John Erskine (ice hockey)

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John Erskine
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Born (1980-06-26) June 26, 1980 (age 43)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Dallas Stars
New York Islanders
Washington Capitals
NHL Draft 39th overall, 1998
Dallas Stars
Playing career 20002014

John Erskine (born June 26, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals.

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Early life

Erskine was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Ajax, Ontario for the Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's (OMHA) York-Simcoe League and the Ajax-Pickering Raiders AAA of the OMHA's Eastern AAA League.[ citation needed ]

Career

After a solid 1995–96 season with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders Midget AAA team, Erskine signed for the following season with the Quinte Hawks Jr.A. team of the Ontario Hockey Association's Metro Junior League.

The London Knights selected Erskine with the 2nd overall pick in the 1997 OHL Priority Selection.

Erskine was drafted 39th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. For the 1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000 seasons, Erskine played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Erskine won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as top defenceman in the OHL in 1999–2000. He showed marked improvement from season to season until his promotion to the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League in 2000.

Erskine's NHL debut came during the 2001–02 NHL season with Dallas, where he played 33 games, notching a single assist. He remained in Dallas until midway through the 2005–06 NHL season when Dallas traded Erskine to the New York Islanders for Finnish defenceman Janne Niinimaa. [1] At the conclusion of the season, the Islanders did not re-sign Erskine, leaving him a free agent.

On September 14, 2006, Erskine signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals. [2] Following the end of the season he extended his stay with the Capitals for a further two years. [3] In the final year of his contract a neck injury kept him out of the lineup for the entire 2014–15 season, effectively ending his playing career.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1995–96Ajax/Pickering Raiders AAA Midget 49112940122
1995–96 Ajax Axemen OPJHL 30002
1996–97 Quinte Hawks MetJHL 4641620241
1997–98 London Knights OHL 550992051605525
1998–99 London KnightsOHL5781220208255101538
1999–2000 London KnightsOHL58123143177
2000–01 Utah Grizzlies IHL 77189284
2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 3301162
2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 39268118300010
2002–03 Dallas StarsNHL1620229
2002–03 Utah GrizzliesAHL522810274101115
2003–04 Dallas StarsNHL3201184
2003–04 Utah GrizzliesAHL500018
2004–05 Houston Aeros AHL613710238501120
2005–06 Dallas StarsNHL2600062
2005–06 Iowa Stars AHL30006
2005–06 New York Islanders NHL3410199
2006–07 Washington Capitals NHL2916769
2006–07 Hershey Bears AHL40229
2007–08 Washington CapitalsNHL512799670226
2008–09 Washington CapitalsNHL52044631201116
2009–10 Washington CapitalsNHL5015666
2010–11 Washington CapitalsNHL7347119491126
2011–12 Washington CapitalsNHL280225140110
2012–13 Washington CapitalsNHL303363470114
2013–14 Washington CapitalsNHL3713456
AHL totals16472330663902245
NHL totals4911539548653916732

Awards and honours

AwardsYear
OHL
CHL Top Prospects Game 1998
First All-Star Team 2000
Max Kaminsky Trophy 2000
CHL First All-Star Team2000

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References

  1. "Struggling Islanders Trade Niinimaa to Dallas". New York Times. January 11, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
  2. "2006 Free Agents transactions". proicehockey.com. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  3. "Capitals re-sign Erskine for 2 years". Washington Capitals.com. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.