Player's Profile
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- Name: Stephen Johns
- Position: D
- Shoots: Right
- Height: 6-3
- Weight: 215 lbs
- Birthdate: 1992-04-18
- Eligible for Draft: 2010
- Drafted: 2010
- Hometown: Ellwood City, Pennsylvania
- Acquired: 2nd round (60th overall), 2010
- Playing In: NCAA
Stephen Johns
Prospect Grade: 7.0 C (About Prospect Grades)
Profile Contributed By: HF Staff
History
Came up through the Pittsburgh Hornets.
2008-09: Played for the US NTDP Under-17 team. In 31 games vs. NAHL competition, Johns scored 3 goals and added 5 assists for 8 points.
2009-10: Played for the US NTDP Under-18 team, where he was often paired with Jon Merrill. Johns was an alternate captain for the team. In 23 games vs. USHL competition, Johns scored 1 goal and added 7 assists. Johns won a gold medal as a member of the Team USA squad that took part in the 2010 Under-18 World Junior Championships. Johns tallied 3 assists in the 7 tournament games.
2010-11: Johns played a prominent role on the Notre Dame blue line as a freshman, appearing in all 44 of the team's games and scoring 2 goals, 11 assists for 13 points. Though he lined up for some tough assignments as a top four defenseman, his aggressive style came through on the scoresheet in the form of a team-leading 98 PIMs as well as a team worst minus-7 rating.
Talent Analysis
Big stay-at-home defenseman. He has a high center of gravity. Good character. Johns' best asset is ability to dole out punishment through the physical game, though he does lose defensive positioning at times looking for the big hit. Though he may not project as much of a scorer at the pro level, Johns is not shy about taking shots from the blue line to get the puck to the front of the net.
Future
Johns will be a sophomore and likely play a shutdown role on the blue line again for Notre Dame in 2011-12.
Stats
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Profile Last Updated: August, 23rd 2011
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