Yannick Cyril Weber ( Fr. Yannick Cyril Weber ; September 23, 1988 , Walrus , Vaud , Switzerland ) - Swiss hockey player , defender of the NHL Nashville Predators club.
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| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The weight | 88 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grab | right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 23, 1988 (30 years old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | in 2007 selected in the 3rd round under the general 73rd number by the Montreal Canadiens club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Yannick Weber began his career as a professional hockey player in 2005, in the club of the second Swiss league Langenthal. Having played season 1 in his homeland, the young defender moved overseas to the Kitchener Rangers club of the OHL . In 2007, Weber was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens Club; before moving to play in the NHL, the defender helped his team win the OHL championship.
Weber played his first NHL match in the 2008–09 season . In the same season, the young defender took part in the All- AHL All-Star Game . The first two seasons after moving to the NHL, Yannick Weber mainly spent for the Montreal farm club, Hamilton Bulldogs . The Swiss defender received a stable place at the base of Canadiens only in the 2010-11 season .
Team Career
For the Swiss national team, Yannick Weber made his debut back in 2005, at the Junior World Championships . Since 2009, the defender has been in favor of the main national team, in its composition was a participant in the 2009 World Cup and the 2010 Olympic Games .
Links
- Yannick Weber - profile on the NHL website
- Yannick Weber - statistics on The Internet Hockey Database