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Nick Johnson (RW)

Portland Pirates

Biography

2009-10: Finished with 43 points (16+27) and 50 penalty minutes in 61 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…Registered three separate three-point games, one of six different Penguins players to do so…Was recalled by Pittsburgh on January 21, his first NHL recall… Appeared in his first NHL game on January 21 vs. Washington and scored his first NHL goal (Jose Theodore)…Appeared in a total of six NHL games with Pittsburgh, posting two points (1+1).

2008-09: Began the season with Wheeling (ECHL), registering 24 points (14+10) in 18 games…Named to the ECHL American Conference All-Star Team but did not play due to AHL recall…Assigned by Pittsburgh to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on December 5th… Spent the majority of the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting 31 points (14+17) in 56 games…Tied for fourth on the team with a plus-14 rating…Appeared in 12 Calder Cup playoff contests, posting 10 points (4+6)… tied for second on the team in playoff assists and points.

2007-08: Finished his senior season at Dartmouth by leading the team with 35 points (10+25)… His 25 assists were a career high and his 35 points tied his career best…First Team All-ECAC and First Team Ivy League this season… Made his professional debut on March 29 @ Bridgeport, going scoreless and even… Recorded his first professional point (an assist) and was plus-1 on April 2 vs. Albany.

CAREER: Finished his collegiate career with 125 points (57+68) in 133 games…Never missed a game during his college career…Ranks 10th on Dartmouth’s all-time scoring list…Named Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2005… Is a sixth-generation Dartmouth grad…His father, Kevin, led the hockey team in scoring in 1977, and his uncle, Dana, was team captain in 1972.