Montreal, QC - Montreal Canadiens General Manager Bob Gainey announced today that defenceman Yannick Weber has been recalled to Montreal from the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Weber, 21, has played in 44 games with the Bulldogs this season posting 23 points (two goals, 21 assists) and 40 penalty minutes. The 5-foot-11, 193-pound defenceman played in three games with the Canadiens earlier in the season but was held pointless. The native of Zurich, Switzerland was one of 23 players selected to Switzerland's hockey team for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Weber was drafted by Montreal in the 3rd round, 73rd overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.