July 5, 2013 marked the opening day of the Free Agent Frenzy, and the Vancouver Canucks have signed five new players.
Brad Richardson
Image: The Intelligencer
Position: Center
Age: 26
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 191 lbs
Hometown: Belleville, Ontario
NHL Career:
- 391 games played
- 105 points (43 goals, 62 assists)
- 183 penalty minutes
- 45 playoff games played – 10 points (5 goals, 5 assists), 14 penalty minutes
*Stanley Cup Champion – 2012 LA Kings
Mike Santorelli
Image: The Hockey House
Position: Center
Age: 27
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 190 lbs
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
NHL Career:
- 208 games played
- 59 points (33 goals, 26 assists)
- 50 penalty minutes
Yannick Weber
Image: CBC
Position: Defence
Age: 24
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 193 lbs
Hometown: Zurich, Switzerland
Twitter: @yanweber68
NHL Career:
- 115 games played
- 32 points (5 goals, 27 assists)
- 52 penalty minutes
- 6 playoff games played – 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist)
Going from coast to coast… Very happy to be a Canuck!
— Yannick Weber (@yanweber68) July 5, 2013
Jeremie Blain
Position: Defence
Age: 21
Height: 6’2″
Weight: 192 lbs
Hometown: Longueuil, Quebec
Twitter: @blainer5
Career in the minors:
- ECHL (Idaho Steelheads)
- 47 games played
- 31 points (7 goals, 24 assists)
- 58 penalty minutes
- AHL (Chicago Wolves)
- 25 games played
- 4 points (4 assists)
- 40 penalty minutes
Congrats to @blainer5 for his new deal with @VanCanucks. #kidsaplayer #dubznation
— Alex Burrows (@aburr14) July 5, 2013
Alex Biega
Image: Harvard Men’s Hockey
Position: Defence
Age: 25
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 191 lbs
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
Twitter: @ABiega4
AHL Career:
- 198 games played
- 66 points (13 goals, 53 assists)
- 158 penalty minutes
*Harvard Grad
Feature image: Bruce Bennett