Johnathan Aitken

Johnathan James Aitken (born May 24, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
==Playing Career==
Aitken was drafted 8th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He only played three games for them. For the 2000–01 season he went over to the Czech Republic to play for HC Sparta Praha. He returned to North America after only a year, and made it back to the NHL during the 2003–04 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 41 games, scoring just one assist. He moved to the Austrian Hockey League for Klagenfurt AC for the 2006–07 season before retiring from hockey.
==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
1993–94 	Sherwood Park Kings	Alberta Midget AAA	 	31 	4 	9 	13 	54 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1994–95 	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL 	 	53 	0 	5 	5 	71 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	0
1995–96 	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL 	 	71 	6 	14 	20 	131 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	6
1996–97 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	65 	4 	18 	22 	211 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	4
1997–98 	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL 	 	69 	9 	25 	34 	183 	 	18 	0 	8 	8 	67
1998–99 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 	 	65 	2 	9 	11 	92 	 	13 	0 	0 	0 	17
1999–2000 	Boston Bruins 	NHL 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1999–2000 	Providence Bruins 	AHL 	 	70 	2 	12 	14 	121 	 	11 	1 	0 	1 	26
2000–01 	HC Sparta Praha 	CEL 	 	24 	0 	3 	3 	62 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Jackson Bandits 	ECHL 	 	43 	1 	9 	10 	141 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	28 	0 	1 	1 	43 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0
2002–03 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	80 	1 	7 	8 	207 	 	9 	2 	1 	3 	18
2003–04 	Chicago Blackhawks 	NHL 	 	41 	0 	1 	1 	70 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2003–04 	Norfolk Admirals 	AHL 	 	40 	1 	4 	5 	97 	 	8 	1 	4 	5 	27
2004–05 	Manitoba Moose 	AHL 	 	46 	1 	6 	7 	101 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	7
2005–06 	Hamilton Bulldogs 	AHL 	 	47 	1 	2 	3 	81 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2006–07 	Klagenfurt AC 	Aust 	 	34 	2 	11 	13 	157 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals 	 	44 	0 	1 	1 	70 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
*2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book ISBN 0–920445–91–8
==External Links==
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Category:Born in 1978
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Boston Bruins draft picks
Category:Boston Bruins players
Category:Brandon Wheat Kings players
Category:Calder Cup champions
Category:Chicago Blackhawks players
Category:Hamilton Bulldogs players
Category:Jackson Bandits players
Category:Manitoba Moose players
Category:Medicine Hat Tigers alumni
Category:National Hockey League first round draft picks
Category:Norfolk Admirals players
Category:Providence Bruins players
Category:HC Sparta Praha players
Category:Retired in 2007