Doug Janik
Janik with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2011
Born (1980-03-26) March 26, 1980 (age 43)
Agawam, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Tampa Bay Lightning
Dallas Stars
Montreal Canadiens
Detroit Red Wings
Adler Mannheim
Chicago Wolves
SV Kaltern
National team  United States
NHL Draft 55th overall, 1999
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2001–2015

Douglas John Janik (born March 26, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the SV Kaltern of the Italian Serie A before ending his playing career.

Playing career

As a youth, Janik played in the 1994 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Springfield, Massachusetts.[1]

Janik was drafted 55th overall, in the second round, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Janik played collegiate hockey for the University of Maine before making his professional debut with the Sabres' affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League in 2001–02.

On July 6, 2006, Janik signed as a free agent with the Tampa Bay Lightning.[2] He played his first full NHL season in 2006–07 and appeared in 136 games over two seasons.

Janik was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks on July 15, 2008; before playing for the Blackhawks, though, he was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars for the start of the 2008–09 season on October 2, 2008.[3] He was then claimed off waivers by Chicago on October 8, only to be immediately traded back to Dallas for a conditional draft pick. After appearing in 13 games with the Stars and being used mainly as a reserve defenseman, he was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Steve Bégin on February 26, 2009.[4] After clearing waivers, Janik was then assigned to affiliate the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL. Janik played his first game with the Montreal Canadiens on April 6, 2009, against the Ottawa Senators.

Janik was traded by the Canadiens, along with Chris Higgins and Ryan McDonagh to the New York Rangers for Scott Gomez, Tom Pyatt, and Michael Busto on the eve of free agency on June 30, 2009.[5]

Unsigned by the Rangers, Janik became a free agent and on July 8, 2009, signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings.[6] After starting the 2009–10 season with AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, he made his Red Wing debut on November 3, 2009, against the Boston Bruins.[7] He played 13 games with the Wings before recording a career high 37 points with the Griffins. On June 10, 2010, Janik was re-signed by the Red Wings to a two-year contract.[8]

On July 12, 2012, Janik signed a one-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the German DEL. During the 2012–13 season, Janik contributed with 10 points in 40 games from the Blueline. He was not tendered a new contract offer at season's end.[9]

On November 25, 2013, Janik signed with the San Antonio Rampage of the AHL.[10] After 13 games with the Rampage, Janik's AHL rights were included in a trade to the Chicago Wolves on March 2, 2014.[11]

On October 21, 2014, he signed as a free agent a contract with SV Caldaro of the Italian Serie A.[12]

On July 21, 2015, Janik signalled the conclusion of his playing career upon accepting an assistant coaching position with the Arizona Coyotes AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 U.S. National Development Team USDP 58 7 23 30 87 — — — — —
1998–99 University of Maine HE 35 3 13 16 44 — — — — —
1999–00 University of Maine HE 36 6 13 19 54 — — — — —
2000–01 University of Maine HE 39 3 15 18 52 — — — — —
2001–02 Rochester Americans AHL 80 6 17 23 100 2 0 0 0 0
2002–03 Rochester Americans AHL 75 3 13 16 120 3 0 0 0 6
2002–03 Buffalo Sabres NHL 6 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 74 2 14 16 109 16 1 2 3 22
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 0 0 0 19 — — — — —
2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 76 2 10 12 196 9 0 2 2 10
2005–06 Rochester Americans AHL 71 5 19 24 161 — — — — —
2005–06 Buffalo Sabres NHL — — — — — 5 1 0 1 2
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 75 2 9 11 53 1 0 0 0 0
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 61 1 3 4 45 — — — — —
2008–09 Dallas Stars NHL 13 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2008–09 Rockford IceHogs AHL 4 0 2 2 4 — — — — —
2008–09 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL 18 0 5 5 10 6 0 0 0 7
2008–09 Montreal Canadiens NHL 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2009–10 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 66 6 31 37 84 — — — — —
2009–10 Detroit Red Wings NHL 13 0 2 2 18 — — — — —
2010–11 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 60 5 17 22 77 — — — — —
2010–11 Detroit Red Wings NHL 7 0 0 0 7 — — — — —
2011–12 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 67 10 23 33 74 — — — — —
2011–12 Detroit Red Wings NHL 9 0 1 1 6 — — — — —
2012–13 Adler Mannheim DEL 40 3 7 10 54 6 0 2 2 2
2013–14 San Antonio Rampage AHL 13 1 7 8 8 — — — — —
2013–14 Chicago Wolves AHL 9 1 3 4 8 — — — — —
2014–15 SV Kaltern ITA 29 5 15 20 40 — — — — —
AHL totals 613 41 161 202 951 36 1 4 5 45
NHL totals 190 3 16 19 154 6 1 0 1 2

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Lightning sign defensmen Doug Janik". lightning.nhl.com. July 6, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  3. ^ "Stars claim Janik". dallasnews.com. October 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
  4. ^ "Canadiens trade Begin to Stars for Janik". TSN.ca. February 26, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
  5. ^ "Habs land Scott Gomez". theglobeandmail.com. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
  6. ^ "Wings sign Janik to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. July 8, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "Red Wings blank punchless Bruins". NHL. November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  8. ^ "Doug Janik inks two-year deal with Red Wings; Jason Williams won't be offered contract". mlive.com. June 10, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  9. ^ "Contract renewals and disposals" (in German). Adler Mannheim. April 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  10. ^ "Rampage sign Janik to AHL deal". theahl.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  11. ^ "Panthers acquire Mancari from Blues". American Hockey League. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  12. ^ "Colpo Caldaro, Doug Janik è un luccio" (in Italian). October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Coyotes name Bavis and Janik as Falcons assistant coaches". Springfield Falcons. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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