Ben Johnson (ice hockey)

Benjamin Johnson
Born June 7, 1994
Calumet, MI, USA
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team 		New Jersey Devils
Albany Devils (AHL)
NHL Draft 90th overall, 2012
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2014–present

Benjamin Johnson (born June 7, 1994) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL). Johnson was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round (90th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

Amateur career

Johnson attended Calumet High School in Calumet, Michigan where he played on the high school hockey team. He was recognized for his outstanding play during the 2010-11 season when he was named Michigan's Mr. Hockey as the Top High School Player in Michigan, becoming only the second junior to win the award (Justin Abdelkader won the award as a junior in 2004).[1]

With the 2011–12 season, Johnson joined the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League. Playing three seasons of major junior hockey with the Spitfires, Johnson scored 66 goals and 62 assists for 128 points, while earning 106 penalty minutes, in 191 games played.

Professional career

On April 3, 2014, Johnson signed an amateur tryout contract with the Albany Devils,[2] and played five games with the AHL team near the end of the 2013–14 season.On May 20, 2014, the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League signed Johnson to a three-year entry-level contract.[3]

Off-ice Incidents

In March 2013, Johnson was charged with two counts of sexual assault in connection with two separate incidents that allegedly took place in the washroom of a Windsor nightclub.[4] He is set for a June 2014 preliminary hearing on one of the charges, while the other charge is scheduled to go to trial in August 2014.[5]

Awards and honours

Awards Year
Michigan Mr. Hockey - Top High School Player in Michigan 2011 [6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/article/ben-johnson-commits-to-windsor-spitfires
  2. ↑ http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/fireice/comments/devils_2012_third-round_pick_ben_johnson_joins_albany_on_amateur_tryout_contract/
  3. ↑ http://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2014/05/20/a-deal-with-the-devils/
  4. ↑ http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/03/18/teen-charged-with-sexual-assault-at-downtown-nightclub/
  5. ↑ http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2014/05/20/spits-forward-johnson-signs-deal-with-new-jersey/
  6. ↑ http://www.peschstats.com/MrHockey.htm

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