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Healthy Erik Johnson among 34 invited to USA Hockey camp

USA Today - Found Jul. 2, 2009
St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic
Healthy Johnson among 34 invited to US - Yahoo! Sports
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Posted on July 2, 2009, 1:25 pm

Healthy Johnson among 34 invited to US Hockey camp

NBC Sports - Found Jun. 30, 2009
St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic
Johnson, Modano among Olympic camp invitees - CBSSports
Team USA invites 34 to Olympic camp - Yahoo! Sports
Healthy Johnson among 34 invited to US Hockey camp - Boston Globe
USA Hockey invites 34 players from 22 NHL teams to Olympic ... - Los Angeles Times
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Posted on June 30, 2009, 3:08 am

Team USA opt for youth in ice hockey training squad

Reuters - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane, the top pick in the 2007 draft and young St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, the number one selection in...
Team USA opt for youth in ice hockey training squad - Reuters
Team USA opt for youth in ice hockey training squad - Reuters Canada
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Posted on June 30, 2009, 4:20 am

NHL Entry Draft Diary - Part One.

FOXSports.com - Found Jun. 25, 2009
Owen Nolan, Roman Hamrlik, Ed Jovanovski, Bryan Berard, Chris Phillips, Rick Nash, Marc-Andre Fleury, Erik Johnson, Steven Stamkos and the...

Posted on June 25, 2009, 11:46 am

Healthy Erik Johnson among 34 invited to U.S. Olympic hockey camp

CBC - Found Jun. 30, 2009
St. Louis Blues defenceman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic

Posted on June 30, 2009, 2:31 am

St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson is upbeat about progress

STLtoday.com - Found May. 19, 2009
Six months after surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, Blues defenseman Erik Johnson went to the doctor today hoping to receive full

Posted on May 19, 2009, 4:52 am

So...looking for a defenseman or something

Star-Telegram - Found 1 hour ago
Barret Jackman _ With Erik Johnson and Alex Pietrangelo needing more minutes for development, Jackman might be somebody you could snag.

Posted on July 4, 2009, 10:09 am

U.S., Canadian Skaters Invited to National Hockey Camps

Associated Content - Found 16 hours ago
... invited were Tom Gilbert (Edmonton), Tim Gleason (Carolina), Ron Hainsey (Atlanta), Erik Johnson (St. Louis), Jack Johnson (Los Angeles), Mike...

Posted on July 3, 2009, 6:39 am

Healthy Johnson among 34 invited

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found Jul. 2, 2009
St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic
Miller, Kane Invited to USA Hockey Camp - WWLP.com
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WWLP.com

Posted on July 2, 2009, 11:18 am

Byfuglien, Kane get Team USA invite

Chicago Daily Herald - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Miller, Jonathan Quick, Tim Thomas Defensemen: Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Ron Hainsey, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Mike Komisarek, Paul Martin...
Former Amerks Among Invitees For Olympic Development Camp - OurSports Central
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Chicago Daily Herald

Posted on July 2, 2009, 7:42 am

Erik Johnson Biography

Erik Johnson
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Position Defense
Shoots Right
Height
Weight
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
219 lb (99 kg; 15 st 9 lb)
NHL team St. Louis Blues
Nationality  United States
Born March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21) (age 21),
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 National Team Development Program (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 20, 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 October 6, 2007. It was also the game winning goal.2 He finished his rookie season averaging over 18 minutes of ice-time per game to go with 5 goals and 28 assists in 69 games.

Johnson suffered a major set-back in the off-season, tearing his ACL and MCL, when his right foot was caught between the accelerator and brake pedal of his golf cart during a team golf outing on September 16, 2008.3 He underwent knee surgery to repair the damaged ligament on November 20 and missed the entirety of the 2008–09 season.4

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

Awards

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2004–05 USNTDP NAHL 54 11 15 26 27 — — — — —
2005–06 USNDTP NAHL 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 — — — — —
2007–08 Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 69 5 28 33 30 0 0 0 0 0

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

References

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Preceded by
Sidney Crosby
First Overall Pick in NHL Entry Draft
2006
Succeeded by
Patrick Kane
Preceded by
T. J. Oshie
St. Louis Blues first round draft pick
2006
Succeeded by
Patrik Berglund