Erik Johnson

Erik Johnson Salary for 08-09 vs. Barret Jackman

STLtoday.com - Found Jul. 8, 2008
Based on the above link, Erik Johnson could make 3.75 million this season?

Posted on July 8, 2008, 5:01 am

No surprise as Lightning selects Stamkos No. 1

MSNBC - Found Jun. 20, 2008
... season s NHL rookie of the year Patrick Kane, who was chosen by Chicago last year, and defenseman Erik Johnson, who was selected by St. Louis...

Posted on June 20, 2008, 5:42 am

Stamkos goes No. 1 in NHL draft

Sport Illustrated - Found Jun. 20, 2008
... this season's NHL rookie of the year Patrick Kane , who was chosen by Chicago last year, and defenseman Erik Johnson , who was selected by St...

Posted on June 20, 2008, 5:33 am

Expect a frenzy of trades this weekend

Sport Illustrated - Found Jun. 18, 2008
This pick, along with the selection of Erik Johnson first overall in 2006, sets the Blues up to have their own dynamic duo in short order.

Posted on June 18, 2008, 2:43 am

Dedicated Bogosian a tantalizing top choice

USA Today - Found Jun. 19, 2008
Erik Johnson (St. Louis Blues) was first overall in 2006, and Bobby Ryan (Anaheim Ducks) and Jack Johnson (Los Angeles) were taken second and...

Posted on June 19, 2008, 6:32 am

Expect a frenzy of trades this weekend

CNN - Found Jun. 19, 2008
This pick, along with the selection of Erik Johnson first overall in 2006, sets the Blues up to have their own dynamic duo in short order.

Posted on June 19, 2008, 9:35 am

Allan Muir: 2008 mock draft

SI.com - Found Jun. 18, 2008
This pick, along with the selection of Erik Johnson first overall in 2006, sets the Blues up to have their own dynamic duo in short order.

Posted on June 18, 2008, 2:15 am

APPOINTMENTS

Washington Post - Found Jun. 8, 2008
Health Care Manatt Health Solutions of the District named Erik Johnson managing director.

Posted on June 8, 2008, 12:28 pm

Erik Johnson leads Los Altos past Aptos 3-2

San Jose Mercury News - Found May. 24, 2008
Los Altos pitcher Erik Johnson was dominating a powerful Aptos lineup featuring six Division I recruits Thursday at Municipal Stadium.

Posted on May 24, 2008, 8:19 am

Resident Evil 5 New Character and Gameplay Detail

Slashdot - Found May. 17, 2008
Erik Johnson writes 'New details for Resident Evil 5 have been unveiled in the latest issue of 'Famitsu,' a Japanese video game magazine, including a ...

Posted on May 17, 2008, 4:21 am

Erik Johnson Biography

Erik Johnson
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Position Defense
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
222 lb (101 kg/15 st 12 lb)
NHL Team St. Louis Blues
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
Born March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) (age 20),
Bloomington, MN, USA
NHL Draft 1st overall, 2006
St. Louis Blues
Pro career 2007 – present

Erik Johnson (born March 21, 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League. He played for the National Team Development Program before being drafted 1st overall by the Blues in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Junior career

Johnson played hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota before transferring to Ann Arbor, Michigan to play for the NTDP. He was a member of the 2007 U20 American team that won a Bronze Medal in the U20 World Championships. Johnson was named to the tournaments All-Star Team and was named the Tournaments Best Defenseman. Johnson finished the tournament with 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points, becoming the first defenseman to lead the tournament in scoring. He attended the University of Minnesota and was signed by the St. Louis Blues on April 20th, 2007.[1]

Johnson is one of the few Americans to have been chosen first in the NHL Entry Draft. The previous American to be chosen first overall was goaltender Rick DiPietro in 2000 by the New York Islanders. Mike Modano and Brian Lawton were also top American draft picks in 1988 and 1983 respectively, having both been selected first overall by the Minnesota North Stars. American Patrick Kane followed Johnson the following year going first overall.

St. Louis Blues

Erik Johnson scored his first NHL goal against the Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier on Saturday October 6, 2007. It was also the game winning goal.[2]

In the 2007–08 NHL season he averaged over 18 minutes of ice-time per game. Johnson finished his rookie year with 5 goals and 28 assists in 69 games.

He has modeled his game after his favorite player Al MacInnis,citation needed who also played for the Blues, from 1994 to 2003.

Awards

  • 2005: Gold Medal (2005 World Junior Ice Hockey U18 Championships)
  • 2006: Gold Medal (2006 World Junior Ice Hockey U18 Championships)
  • 2006: Bob Johnson Award (Best American Player in International Competition)
  • 2007: IIHF U-20 World Junior Championship Best Defenseman Directorate Award
  • 2007: IIHF U-20 World Junior Championship All Star Team
  • 2007: Bronze Medal (2007 World Junior Ice Hockey U20 Championships)
  • 2007: WCHA All-Rookie Team
  • 2007/2008: NHL Played in the Youngstars Game

Career statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004-05 United States NTDP 54 11 15 26 27 -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 United States NTDP 47 16 33 49 89 -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Minnesota Gophers NCAA 39 4 20 24 50 -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 5 28 33 30 -- -- -- -- --
NTDP Totals 101 27 48 75 115 -- -- -- -- --

International play

Played for the United States in:

International statistics

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2005 United States WJC18 6 0 0 0 0
2006 United States WJC 7 1 3 4 18
2006 United States WJC18 6 4 6 10 27
2007 United States WJC 7 4 6 10 18
2007 United States WC 7 0 2 2 4
WJC U-18 Totals 12 4 6 10 27
WJC Totals 14 5 9 14 36

External links

Preceded by
Sidney Crosby
First Overall Pick in NHL Entry Draft
2006
Succeeded by
Patrick Kane

References

  1. ^ St. Louis Blues (2007). "Blues Sign First Overall Draft Pick Erik Johnson". StLouisBlues.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
  2. ^ [1]

Erik Johnson Videos and Clips

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Erik Johnson video G3 1996. Eric Johnson playing Manhattan. clip
Title: Eric Johnson Manhattan G3
Description: G3 1996. Eric Johnson playing Manhattan.
Erik Johnson video Eric Jhonson playing SRV, G3 Live Concert clip
Title: Eric Johnson S.R.V.
Description: Eric Jhonson playing SRV, G3 Live Concert
Erik Johnson video Cliffs Of Dover!
Sorry but to put this video here I had to cut almost 2 minutes..
Before yo ask me: as far as I know, this concert is not on DVD, unf... clip
Title: Eric Johnson @ House Of Blues 11
Description: Cliffs Of Dover! Sorry but to put this video here I had to cut almost 2 minutes.. Before yo ask me: as far as I know, this concert is not on DVD, unf...
Erik Johnson video Eric Johnsons performance live in Austin. clip
Title: Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover live
Description: Eric Johnsons performance live in Austin.
Erik Johnson video Live at the Bottomline, NY, 1990 clip
Title: Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover live 1990
Description: Live at the Bottomline, NY, 1990
Erik Johnson video Eric Johnson preforming "Cliffs of Dover" in Austin 1988. Eric Johnson is an incredible guitar player and this is an incredible performance. clip
Title: Eric Johnson Cliffs Of Dover live in 1988
Description: Eric Johnson preforming "Cliffs of Dover" in Austin 1988. Eric Johnson is an incredible guitar player and this is an incredible performance.
Erik Johnson video Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth professor Eric Johnson clip
Title: Professor Eric Johnson
Description: Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth professor Eric Johnson
Erik Johnson video Full uninterrupted video, the other one on here glitches in the middle. Enjoy! clip
Title: Eric Johnson Trademark
Description: Full uninterrupted video, the other one on here glitches in the middle. Enjoy!