Nick Johnson

Nicholas VanCuran Johnson (born December 24, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild and the Phoenix Coyotes.
==Playing career==
He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 67th overall in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Before being drafted, Johnson played for the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League. After graduating high school and being drafted, Johnson played four seasons with Dartmouth of ECAC Hockey in the NCAA. Following his final season at Dartmouth, Johnson signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Penguins on March 25, 2008. He shortly began his professional career with affiliate the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League.
In the 2009–10 season, Johnson scored his first career NHL goal in his NHL debut on January 21, 2010, with the Penguins against the Washington Capitals. He played in 6 games with the Pittsburgh before returning the Wilkes-Barre. On June 7, 2010, he was re-signed to a one-year contract with the Penguins.
On September 29, 2011, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Wild.Wild Claim RW Nick Johnson on Waivers from Pittsburgh - Hockey Wilderness In the 2011–12 season, Johnson earned a regular checking line role on the Wild, playing in a career high 77 games to recorded 8 goals and 26 points.
Despite his successful season with the Wild, Johnson was released as a free agent and on July 11, 2012, he was signed on a one-year, two-way deal with the Phoenix Coyotes. With the NHL lockout in effect, Johnson signed for a brief stint with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. Upon conclusion of the lockout he was assigned to AHL affiliate, the Portland Pirates. He was later recalled by the Coyotes in the shortened 2012–13 season and appeared in 17 games for the Coyotes before on March 13, 2013, he was put on waivers and reassigned to Portland.
On July 5, 2013, Johnson was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Boston Bruins.
On July 9, 2014, Johnson left the Bruins organization after one season and signed his first contract abroad on a one-year deal with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League.
==Career statistics ==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2002–03 	St. Albert Saints 	AJHL 		60 	21 	30 	51 	10 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	St. Albert Saints 	AJHL 		51 	35 	36 	71 	33 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2004–05 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		35 	18 	17 	35 	16 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2005–06 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		33 	15 	10 	25 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		33 	14 	16 	30 	46 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Dartmouth College 	ECAC 		32 	10 	25 	35 	20 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0 		10 	0 	1 	1 	2
2008–09 	Wheeling Nailers 	ECHL 		18 	14 	10 	24 	19 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		56 	14 	17 	31 	30 		12 	4 	6 	10 	8
2009–10 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		61 	16 	27 	43 	50 		4 	4 	0 	4 	2
2009–10 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		6 	1 	1 	2 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL 		48 	20 	19 	39 	49 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	NHL 		4 	1 	2 	3 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Minnesota Wild 	NHL 		77 	8 	18 	26 	45 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		5 	0 	1 	1 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Portland Pirates 	AHL 		14 	3 	6 	9 	13 		3 	2 	1 	3 	9
2012–13 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 		17 	4 	2 	6 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 		51 	18 	24 	42 	16 		12 	1 	4 	5 	0
2013–14 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 		9 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Växjö Lakers 	SHL 		55 	17 	21 	38 	14 		18 	4 	5 	9 	8
2015–16 	Brynäs IF 	SHL 		52 	22 	12 	34 	16 		3 	3 	2 	5 	0
2016–17 	Brynäs IF 	SHL 		39 	7 	11 	18 	16 		5 	0 	0 	0 	2
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		234 	71 	94 	166 	158 		41 	11 	12 	23 	21
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		113 	14 	23 	37 	52 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
SHL totals	SHL totals 	SHL totals		146 	46 	44 	90 	46 		26 	7 	7 	14 	10
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honors==
Award 	Year 	
All-ECAC Hockey Rookie Team	2004–05	
All-ECAC Hockey First Team 	2007–08	
==References==
==External links==
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