Nick Johnson (ice hockey b. 1985)

For other people named Nick Johnson, see Nick Johnson (disambiguation).
Nick Johnson
Born December 24, 1985 (1985-12-24) (age 26)
Calgary, AB, CAN
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Minnesota Wild
NHL
Pittsburgh Penguins
AHL
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
NHL Draft 67th overall, 2004
Pittsburgh Penguins
Playing career 2008–present

Nick Johnson (born December 24, 1985) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. he is currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League.

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Playing career

He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 67th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before being drafted, Johnson played for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. After graduating high school and being drafted, Johnson played four seasons with Dartmouth of ECAC Hockey in the NCAA. Following his final season at Dartmouth, Johnson signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on March 25, 2008.[1] He shortly began his professional career with affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.

In the 2009–10 season, Johnson scored his first career NHL goal in his NHL debut on January 21, 2010 with the Penguins against the Washington Capitals.[2] He played in 6 games with the Pittsburgh before returning the Wilkes-Barre. On June 7, 2010, he was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Penguins.[3]

On September 29, 2011, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild.[4]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2002–03 St. Albert Saints AJHL 60 21 30 51 10 — — — — —
2003–04 St. Albert Saints AJHL 51 35 36 71 33 — — — — —
2004–05 Dartmouth College ECAC 35 18 17 35 16 — — — — —
2005–06 Dartmouth College ECAC 33 15 10 25 24 — — — — —
2006–07 Dartmouth College ECAC 33 14 16 30 46 — — — — —
2007–08 Dartmouth College ECAC 32 10 25 35 20 — — — — —
2007–08 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 0 1 1 0 10 0 1 1 2
2008–09 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 18 14 10 24 19 — — — — —
2008–09 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 56 14 17 31 30 12 4 6 10 8
2009–10 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 61 16 27 43 50 4 4 0 4 2
2009–10 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
2010–11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 48 20 19 39 49 — — — — —
2010–11 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4 1 2 3 5 — — — — —
AHL totals 169 50 64 115 129 26 8 7 15 12
NHL totals 10 2 3 5 7 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ "Penguins sign prospect Nick Johnson". Pittsburgh Penguins. 2008-03-25. http://penguins.nhl.com/team/app?articleid=358029&page=NewsPage&service=page. Retrieved 2008-11-10. 
  2. ^ "Ovechkin takes Round 1 over Crosby as Capitals double up Penguins". CBS Sports. 2010-01-21. http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gamecenter/recap/NHL_20100121_WAS@PIT?tag=pageRow;pageContainer. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  3. ^ Anderson, Shelly (2010-06-07). "Penguins ink Johnson to two-way deal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10158/1063845-100.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-08. 
  4. ^ Wild Claim RW Nick Johnson on Waivers from Pittsburgh - Hockey Wilderness

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