Weight was selected to the NHL All-Star Game in 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2003. He won the Stanley Cup championships in 2006 with his only season with the Carolina Hurricanes. Weight won the King Clancy Memorial Cup in 2001. Doug competed internationally representing the United States and won a Gold at the 1996 World Cup and a Silver at the 2002 Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2013. Weight currently serves as an Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager for the New York Islanders.