Canadiens assign defenceman Jarred Tinordi to Hamilton

The Montreal Canadiens have assigned defenceman Jarred Tinordi to the American Hockey League's Hamilton Bulldogs.

Tinordi has two assists and seven penalty minutes in nine games with Montreal this season.

The 22-year-old split the 2013-14 season between the Canadiens and Bulldogs. In 22 regular season games with Montreal, the six-foot-six, 225-pound defenceman recorded two assists and 40 penalty minutes.

In 47 regular season games with Hamilton, the Burnsville, Min., native recorded nine points (three goals, six assists) and 70 penalty minutes.

Tinordi has six assists and 49 penalty minutes in 39 career NHL games with Montreal. He has 22 points (five goals, 17 assists) and 141 penalty minutes in 114 career AHL regular-season games with the Bulldogs.

Tinordi was selected by the Canadiens in the first round (22nd overall) in the 2010 NHL draft.