Montreal Recalls Yannick Weber; Assigns Doug Janik To Hamilton
Published on April 8, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hamilton Bulldogs News Release
MONTREAL, QC - Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced today that defenceman Yannick Weber has been recalled to Montreal from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL while defenceman Doug Janik has been assigned to the Bulldogs from the Canadiens.
Weber, 20, played his first NHL game this year with the Canadiens on January 8th, 2009 recording no points and two penalty minutes. The 5-foot-10, 195-pound defenceman leads all Bulldogs defencemen in points with 44 (16 goals, 28 assists) while earning 42 penalty minutes in 68 games with Hamilton this season. The native of Morges, Switzerland was named to the starting line-up for PlanetUSA at the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic and was voted to the 2008-2009 AHL All-Rookie Team. Last season, he reached the Memorial Cup final with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League and also represented his native Switzerland at the 2008 World Junior Championships. Weber was drafted in the 3rd round, 73rd overall by Montreal in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
Janik, 29, competed in two games with Montreal recording no points and two penalty minutes. In 17 games with Hamilton this season, Janik has posted five assists and 10 penalty minutes. Before joining the Bulldogs, the 6-foot-2, 211-pound defenceman played in 13 games with the Dallas Stars in 2008-2009, registering one assist and two penalty minutes. The native of Agawam, Massachusetts also played in four games for the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL this year posting two assists and four penalty minutes. Janik was drafted in the 2nd round, 55th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
The Hamilton Bulldogs host their final home game of the 2008-2009 regular season tonight when they welcome the Manitoba Moose to Copps Coliseum for a 7:30 p.m. game. Fans can listen to every 'Dogs game on the flagship station of the Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Network, TALK 820. Fans can also listen or watch at www.hamiltonbulldogs.com by clicking on the 'AHL Live' or 'TALK 820' icons on the Bulldogs website. All regular-season radio and online broadcasts will begin with a pre-game show 30 minutes prior to each scheduled game-time. For a complete listing of radio, online, 'Dogs-in-an-Hour and television broadcasts go to http://www.hamiltonbulldogs.com/page/broadcast_997 and click the appropriate links.
Tickets for all Bulldogs home games are available at the Copps Coliseum Box Office, any Ticketmaster outlet, online at www.ticketmaster.ca or through charge-by-phone at 905-527-7666.
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