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#6 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 23/24

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Erik Johnson Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 21, 1988
Position
D
Age
35
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Bloomington, MN, USA
Weight
225 lbs / 102 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$3,250,000 Powered by
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Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2006 round 1 #1 overall by St. Louis Blues
Agency
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Highlights
2-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 2
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1

A huge two-way defenseman. Johnson was highly touted as a youngster thanks to his all-around ability, big shot, skating skills and mean streak. Still needs to improve defensively.

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Erik Johnson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Academy of Holy Angels USHS-MN 31 2 9 11 20 - |
2003-04 Academy of Holy Angels USHS-MN 31 13 23 36 26 - |
2004-05 USNTDP Juniors NAHL 31 6 6 12 12 - |
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 26 5 9 14 14 - |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 15 1 2 3 4 - |
USA U17 WHC-17 5 2 0 2 4 - |
USA U18 WJC-18 6 0 0 0 0 4 |
2005-06 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 36 12 22 34 78 - |
U.S. National U18 Team NAHL 11 4 11 15 10 - |
USA U18 WJC-18 6 4 6 10 27 6 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 1 3 4 18 -4 |
2006-07 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 41 4 20 24 50 7 |
USA U20 WJC-20 7 4 6 10 16 3 |
USA WC 7 0 2 2 4 2 |
2007-08 St. Louis Blues NHL 69 5 28 33 28 -9 |
Peoria Rivermen AHL 1 0 0 0 2 1 |
2008-09 St. Louis Blues NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
2009-10 St. Louis Blues NHL 79 10 29 39 79 1 |
USA OG 6 1 0 1 4 3 |
2010-11 St. Louis Blues “A” NHL 55 5 14 19 37 -8 |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 3 7 10 19 -5 |
2011-12 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 73 4 22 26 26 -7 |
2012-13 Colorado Avalanche NHL 31 0 4 4 18 -3 |
USA WC 10 2 2 4 20 5 |
2013-14 Colorado Avalanche NHL 80 9 30 39 61 5 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -6
2014-15 Colorado Avalanche NHL 47 12 11 23 33 2 |
2015-16 Colorado Avalanche NHL 73 11 16 27 50 -19 |
2016-17 Colorado Avalanche NHL 46 2 15 17 9 -6 |
USA WCup 2 0 0 0 2 -2 |
2017-18 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 62 9 16 25 58 3 |
2018-19 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 80 7 18 25 38 8 | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 4 -1
2019-20 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 59 3 13 16 20 9 | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 0 3
2020-21 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 4 0 1 1 2 2 |
2021-22 Colorado Avalanche “A” NHL 77 8 17 25 24 22 | Playoffs 20 1 4 5 4 10
2022-23 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 0 8 8 12 8 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 0
2023-24 Buffalo Sabres NHL - - - - - - |
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Erik Johnson Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NHL
2023-04-30T21:30:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
2023-04-28T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Seattle Kraken
2023-04-26T21:50:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
2023-04-24T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Seattle Kraken
2023-04-22T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Seattle Kraken
2023-04-20T21:50:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
2023-04-18T22:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Seattle Kraken
2023-04-14T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche @ Nashville Predators
2023-04-13T20:00:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Winnipeg Jets
2023-04-11T21:30:00-0400 Colorado Avalanche vs Edmonton Oilers
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Erik Johnson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 1 | 0
NAHL 2 42 10 17 27 0.64 22 - | 0
NCAA 1 41 4 20 24 0.59 50 7 | 0
NHL 17 920 88 249 337 0.37 514 3 | 5 55 5 8 13 0.24 10 6
NTDP 2 77 18 33 51 0.66 96 - | 0
OG 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 4 3 | 0
USHS-MN 2 62 15 32 47 0.76 46 - | 0
WC 2 17 2 4 6 0.35 24 7 | 0
WCup 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 2 0 2 0.40 4 - | 0
WJC-18 2 12 4 6 10 0.83 27 10 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 5 9 14 1.00 34 -1 | 0

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Strength
18
Leadership
16
Hitting
16
Defensive
16
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Erik Johnson Connections

Player Period Teams
Gabriel Landeskog (F) 2011-2023 12 Colorado Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon (F) 2013-2023 10 Colorado Avalanche
Semyon Varlamov (G) 2011-2019 8 Colorado Avalanche
Mikko Rantanen (F) 2015-2023 8 Colorado Avalanche
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Colorado Avalanche Buffalo Sabres
09/23/2015
09/23/2015 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
07/03/2012
07/03/2012 Extension Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche
02/19/2011
02/19/2011 Confirmed St. Louis Blues Colorado Avalanche
08/02/2010
08/02/2010 Extension St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues

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Erik Johnson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2003, 9 #177 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the WHL Bantam Draft

Number 9 retired by Academy of Holy Angels

Cult/Star player for Academy of Holy Angels

Cult/Star player for Colorado Avalanche

Career transactions
- 2012-07-03 • Re-signed to a four-year contract by the Colorado Avalanche
- 2011-02-19 • Traded to the Colorado Avalanche with Jay McClement and a conditional 2011/2012 1st round pick for Kevin Shattenkirk, Chris Stewart and a conditional 2011/2012 2nd round pick
- 2010-08-02 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by St. Louis Blues
- 2007-05-14 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by St. Louis Blues

Injury history
- 2010-01-30 • Undisclosed injury (day-to-day)
- 2010-01-28 • Undisclosed injury (day-to-day)
- 2008-09-23 • Right knee surgery (Missed the entire 2008/09 season)
- 2007-10-10 • Fractured foot (day-to-day)

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