On Saturday, the Nashville Predators announced their training camp roster for the 2020-21 season, and it included a familiar name known to many fans, Yannick Weber. After four seasons in Nashville, it was expected that the Predators were set to move on from the 32 years old defenceman after he became a UFA on October 9th, but that's not the case. He has joined the Predators at training camp on a PTO, according to Nashville's press release this afternoon.
Weber, 32, was drafted in the 3rd round, 73rd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He's spent parts of 13 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, and Nashville Predators.
In 497 regular season games, Weber has put up 94 points (28 G, 66 A), 195 penalty minutes, and is a -25. In 42 career playoff games, he's tallied 6 points (4 G, 2 A), 19 penalty minutes, and is a -4.
Internationally, Weber has represented Switzerland on multiple occasions, most recently at the 2019 IIHF World Hockey Championships. In 7 games, he had 1 point (1 A), 18 penalty minutes, and was a +4 as Switzerland finished eighth after losing to Canada in the quarterfinals.
The new additions at Nashville's camp include: Kasimir Kaskisuo (G), Mark Borowiecki (D), Matt Benning (D), Tyler Lewington (D), Nick Cousins (F), Erik Haula (F), Luke Kunin (F), and Brad Richardson (F).
The Predators also announced that Mikael Granlund (immigration issue), and Erik Haula (awaiting birth of child) will miss the start of training camp.
Nashville will be in the Central Division this season along with Carolina, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, and Tampa Bay.
They will open their 2020-21 campaign at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, January 14th.
The #Preds have announced their roster and schedule for Predators Training Camp presented by @VUMChealth. #PredsCamp begins Jan. 3 >> https://t.co/edGD98cM6D— Nashville Preds PR (@PredsPR) January 2, 2021
