Johnathan Aitken

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Johnathan Aitken
Born (1978-05-24) May 24, 1978 (age 46)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
HC Sparta Praha
Chicago Blackhawks
EC KAC
NHL draft 8th overall, 1996
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19982007

Johnathan James Aitken (born May 24, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Playing career

Aitken was drafted 8th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He played in three games over the course of his two-year entry-level contract. For the 2000–01 season he went to the Czech Republic to play for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. 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 professional hockey.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Sherwood Park Kings AAA AMHL 31491354
1994–95 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 530557150000
1995–96 Medicine Hat TigersWHL716142013151016
1996–97 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL654182221160004
1997–98 Brandon Wheat KingsWHL69925341831808867
1998–99 Providence Bruins AHL 652911921300017
1999–2000 Boston Bruins NHL 30000
1999–2000 Providence BruinsAHL70212141211110126
2000–01 HC Sparta Praha ELH 2403362
2001–02 Jackson Bandits ECHL 431910141
2001–02 Norfolk Admirals AHL280114340000
2002–03 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL80178207921318
2003–04 Chicago BlackhawksNHL4101170
2003–04 Norfolk AdmiralsAHL4014597814527
2004–05 Manitoba Moose AHL4616710110007
2005–06 Hamilton Bulldogs AHL4712381
2006–07 Klagenfurt AC EBEL 3421113157
2007–08 Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs ChHL 501117
2015–16Fort Saskatchewan ChiefsChHL120332630006
2016–17Fort Saskatchewan ChiefsChHL1426814
2019–20 Innisfail Eagles ACHW7145810000
AHL totals376841497424545997
NHL totals4401170

Awards and honours

AwardYear
WHL
East Second All-Star Team1998
AHL
Calder Cup (Providence Bruins) 1999

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Boston Bruins first round draft pick
1996
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