Erik Johnson

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Erik Johnson
Date of birth March 21, 1988
place of birth Bloomington , Minnesota , USA
size 193 cm
Weight 107 kg
position defender
number # 6
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2006 , 1st round, 1st position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
2003-2004 Academy of Holy Angels
2004-2006 USA Hockey National Team Development Program
2006-2007 University of Minnesota
2007-2011 St. Louis Blues
since 2011 Colorado Avalanche

Erik Robert Johnson (born March 21, 1988 in Bloomington , Minnesota ) is an American ice hockey player . Since February 2011, the defender has been under contract with the Colorado Avalanche in the National Hockey League , after having previously spent almost three and a half years with the St. Louis Blues , which selected him in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft as the first overall position . With the US national team , he won the silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics .

Career

At the age of 15 Johnson played in his home town of Minnesota in 2003 at the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield and contributed with his 13 goals and 34 points to win the Conference Championships. He also attended the USA Hockey Select 15 Camp that season .

From the 2004/05 season he took part in the USA Hockey National Team Development Program and played in the junior league North American Hockey League , where he came in 31 games to six goals and six assists . In April 2005 he took part in the U18 World Championship with the national junior team and won the gold medal.

In 2005/06 Johnson initially played again in the NAHL and scored 15 points in eleven league games, but played mainly in the U18 class of the US National Development Program during the season, where he also played with his offensive style and 34 points in 36 Play could convince. In April 2006, Johnson again took part in the U18 Junior World Championship and, as the second best scorer among the defenders, had a large share in winning the title again.

In June he was selected as the first talent in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues . But he decided not to switch to the NHL immediately after the draft, but first to study at the University of Minnesota . He played for their ice hockey team during the 2006/07 season and was also able to convince there. In January 2007 he played at the U20 World Cup and won the bronze medal with the US team. He was also elected to the All-Star Team and named the best defender of the tournament.

In April 2007 Johnson finally signed a contract with St. Louis Blues and played a month later at the World Cup for the senior team. He made his NHL debut in the fall at the start of the 2007/08 season . In his second game, on October 6, 2007, he scored his first goal with the winning goal in the game against the Los Angeles Kings . During the season he had to pause for a few games due to a broken foot, but was still able to score five goals and prepare 28 in 69 games, placing him in second place among the rookie defenders.

Before the 2008/09 season he took part in a golf tournament with the Blues. In the process, he tore several ligaments when his right foot got stuck between the gas and brake pedals of the golf cart . In November 2008 his knee was operated on and Johnson missed the entire season. In the 2009/10 season he scored 10 goals in 79 games and gave 29 assists. With 39 points scorer, he was the Blues defender with the most points.

Erik Johnson (2013)

On February 19, 2011, the defender was transferred to the Colorado Avalanche in a swap from the Blues along with Jay McClement and a first-round draft pick for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , St. Louis received in return defender Kevin Shattenkirk , attacker Chris Stewart as well a second-round draft pick for the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Johnson completed 22 more games for the Denver franchise in the 2010/11 season , with the right-handed shooter scoring ten points . In addition, he ran in some games as assistant captain of the Avalanche.

At the 2013 World Cup in Stockholm and Helsinki , Johnson was again part of the US national team and won the bronze medal with it. He also represented his home country at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey .

Achievements and Awards

International

  • 2007 Best Defender of the U20 World Junior Championship
  • 2007 All-Star Team of the U20 Junior World Championship
  • 2010 silver medal at the Olympic Winter Games
  • 2013 bronze medal at the world championship

Career statistics

Status: end of the 2018/19 season

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt +/- SM Sp T V Pt +/- SM
2003/04 Academy of Holy Angels High MN 31 13 21st 34
2004/05 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 31 6th 6th 12 ± 0 12 - - - - - -
2005/06 USA Hockey NTDP NEAR 11 4th 11 15th 10 - - - - - -
2006/07 University of Minnesota NCAA 41 4th 20th 24 50
2007/08 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 5 28 33 –9 28 - - - - - -
2007/08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 +1 2 - - - - - -
2008/09 St. Louis Blues NHL not played because of foot and knee injuries
2009/10 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 10 29 39 +1 79 - - - - - -
2010/11 St. Louis Blues NHL 54 5 13 18th -8th 37 - - - - - -
2010/11 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22nd 3 7th 10 -5 19th - - - - - -
2011/12 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 4th 22nd 26th –7 26th - - - - - -
2012/13 Colorado Avalanche NHL 31 0 4th 4th -3 18th - - - - - -
2013/14 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80 9 39 39 +5 61 7th 1 1 2 –6 2
2014/15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 47 12 11 23 +2 33 - - - - - -
2015/16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 11 16 27 -19 50 - - - - - -
2016/17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 46 2 15th 17th –6 9 - - - - - -
2017/18 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 9 16 25th +3 58 - - - - - -
2018/19 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80 7th 18th 25th +8 38 12 2 1 3 -1 4th
NAHL total 42 10 17th 27 22nd - - - - - -
NHL overall 717 77 210 287 -38 456 19th 3 2 5 –7 6th

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2005 United States U17-WHC 5th place 5 2 0 2 4th
2005 United States U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 0 0 0 0
2006 United States U18 World Cup 1st place, gold 6th 4th 6th 10 27
2007 United States U20 World Cup 3rd place, bronze 7th 4th 6th 10 16
2007 United States WM 5th place 7th 0 2 2 4th
2010 United States Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 1 0 1 4th
2013 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 10 2 2 4th 20th
2016 United States World cup 7th place 2 0 0 0 2
Juniors overall 24 10 12 22nd 47
Men overall 25th 3 4th 7th 30th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Erik Johnson  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Avalanche.nhl.com, Avs Acquire Johnson, McClement, Pick. Retrieved July 4, 2011 .
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Squad of the Colorado Avalanche in the season 2019/20
personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Erik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Erik Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Bloomington , Minnesota