26 Facts About Erik Johnson

Erik Robert Johnson was born on March 21,1988 and is an American ice hockey defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League.

Erik Johnson was drafted from USA Hockey's National Team Development Program and played one season at the University of Minnesota before joining the NHL with St Louis in 2007.

Erik Johnson played hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota, where he starred in his two seasons as a freshman and sophomore at the prep school.

Erik Johnson became the first American-born defenseman to be selected first overall without having played Canadian major junior or collegiate hockey.

Erik Johnson joined a select group of five Americans to have been chosen first overall in an NHL Entry Draft, along with Rick DiPietro, Bryan Berard, Mike Modano, and Brian Lawton.

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Erik Johnson concluded his collegiate career after his freshman year when he was signed by the St Louis Blues to a three-year, entry-level contract on April 20,2007.

Erik Johnson finished his rookie season averaging over 18 minutes of ice-time per game to go with 5 goals and 28 assists in 69 games.

Erik Johnson tallied one goal and nine assists in 29 games before suffering a knee injury in December 2010.

Erik Johnson finished the rest of the season with three goals and seven assists for 10 points through 22 games.

At only 24 years of age, we believe that Erik Johnson will continue to grow his game and we are thrilled to have him under contract.

Erik Johnson ranked first on the Avalanche in goals, average ice time, blocked shots, and power-play goals.

However, Erik Johnson did not compete in the All-Star Game nor the final 34 games of the season due to a knee injury.

Erik Johnson reached numerous milestones throughout the season including scoring his 50th career goal against the Dallas Stars on October 10,2015.

Erik Johnson finished the regular season with 11 goals and 16 assists for third amongst Avalanche blueliners in scoring with 27 points.

At the time, Erik Johnson led the team, and was the fifth highest in the league, in average ice time at 26:24 minutes.

Erik Johnson was suspended for two games on December 17,2017, for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov.

On February 29,2020, Erik Johnson became the first defenseman from the 2006 draft to reach 300 points.

Erik Johnson is the 37th US-born defenseman in NHL history to hit the 300-mark.

Erik Johnson missed the remainder of the regular season, and while he returned to practice during the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs, Johnson was unable to play before the Avalanche were eliminated in the second round by the Vegas Golden Knights.

Each team had the opportunity to protect only a certain number of players, and Erik Johnson was among the Colorado players contractually guaranteed protection in such a scenario.

Erik Johnson scored ten points in six games the 2006 World Under-18 championships to help the US retain the gold medal, and was selected as the Bob Erik Johnson Award winner as the Best American player in international competition.

Erik Johnson was a member of the US junior team that won a bronze medal in the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Erik Johnson was named to the tournament's All-Star Team and was named the tournament's Best Defenseman.

Erik Johnson finished the tournament with four goals and six assists for ten points, becoming the first defenseman to lead the tournament in scoring.

Erik Johnson was chosen to participate in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey for Team USA.

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Erik Johnson's uncle is Sean Duffy, a Republican politician and former US Representative for Wisconsin's 7th district.