
Fantasy Summary
A reliable two-way defenseman who thrives in transition.
Attributes | |
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Fantasy Upside | 7.5 |
NHL Certainty | 7.5 |
Country | USA |
Position | D |
Roster Type | System |
Shoot/Glove | Left |
Date of Birth | July 24, 2001 |
Height | 6‘0” |
Weight | 172 lbs |
Drafted | 2019 Round 1; Overall: 31 |
Observations
July 2019 – Johnson can be a solid top-four defenseman in the NHL one day. He’s coming off of a great campaign with Sioux Falls and will be playing for the University of Minnesota next season. There is a chance that the 17-year-old could pay on his wrong side and play alongside Jackson LaCombe (Anaheim Ducks prospect). In terms of his skill-set, Johnson isn’t a physical specimen, but he’s dependable in all three zones. His skating is top-notch. Johnson’s edge-work is on par with defenseman who was taken higher than him in the 2019 draft (I.e. Bowen Byram, Philip Broberg). Sometimes, he’ll get out of position and create a pinch. It has worked out well in the USHL, but he’ll need to be a bit more cautious about how frequent he creates pinches in the offensive zone. Yet, when he creates a pinch, he moves right to the net and attempts to create scoring chance after scoring chance. On the blue-line, he shows stay-at-home tendencies. He’s always moving and ready for anything. He’ll shift back and forth across the blue-line in an effort to prevent a potential breakout. If there is one area in his game that needs further development it’s his physicality. Josh Tessler
June 2019 – Johnson has been drafted 31st overall by the Sabres. Josh Tessler
Stats
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | |
2013-2014 | Anaheim Jr. Ducks | QC Int PW AAA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | ||||||
2015-2016 | Anaheim Jr. Ducks Bantam AAA | T1EBHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016-2017 | Santa Margarita Catholic High | USHS-CA | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | ||||||
Santa Margarita Catholic High 2 | USHS-CA | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | |||||||
Team Kelly | USA-S15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |||||||
Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U | T1EHL U16 | 32 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 10 | | | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
2017-2018 | Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U | T1EHL U16 | 35 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 36 | | | ||||||
Team White | USA-S16 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | | | |||||||
2018-2019 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 26 | | | Playoffs | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
USA U19 | WJAC-19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | |||||||
2019-2020 | Univ. of Minnesota | NCAA | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | | | ||||||
USA U20 | WJC-20 | - | - | - | - | - | | |