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.
| Doug Janik | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Janik with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2011 | |||
| Born |
March 26, 1980 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 | ||
Playing career
editAs 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
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
- ^ "Lightning sign defensmen Doug Janik". lightning.nhl.com. July 6, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "Stars claim Janik". dallasnews.com. October 2, 2008. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2008.
- ^ "Canadiens trade Begin to Stars for Janik". TSN.ca. February 26, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "Habs land Scott Gomez". theglobeandmail.com. June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2009.
- ^ "Wings sign Janik to one-year contract". Detroit Red Wings. July 8, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ "Red Wings blank punchless Bruins". NHL. November 3, 2009. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Contract renewals and disposals" (in German). Adler Mannheim. April 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 15, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
- ^ "Rampage sign Janik to AHL deal". theahl.com. November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ^ "Panthers acquire Mancari from Blues". American Hockey League. March 2, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ "Colpo Caldaro, Doug Janik è un luccio" (in Italian). October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database