Chris Jandric
Born (1998-10-03) October 3, 1998
Prince George, British Columbia
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shoots Left
AHL team
Former teams		 Laval Rocket
Rochester Americans
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2023–present

Chris Jandric (born October 3, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League who is currently assigned to the Trois-Rivières Lions of the East Coast Hockey League. He is a former first team All-NCHC member as part of the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Jandric signed a two-year contract with the Rochester Americans on March 27, 2023, with a tryout for the remainder of the 2022–23 AHL season.[1] Jandric made his AHL debut on April 8, 2023, and was credited with an assist in his first game.[2]

Playing Career

Amateur

In his youth, Jandric typically played as a forward, like his brother Steven. Around the age of 10, he changed position to a defenseman, reasoning that his skating skills were sufficient and it would be easier to make rosters that way.[3] In addition to playing tennis in high school,[4] from 2014 to 2016, Jandric played junior hockey for the Cariboo Cougars of the BC Hockey Major Midget League, a U18 league in Prince George. He was the teammate of his brother Steven and future NHL forward Dylan Cozens. After his time in juniors, he spent time with the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League before committing, with his brother, to the University of Alaska Fairbanks.[5] He worked out in the offseason at a CrossFit gym in Prince George, in order to physically keep up with the rigors of college hockey, and with an eye on constant improvement.[6] He made the WHCA All-Rookie team[7] and, in total, appeared in 63 games for the school. After the school opted out of the 2020–21 season,[8] Jandric took the year off in order to strengthen his body before transferring to the University of North Dakota.[9] Jandric described the opportunity as "once-in-a lifetime" and stated his goal was to win the NCAA ice hockey championship.[9] He would appear in 77 games over two seasons for the Fighting Hawks, tallying 5 goals and 48 points during his time there. He led the Fighting Hawks power play unit, leading to it having the second highest scoring rate in the nation, as well as leading his team in +/-, with +16.[3] Jandric's coach Brad Berry described his speed and agility as "high end" and "elite".[3] Jandric was selected to the 2022–23 1st team All-NCHC roster,[10] as well as the Academic All-NCHC Team.[11]

Professional

On March 27, 2023, Jandric was signed to a two year contract by the Rochester Americans of the AHL, with a professional tryout for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[12] In his AHL debut, he recorded an assist.

Jandric was one of 35 players invited to the 2023 Buffalo Sabres Development Camp,[13] along with his former teammate Matteo Costantini, who was selected by the Sabres in the 5th round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. [14] Jandric was also part of the roster for the Sabres' Prospect Challenge Tournament.[15][16] Jandric was signed to an NHL tryout with the Sabres, along with numerous other members of the Americans, and was invited to the initial portion of the Sabres 2023 Training Camp, but was released from his professional tryout 9 days later[17] so he could take part in the training camp for the Americans. On October 9, the Americans announced they had assigned Jandric to the Jacksonville Icemen, who are the ECHL affiliate for the Sabres and Americans.[18][19] Jandric recorded his first ECHL point on the Icemen's first goal of the season, with an assist. After recording a total of two assists in 6 games with the Icemen, Jandric was recalled to the Americans on November 6, 2023.[20] Jandric would play in seven games for the Americans, recording no points, before being reassigned to Jacksonville on December 29.[21] Jandric scored his first professional goal on January 3rd, 2024 and followed that up with a game winning overtime goal on January 6.

On January 11, Jandric was traded to the Laval Rocket in exchange for Noah Laaouan, and subsequently assigned to the Trois-Rivières Lions.[22][23]

Personal Life

Chris is the younger brother of Steven Jandric, who also plays in the ECHL for the Orlando Solar Bears.[24][25] While at UAF, he earned a degree in business in 3 years, and while at UND he was working on a graduate degree in public administration.[3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Cariboo Cougars BCEHL 7 0 3 3 14 — — — — —
2015–16 Cariboo Cougars BCEHL 39 5 29 34 36 7 0 5 5 4
2015–16 Vernon Vipers BCHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 Vernon Vipers BCHL 46 2 19 21 34 11 0 6 6 19
2017–18 Vernon Vipers BCHL 58 4 26 30 46 10 0 5 5 10
2018–19 U.of Alaska-Fairbanks WCHA 28 3 12 15 42 — — — — —
2019–20 U. of Alaska-Fairbanks WCHA 35 5 17 22 40 — — — — —
2021–22 U. of North Dakota NCHC 38 1 14 15 39 — — — — —
2022–23 U. of North Dakota NCHC 39 4 29 33 30 — — — — —
2022–23 Rochester Americans AHL 1 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
2023–24 Rochester Americans AHL 7 0 0 0 8 — — — — —
2023–24 Jacksonville Icemen ECHL 12 3 5 8 8 — — — — —
2023–24 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 1 0 1 1 2
AHL totals 8 0 1 1 2 — — — — —

References

  1. ↑ Elliott Schlossman, Brad (28 March 2023). "Chris Jandric signs with Rochester Americans". Yahoo Finance. Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Chris Jandric at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Elliott Schlossman, Brad (16 March 2023). "Chris Jandric is among the country's top-scoring defensemen". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Polars serve to zone crown". Prince George Citizen. 2015-06-11. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  5. ↑ "Jandrics head north to Alaska". Prince George Citizen. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  6. ↑ Folsom, Brandon (2018-11-07). "Nanooks' Jandric brothers credit success to CrossFit gym back home in British Columbia". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  7. ↑ "Chris Jandric - Men's Ice Hockey". University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics.
  8. ↑ Staff, USCHO (2020-12-12). "Alaska opts out of 2020-21 hockey season, citing health concerns". College Hockey | USCHO.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  9. 1 2 "UND adds defenseman Chris Jandric from the NCAA transfer portal". Grand Forks Herald. 2021-04-10. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  10. ↑ "Elite Prospects - Award - NCAA (NCHC) First All-Star Team". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  11. ↑ "117 players named to Academic All-NCHC Team". The Rink Live. 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  12. ↑ Americans, Rochester. "AMERKS AGREE TO TERMS WITH JANDRIC ON MULTI-YEAR AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE DEAL | Rochester Americans". www.amerks.com. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  13. ↑ Kosel, Warren. "FAMILIARITY ALLOWING JANDRIC TO THRIVE AT DEVELOPMENT CAMP | Rochester Americans". www.amerks.com.
  14. ↑ Ryndak, Chris. "Sabres announce 2023 development camp roster". NHL.com. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Fawkes, Sion (2023-09-15). "Buffalo Sabres: 3 players in prove-it mode at Prospects Challenge". Sabre Noise. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  16. ↑ "Sabres announce 2023 Prospects Challenge roster | Buffalo Sabres". www.nhl.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  17. ↑ "Sabres trim training camp roster to 39 players | Buffalo Sabres". www.nhl.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  18. ↑ "ECHL: Icemen Receive Surplus Of Talent". Inside The Rink. 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  19. ↑ "Jacksonville Icemen | Icemen Receive Five Players from AHL Rochester". Jacksonville Icemen. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  20. ↑ "Jacksonville Icemen | Brown & Jandric Recalled; Goaltender Houser Assigned to Icemen". Jacksonville Icemen. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  21. ↑ "Jacksonville Icemen | Icemen Receive Chris Jandric & Olivier Nadeau from AHL". Jacksonville Icemen. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  22. ↑ "Jandric traded to Laval". Grand Forks Herald. 2024-01-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  23. ↑ Americans, Rochester. "AMERKS ACQUIRE LAAOUAN FROM ROCKET IN EXCHANGE FOR JANDRIC | Rochester Americans". www.amerks.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  24. ↑ "Elite Prospects - transaction for Steven Jandric". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  25. ↑ Clarke, Ted (10 April 2023). "Former Cariboo Cougar Jandric now playing in AHL". Prince George Citizen.
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