Ben Johnson

#27 Baton Rouge Zydeco / FPHL - 25/26

Date of Birth: Jun 07, 1994
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Calumet, MI, USA
Nation: USA
Youth Team: -
Position: C
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 25/26

Ben Johnson Facts

Drafted: 2012 round 3 #90 overall by New Jersey Devils
Agency: Premium

Cousins: Aaron Pietila, Blake Pietila, Chad Pietila, Phil Pietila

Ben Johnson Statistics

									Post
2008-2009	Calumet High	USHS-MI	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009-2010	Calumet High	USHS-MI	-	-	-	59	-	-
2009-2010	Ojibwa Eagles	NLHL	21	8	11	19	-	-
2009-2010	Marquette Electricians 18U AAA	NLHL	2	0	1	1	2	-
2010-2011	Calumet High	USHS-MI	30	37	40	77	-	-
2010-2011	Little Caesars 18U AAA	T1EHL 18U	13	3	2	5	16	-
2010-2011	Fargo Force	USHL	5	0	0	0	2	-3
2010-2011	USNTDP Juniors	USHL	2	1	0	1	0	0
2010-2011	U.S. National U17 Team	NTDP	4	4	1	5	0	-
2011-2012	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	68	18	20	38	44	-5	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0	-1
2012-2013	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	64	20	17	37	32	-28
2013-2014	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	59	28	25	53	30	18	Playoffs	4	4	2	6	2	-4
2013-2014	Albany Devils	AHL	5	0	1	1	0	1
2014-2015	Albany Devils	AHL	28	1	1	2	8	-4
2014-2015	Orlando Solar Bears	ECHL	12	2	6	8	0	8	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	0	4
2015-2016	Albany Devils	AHL	16	5	2	7	6	5
2015-2016	Adirondack Thunder	ECHL	13	3	3	6	6	0	Playoffs	12	2	5	7	20	2
2016-2017	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2018-2019	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	44	10	18	28	29	13	Playoffs	11	3	1	4	6	-1
2019-2020	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	60	21	31	52	49	22
2020-2021	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2021-2022	Kansas City Mavericks	ECHL	53	24	25	49	37	7
2022-2023	HC Nove Zamky	Slovakia	50	15	25	40	48	14	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	2	-1
2023-2024	HC Nove Zamky	Slovakia	33	4	5	9	18	-16
2024-2025	HK Dukla Michalovce	Slovakia	26	6	15	21	10	2
2024-2025	HK Spisska Nova Ves	Slovakia	13	5	8	13	4	12	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	0	-6
2025-2026	Baton Rouge Zydeco	FPHL	1	0	1	1	2	-2

Ben Johnson Tournament Statistics

									Post
2009-2010	Team Black	USA-S15	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	Team Orange	USA-S17	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ben Johnson Career Totals by League


AHL	3	49	6	4	10	0.20	14	2	0
ECHL	5	182	60	83	143	0.79	121	50	3	27	7	8	15	0.56	26	5
FPHL	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	-2	0
NLHL	1	23	8	12	20	0.87	2*	-	0
NTDP	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	-	0
OHL	3	191	66	62	128	0.67	106	-15	2	8	4	4	8	1.00	2	-5
Slovakia	3	122	30	53	83	0.68	80	12	2	11	2	4	6	0.55	2	-7
T1EHL 18U	1	13	3	2	5	0.38	16	-	0
USA-S15	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
USA-S17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
USHL	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	2	-3	0
USHS-MI	3	30*	37*	40*	136*	4.53*	-	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ben Johnson Career Totals by Team


Adirondack Thunder	1	13	3	3	6	0.46	6	0	1	12	2	5	7	0.58	20	2
Albany Devils	3	49	6	4	10	0.20	14	2	0
Baton Rouge Zydeco	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	2	-2	0
Calumet High (MI)	3	30*	37*	40*	136*	4.53*	-	-	0
Cincinnati Cyclones	2	104	31	49	80	0.77	78	35	1	11	3	1	4	0.36	6	-1
Fargo Force	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3	0
HC Nove Zamky	2	83	19	30	49	0.59	66	-2	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	2	-1
HK Dukla Michalovce	1	26	6	15	21	0.81	10	2	0
HK Spisska Nova Ves	1	13	5	8	13	1.00	4	12	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-6
Kansas City Mavericks	1	53	24	25	49	0.92	37	7	0
Little Caesars 18U AAA	1	13	3	2	5	0.38	16	-	0
Marquette Electricians 18U AAA	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	2	-	0
Ojibwa Eagles	1	21	8	11	19	0.90	-	-	0
Orlando Solar Bears	1	12	2	6	8	0.67	0	8	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	0	4
Team Black (Select 15)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Team Orange (Select 17)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
U.S. National U17 Team	1	4	4	1	5	1.25	0	-	0
USNTDP Juniors	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	0	0	0
Windsor Spitfires	3	191	66	62	128	0.67	106	-15	2	8	4	4	8	1.00	2	-5

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ben Johnson Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	USHS Hobey Baker Character Award USHS Michigan HSAA First Team All-Star USHS Michigan Mr. Hockey (Best Michigan High School Player) (Co-winner)
2019-2020	ECHL Player of the Week (12/09-12/15)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
01/24/2026	Confirmed	No team	Baton Rouge Zydeco
12/31/2025	Confirmed	Allen Americans	Unknown
12/29/2025	Confirmed	No team	Allen Americans
11/20/2025	Confirmed	Adirondack Thunder	Unknown
11/19/2025	Confirmed	No team	Adirondack Thunder
09/13/2024	Confirmed	HC Nove Zamky	HK Dukla Michalovce
11/12/2023	Confirmed	No team	HC Nove Zamky
08/08/2022	Confirmed	Kansas City Mavericks	HC Nove Zamky
12/04/2021	Confirmed	No team	Kansas City Mavericks
10/01/2019	Extension	Cincinnati Cyclones	Cincinnati Cyclones
12/07/2018	Confirmed	No team	Cincinnati Cyclones
09/02/2016	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Unknown
05/23/2014	Confirmed	Windsor Spitfires	New Jersey Devils
05/14/2011	Confirmed	Calumet High	Windsor Spitfires

Ben Johnson Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 4 #53 by Fargo Force in the USHL Futures Draft

For 2009-10 games with Marquette Electricians Maj Mdgt, he is listed as Benny Johnson from Marquette, MI. On October 25th, 2016: Ben Johnson sentenced to 3 years in prison