Yannick Weber

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Yannick Weber
Yannick Weber 2017-06-08.jpg
Weber with the Nashville Predators in 2017
Born (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 35)
Morges, Switzerland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
NL team
Former teams		 ZSC Lions
Montreal Canadiens
Genève-Servette HC
Vancouver Canucks
Nashville Predators
Pittsburgh Penguins
National teamFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
NHL draft 73rd overall, 2007
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2008–present

Yannick Cyril Weber (born 23 September 1988) is a Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). He was selected in the third round, 73rd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2007 NHL entry draft. Weber has also previously played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, and Vancouver Canucks.

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Playing career

Early career

As a youth, Weber played in the 2002 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Central Switzerland. [1]

Weber began his professional hockey career in his native Switzerland, playing for SC Langenthal of the National League B, the second-highest tier of Swiss hockey. However, he moved to Canada in 2006 to develop his game with the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Over the course of two seasons with the Rangers, Weber scored 96 points and added 26 more in the playoffs. In 2007–08, his last season with the Rangers, he helped the team to their fourth J. Ross Robertson Cup championship and to the final of the 2008 Memorial Cup. [2]

The Canadiens signed Weber to a three-year entry-level contract in the summer of 2008. [2] He spent the majority of the next two seasons with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Canadiens' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, with his strong play earning him limited action with Montreal and a spot in the 2009 AHL All-Star Game. [3]

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Weber with the Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

Weber scored his first career NHL goal during the 2009 playoffs, 20 April against Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins. [4] Weber scored his first NHL regular season goal on 9 February 2011, also against Tim Thomas. [5] Weber contributed two goals during the Canadiens' first round 2011 playoff series against the Boston Bruins, both times beating Tim Thomas. On 9 October 2011, Weber scored a power play goal against the Winnipeg Jets, contributing to a 5–1 Canadiens win in Winnipeg's first regular season game since 1996.

Vancouver Canucks

On 5 July 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Vancouver Canucks after not being qualified as a restricted free agent by the Canadiens. [6]

In the 2014–15 NHL season, Weber set a career-high record in goals with 11. He scored five of those 11 in the final 11 games of the season, 4 of which were on the powerplay. On 1 July 2015, he re-signed with the Canucks to a one-year deal worth $1.5 million. [7] After struggling in the 2015–16 NHL season, the Canucks waived and subsequently assigned him to the Utica Comets in February 2016. [8] However, due to a season-ending injury to Alexander Edler, he was recalled just a few days later before playing any games for the Comets. [9] He would finish the season with the Canucks but did not appear in many games after this point.

Weber warming up in February 2015. Yannick Weber 02-2015.JPG
Weber warming up in February 2015.

Nashville Predators

On 1 July 2016, Weber left the Canucks after three seasons, signing a one-year contract as a free agent with the Nashville Predators. [10] He registered eight points (one goal, seven assists) in 73 regular-season games during the 2016–17 NHL season, as well as one assist in 22 playoff games to help Nashville advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since entering the NHL in 1998 before losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. [11]

On 6 June 2017, it was announced that Weber had turned down offers from Geneva and Lugano (that would have paid him more than CHF1.7 million a year over multiple seasons) to pursue his NHL career. [12] The Predators signed Weber thereafter to a one-year contract extension worth $650,000 on 13 July. [13]

After appearing in 26 games to begin the 2017–18 NHL season, the Predators opted to re-sign Weber yet again, this time to a two-year, $1.35 million contract worth $675,000 annually in January 2018. [14]

On 2 January 2021, Weber signed a professional tryout (PTO) agreement to attend the Predators' training camp. [15] However, he was released from this agreement on 13 January. [16]

Pittsburgh Penguins

On 27 January 2021, Weber signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $700,000 with the Pittsburgh Penguins. [17] Following the conclusion of the 2020–21 NHL season, he announced his retirement from NHL play after 13 seasons. [18]

ZSC Lions

On 8 June 2021, Weber signed a three-year contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL). [19] During the midst of the Lions' NL championship run during the 2023–24 season, he was extended for an additional two years. [20]

International play

Since 2005, Weber has been a perennial mainstay on the Swiss national team. He made his international debut at the IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic. He went on to represent his country three times at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, captaining the team at the 2008 tournament, where he scored 6 points in as many games. [2] Weber made his senior international debut at the 2009 IIHF World Championship in his home country. Weber was also named to the Swiss roster for the Winter Olympics in 2010, [21] 2014, [22] and 2022. [23]

Personal life

Weber is the brother-in-law of former Canadiens teammate Carey Price through marriage to the latter's younger sister, Kayla, in July 2022. The couple originally met at the 2014 Sochi Olympics when Weber was there to play for Switzerland, and she to see her brother play for Canada. [24] [25]

In July 2024, Weber and his wife welcomed their first child, a daughter named Daisy. [26]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2003–04 SC Bern SUI U20322353982028
2004–05SC BernSUI U203754962500022
2005–06SC BernSUI U201716746—————
2005–06 SC Langenthal NLB 283038—————
2006–07SC BernSUI U2010002—————
2006–07 Kitchener Rangers OHL 511328414293698
2007–08 Kitchener RangersOHL5920355579174131724
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 6816284442201110
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 3011231120
2009–10 Hamilton BulldogsAHL65725325830002
2009–10 Montreal CanadiensNHL50004—————
2010–11 Hamilton BulldogsAHL15841210—————
2010–11 Montreal CanadiensNHL41110112232020
2011–12 Montreal CanadiensNHL604141830—————
2012–13 Genève–Servette HC NLA 325162140—————
2012–13 Montreal CanadiensNHL60222—————
2013–14 Vancouver Canucks NHL49641016—————
2013–14 Utica Comets AHL72570—————
2014–15 Vancouver CanucksNHL6511102130600012
2015–16 Vancouver CanucksNHL4507724—————
2016–17 Nashville Predators NHL7317825220115
2017–18 Nashville PredatorsNHL472351641012
2018–19 Nashville PredatorsNHL6226818—————
2019–20 Nashville PredatorsNHL411231440000
2020–21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL20000—————
2021–22 ZSC Lions NL4931215361803312
2022–23 ZSC LionsNL5258132790116
2023–24 ZSC LionsNL5245914133584
NHL totals4992866941954242619

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2005 Switzerland WJC18 9th61016
2006 Switzerland WJC 7th61014
2006 SwitzerlandWJC18 D112th502222
2007 SwitzerlandWJC7th613410
2008 SwitzerlandWJC9th624614
2009 Switzerland WC 9th30008
2010 Switzerland OG 8th50006
2014 SwitzerlandOG9th40002
2014 SwitzerlandWC10th73144
2016 SwitzerlandWC11th71234
2019 SwitzerlandWC8th701118
2022 SwitzerlandOG8th50112
Junior totals29591456
Senior totals3845944

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
OHL
Second All-Rookie Team 2007 [27]
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2008 [3]
Second All-Star Team 2008 [28]
AHL
All-Rookie Team 2009 [29]
All-Star Game 2009 [18]
National League
Swiss Championship 2024 [30]

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