Stephen Johns (ice hockey)

Stephen Johns
Born (1992-04-18) April 18, 1992
Wampum, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Right
NHL team Dallas Stars
National team  United States
NHL Draft 60th overall, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 2014–present

Stephen Johns (born April 18, 1992) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman. He is currently playing with the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Johns was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round (60th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

As a junior, Johns played the 2009–10 season with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. He was a member of the gold-medal-winning team at the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1]

Johns then played four seasons (2010–2014) of NCAA Division I hockey with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's ice hockey team, helping Notre Dame to win the 2013 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.[2] As a sophomore Johns was selected to compete with Team USA at the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, and in his senior year his outstanding play was recognized when he was named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team and also to the 2014 Hockey East All Tournament Team.[3]

On April 2, 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Johns to a two-year, entry-level contract[4] to begin with the 2014–15 NHL season,[5] but he was immediately assigned to begin his professional career with the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on a professional try-out contract.[6]

On July 10, 2015, Johns and Patrick Sharp were traded by the Blackhawks to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt.[7] After attending his first training camp with the Stars, Johns was reassigned to their AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars, to begin the 2015–16 season. Having passed his previous season's offensive numbers, he received his first NHL recall by the Dallas Stars and made his debut in a fitting 5–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on March 12, 2016.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 USA National Development Team NAHL 31 3 5 8 30 — — — — —
2009–10 USA National Development Team USHL 23 1 7 8 29 — — — — —
2010–11 Notre Dame CCHA 44 2 11 13 98 — — — — —
2011–12 Notre Dame CCHA 39 4 6 10 71 — — — — —
2012–13 Notre Dame CCHA 41 1 13 14 62 — — — — —
2013–14 Notre Dame HE 40 8 12 20 69 — — — — —
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 8 1 4 5 4 — — — — —
2014–15 Rockford IceHogs AHL 51 4 17 21 44 8 3 4 7 4
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL 55 4 20 24 43 — — — — —
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 14 1 2 3 6 13 0 0 0 6
NHL totals 14 1 2 3 6 13 0 0 0 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 United States WJC18 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 10
2012 United States WJC 7th 6 1 1 2 2
Junior totals 13 1 4 5 12

Awards and honors

Award Year
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal (Team USA) 2010 [9]
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Champion 2013 [10]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2013 [11]
Hockey East Second All-Star Team 2014 [12]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2014 [13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Johns prospect profile". Hockey'sFuture.com. 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Notre Dame wins final CCHA championship". bigstory.org. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
  3. ↑ "All-Star teams announced". Hockey East. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  4. ↑ "Blackhawks agree to terms with Stephen Johns". CSN Chicago. 2014-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
  5. ↑ "Stephen Johns in Puck Chatter". Thethirdmanin.com. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Odds and Saads; Stephen Johns signing notes, Hartman debuts; Bollig, Raanta, Blackhawks and IceHogs bits". Thethirdmanin.com. 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  7. ↑ Lazerus, Mark (2015-07-10). "Blackhawks trade Patrick Sharp to Dallas Stars". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Spezza scored in 5th straight, Stars defeat Blackhawks". Winona Daily News. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  9. ↑ "Five Reasons Team USA Won Gold". The United States of Hockey. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
  10. ↑ "Notre Dame tops Michigan 3–1 to win final CCHA Championship game". The Mining Journal. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  11. ↑ "Notre Dame Claims Final CCHA Crown". goironpigs.com. 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  12. ↑ "Stephen Johns inks Two-Year Entry Level contract with Chicago Blackhawks". University of Notre Dame. 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  13. ↑ "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  14. ↑ "2014 Hockey East All Tournament Team". Hockey East. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2014-04-15.


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