Stephen Johns (ice hockey)

Stephen Johns
Born (1992-04-18) April 18, 1992
Wampum, PA, USA
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Dallas Stars
Texas Stars (AHL)
NHL Draft 60th overall, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2014present

Stephen Johns (born April 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL). Johns was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

As a junior, Johns played the 2009–10 season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. He was a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1]

Johns then played four seasons (2010-2014) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team, helping Notre Dame to win the 2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[2] As a sophomore Johns was selected to compte with Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and in his senior year his outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and also to the 2014 Hockey East All Tournament Team.[3]

On April 2, 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Johns to a two-year, entry-level contract[4] to begin with the 2014–15 NHL season,[5] but he was immediately assigned to begin his professional career with the Blackhawk's AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on a professional try-out contract.[6]

On July 10, 2015, Johns and Patrick Sharp were traded by the Blackhawks to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt.[7]

Awards and honors

Award Year
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal (Team USA) 2010 [8]
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Champion 2013 [9]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2013 [10]
Hockey East Second All-Star Team 2013–14 [11]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2014 [12][13]

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