Stephen Johns (ice hockey)

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Stephen Johns
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Johns with the Texas Stars in 2015
Born (1992-04-18) April 18, 1992 (age 32)
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 234 lb (106 kg; 16 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Dallas Stars
NHL draft 60th overall, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks
Playing career 20142020

Stephen Johns (born April 18, 1992) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 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.

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Playing career

As a youth, Johns played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Pittsburgh Hornets minor ice hockey team. [1]

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. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4]

On April 2, 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) signed Johns to a two-year, entry-level contract [5] to begin with the 2014–15 NHL season, [6] but he was immediately assigned to begin his professional career with the Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs on a professional try-out contract. [7]

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. [8] 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 5–2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on March 12, 2016. [9] [10] He recorded his first career NHL goal on March 17, 2016 and the following day signed a two-year contract with the Stars. [11]

On January 18, 2020 Johns played his first game since returning from a post-traumatic headache he suffered during the 2017–18 season, in a Stars defeat against the Minnesota Wild, and on February 3, he scored his first goal in nearly 2 years in a victory against the New York Rangers. [12] In 17 regular season games, Johns added 2 goals and 5 points before the season was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to for the playoffs with the Stars, making 4 appearances as the club reached the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals.

Prior to the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Johns was announced to be a non-rostered designated player at the Stars commencement of training camp. He was ruled out for the entirety of the season with reoccurring post-concussion syndrome. [13]

With his contract concluded with the Dallas Stars, Johns announced his retirement from the NHL having played 6 professional seasons on June 13, 2021. While posting his retirement on Instagram, he announced would be rollerblading and road-tripping across the country in order to raise awareness of mental health. [14]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2008–09 U.S. NTDP U17 USDP1626820
2008–09U.S. NTDP U18 NAHL 3135830
2009–10U.S. NTDP U18USDP623161967
2009–10 U.S. NTDP Juniors USHL 2317829
2010–11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish CCHA 442111398
2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting IrishCCHA39461071
2012–13 Notre Dame Fighting IrishCCHA411131462
2013–14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish HE 408122069
2013–14 Rockford IceHogs AHL 81454
2014–15 Rockford IceHogsAHL51417214483474
2015–16 Texas Stars AHL554202443
2015–16 Dallas Stars NHL 141236130006
2016–17 Dallas StarsNHL61461036
2016–17 Texas StarsAHL23030
2017–18 Dallas StarsNHL75871541
2019–20 Texas StarsAHL21344
2019–20 Dallas StarsNHL172351040000
NHL totals16715183393170006

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2009 United States U17 Bronze medal icon.svg613414
2010 United States WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg703310
2012 United States WJC 7th61122
Junior totals1927926

Awards and honors

AwardYear
IIHF World U18 Championship Gold Medal (Team USA) 2010 [15]
CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Champion 2013 [16]
CCHA All-Tournament Team 2013 [17]
Hockey East Second All-Star Team 2014 [18]
Hockey East All-Tournament Team 2014 [19] [20]

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "Stephen Johns prospect profile". Hockey'sFuture.com. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  3. "Notre Dame wins final CCHA championship". bigstory.org. April 21, 2013. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  4. "All-Star teams announced". Hockey East. April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  5. "Blackhawks agree to terms with Stephen Johns". CSN Chicago. April 2, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. "Stephen Johns in Puck Chatter". Thethirdmanin.com. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  7. "Odds and Saads; Stephen Johns signing notes, Hartman debuts; Bollig, Raanta, Blackhawks and IceHogs bits". Thethirdmanin.com. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  8. Lazerus, Mark (July 10, 2015). "Blackhawks trade Patrick Sharp to Dallas Stars". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. "Spezza scores in 5th straight, Stars beat Blackhawks 5–2". The Chronicle Herald. March 12, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  10. "Spezza scored in 5th straight, Stars defeat Blackhawks". Winona Daily News . March 12, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. Hunt, Steve (March 18, 2016). "Stars sign Johns to two-year contract". NHL.com. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  12. "Stars, Rangers game summary". Dallas Stars. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2020.
  13. "Stars' Stephen Johns dealt with mystery issue". CBS Sports . October 8, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  14. "Star's Johns retires after missing season with post-concussion syndrome". The Score. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  15. "Five Reasons Team USA Won Gold". The United States of Hockey. January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  16. "Notre Dame tops Michigan 3–1 to win final CCHA Championship game". The Mining Journal. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  17. "Notre Dame Claims Final CCHA Crown". goironpigs.com. May 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  18. "Stephen Johns inks Two-Year Entry Level contract with Chicago Blackhawks". University of Notre Dame. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  19. "2013–14 Hockey East Media Guide". Hockey East. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  20. "2014 Hockey East All Tournament Team". Hockey East. April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2014.