Early Life and Playing Career
Born in Syosset, NY, Weisbrod attended and played Center on the Harvard ice hockey team from 1987 to 1991. He started ice hockey with the Oyster Bay Gulls and was part of a team that won NY State Championships in 1978, 1980 and 1982 and the Pee Wee National Championships in 1980. Weisbrod was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars round 4, #73 overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. Because of injury, Weisbrod took the year off hockey in 1991–1992, only to play 16 games with the Kansas City Blades of the IHL before being forced to retire, also due to injury.
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