Jersey Devils selected Weinrich in the second round (No. 32) of the 1985 NHL Draft after his senior season at North Yarmouth Academy. He went on to play three seasons at the University of Maine, then joined the U.S. National Team for the 1987-88 season, including playing three games at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, before turning pro the following season.

Weinrich spent most of the next two seasons with Utica of the American Hockey League, but he made his NHL debut with the Devils against the Minnesota North Stars on Jan. 23, 1989, and played one more game before being returned to the minors. He made the Devils to stay in 1991-92 and had an NHL career-high 38 points (four goals, 34 assists) in 76 games.

The Hartford Whalers acquired Weinrich in a trade on Aug. 28, 1992, but traded him to the Chicago Blackhawks a little more than a year later on Nov. 2, 1993. He spent the next five seasons with the Blackhawks, including getting 32 points (seven goals, 25 assists) in 1996-97, but after a slow start in 1998-99, Chicago traded Weinrich to the Montreal Canadiens on Nov. 16, 1998.

Montreal would go on to trade Weinrich to the Boston Bruins on Feb. 21, 2001, and he was traded twice more and would play on three teams before finish his NHL playing career with the Vancouver Canucks in 2005-06. However, not done playing hockey, Weinrich played two more seasons with Portland of the American Hockey League before retiring for good.

In 1,157 NHL games, Weinrich had 388 points (70 goals, 318 assists), as well as 29 points (six goals, 23 assists) in 81 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

After retiring, Weinrich worked as a scout for the Buffalo Sabres and in player development for the Devils.

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• Hockey East First All-Star Team (1987)
• NCAA East Second All-American Team (1987)
• AHL First All-Star Team (1990)
• Eddie Shore Award (AHL Outstanding Defenseman) (1990)
• NHL All-Rookie Team (1991)
• Traded to Hartford by New Jersey with Sean Burke for Bobby Holik and Hartford's 2nd round pick (Jay Pandolfo) in 1993 NHL Draft, August 28, 1992.
• Traded to Chicago by Hartford with Patrick Poulin for Steve Larmer and Bryan Marchment, November 2, 1993.
• Traded to Montreal by Chicago with Jeff Hackett, Alain Nasreddine and Tampa Bay's 4th round pick (previously acquired, Montreal selected Chris Dyment) in 1999 NHL Draft for Jocelyn Thibault, Dave Manson and Brad Brown, November 16, 1998.
• Traded to Boston by Montreal for Patrick Traverse, February 21, 2001.
• Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia, July 5, 2001.
• Traded to St. Louis by Philadelphia for St. Louis' 5th round pick (Gino Pisellini) in 2004 NHL Draft, February 9, 2004.
• Signed as a free agent by Villacher (Austria), February 14, 2005.
• Traded to Vancouver by St. Louis for Tomas Mojzis and Vancouver's 3rd round pick (later traded to New Jersey, New Jersey selected Vladimir Zharkov) in 2006 NHL Draft, March 9, 2006.
• Officially announced his retirement, August 4, 2006.
• Signed as a free agent by Portland (AHL), January 25, 2007.