Playing Career
Janssen grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Eureka, Missouri. Janssen played junior hockey for the Windsor Spitfires and Guelph Storm of the Ontario Hockey League, participating in the Memorial Cup tournament with Guelph in 2003–04.
In his rookie NHL season, Janssen led the Devils with eleven fighting majors. On February 24, 2007, he scored his first career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals at 10:33 in the second period in his 82nd NHL game.
In the second period of a regular season game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 2, 2007, Janssen knocked Toronto defenseman Tomas Kaberle unconscious with a late hit to the head. Kaberle was carried off the ice on a stretcher. The NHL announced Janssen would be suspended for three games without pay for the incident, forfeiting $7,220.16.
On March 30, 2007, Janssen injured his shoulder in a fight with Riley Cote of the Philadelphia Flyers and missed 4 games. He returned for the playoffs against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Janssen was injured in the 2007 NHL preseason as well, suffering an injury in a fight with Jesse Boulerice.
On February 26, 2008, Janssen was traded by the Devils to his hometown team, the St. Louis Blues, for defenseman Bryce Salvador. He made his Blues' debut two days later, wearing #55 against the Phoenix Coyotes.
A free agent after his contract with the St. Louis Blues expired in 2011, Janssen signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Devils on July 14, 2011 becoming the 22nd player to be re-acquired and play for the team.
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