Erik Johnson

Age 34 Mar 21, 1988

Bloomington USA

Defense shoots right

6'4" 193 cm

225 lbs 102 kg

ELC Signing Age 19

Waivers Signing Age 19

UFA Year 2015

Agent Pat Brisson

Draft Year 2006
Drafted Overall 1
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $6,000,000
7.3% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $3,600,000
Year 7 of 7 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2023 | 35 yrs old
Career Earnings: $64,750,000

Transaction History

Jan 24, 2023	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (undisclosed) is expected to play Tuesday versus Washington, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Jan 24, 2023	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson did not practice Monday after getting roughed up against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
Jan 19, 2023	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had three shots on goal, three hits and one blocked shot over 21:59 of ice time in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Dec 30, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had two shots on goal, three hits and one blocked shot over 20:28 of ice time in Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Dec 29, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (hand) is expected to be in the lineup Thursday versus the Los Angeles Kings, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Dec 29, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson was hit in the hand by the puck at practice Thursday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Dec 27, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson produced an assist, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Dec 13, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Dec 6, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had an assist, three shots on goal, one hit and two blocked shots over 17:30 of ice time in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Nov 27, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had two shots on goal, a team-high six hits and finished plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Nov 5, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson registered an assist in Friday's 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Oct 22, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson registered an assist, four blocked shots and three hits in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Oct 17, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson registered an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 6-3 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Oct 14, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson recorded one blocked shot and two penalty minutes over 14:54 of ice time in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Calgary.
May 27, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson provided an assist, two shots on goal and six hits in Friday's 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 6.
May 23, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored a goal on four shots, added three hits, blocked two shots and logged two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 4.
May 9, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson provided an assist, three shots on goal, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 4.
May 5, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson posted an assist, five hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime win over the Nashville Predators.
Apr 26, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored a goal on three shots, added three hits and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Apr 25, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had an assist, three shots on net, two hits and three blocked shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to Jets.
Apr 24, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (lower body) will suit up Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets, AJ Haefele of DNVR Avalanche reports.
Apr 19, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson is dealing with a lower-body injury, Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey Now reports. "E.J. is still dealing with a lower body [injury]," Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said.
Apr 18, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson won't be in the lineup versus Washington on Monday after sustaining an undisclosed injury, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Apr 13, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson logged an assist, went plus-3, fired two shots on goal and added two PIM in Wednesday's 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Apr 8, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored a goal on three shots, levied three hits and blocked two shots in Friday's 5-4 overtime win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 31, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson produced two assists, fired two shots on goal, blocked a pair of shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 25, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson notched two assists, three shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Mar 10, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson fired four shots and made six hits in a 2-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Mar 1, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the New York Islanders.
Feb 10, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson posted an assist, six blocked shots and two hits in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Jan 20, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson delivered seven hits in a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday.
Jan 7, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had two assists, one on the power play, two hits and a blocked shot in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Jan 5, 2022	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored two goals on five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He added three hits, a blocked shot and two PIM over 12:58 of ice time.
Dec 10, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson recorded an assist, two hits, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 7-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Dec 8, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson notched an assist and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the New York Rangers.
Dec 7, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had a shorthanded goal and a full-strength assist in Monday's 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He finished with three shots, one hit and two blocked shots in the win.
Nov 27, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson recorded an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Nov 25, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had an assist, three shots on goal, one hit and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Nov 19, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored a goal on two shots and added two hits in Friday's 7-3 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Nov 13, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson logged a shorthanded assist, four shots on goal, three blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Oct 30, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist, blocked five shots and added two hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Oct 13, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson registered an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Sep 22, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| According to coach Jared Bednar, Johnson (upper body) is "healthy and ready to go," NHL.com's Rick Sadowski reports.
May 30, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) skated ahead of Sunday's optional morning skate, Arielle Orsuto of 9NEWS Denver reports.
May 29, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) has yet to resume skating and isn't expected to return during the playoffs, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Apr 10, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) is expected to miss the remainder of the regular season, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
Mar 6, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) was placed on long-term injured reserve Saturday, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Feb 12, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) was designated for injured reserve Friday.
Feb 2, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) is considered week-to-week with his upper-body issue, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Jan 31, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (upper body) is not expected to suit up for Sunday's tilt with Minnesota, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Jan 30, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson exited Saturday's game against the Minnesota Wild in the first period with an upper-body injury, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Jan 29, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had one shot on goal, four hits and three blocked shots over a season-high 19:34 of ice time in Thursday's 3-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 26, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (conditioning) posted one assist, three shots on goal and two PIM in 19:00 during Tuesday's 7-3 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 26, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (conditioning) will suit up against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 24, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (conditioning) won't play in Sunday's game against the Anaheim Ducks, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 23, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson was held out of Friday's game against the Anaheim Ducks due to conditioning, Rob Knabenbauer of the Colorado Avalanche's official site reports.
Jan 22, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson was not active for Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Jan 20, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson had one hit and two blocked shots over 11:47 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Jan 19, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (undisclosed) will be in the lineup against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, AJ Haefele of DNVR reports.
Jan 17, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson is expected to miss a few more games as he gets back into shape, Evan Rawal of DNVR reports.
Jan 16, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocol Saturday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Jan 13, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson's absence has been confirmed as having been the result of a positive COVID-19 test, Rick Sadowski of NHL.com reports.
Jan 12, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (undisclosed) remains unfit to play and will miss Wednesday's season-opener versus the St. Louis Blues, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 10, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (undisclosed) has yet to join the Colorado Avalanche at training camp and is considered unfit to participate, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 10, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Conor Timmins \| Timmins has filled in on the second defensive pairing while Erik Johnson (undisclosed) is unavailable to practice with the Colorado Avalanche, Mike Chambers of the Denver Post reports.
Jan 8, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| According to coach Jared Bednar, Johnson (undisclosed) has yet to join the Colorado Avalanche for training camp, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Jan 4, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Johnson (undisclosed) was deemed unfit to play for the start of training camp Monday by coach Jared Bednar, Rick Sadowski of NHL.com reports.
Jan 3, 2021	Colorado Avalanche \| Erik Johnson \| Coach Jared Bednar said Sunday that Johnson (undisclosed) is healthy to start training camp, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
Dec 19, 2019	Colorado Avalanche \| Activated D Erik Johnson from injured reserve.
Mar 18, 2018	Colorado Avalanche \| Activated D Erik Johnson from injured reserve.
Feb 19, 2018	Colorado Avalanche \| Placed D Erik Johnson on IR.
Dec 22, 2017	Colorado Avalanche \| Announced D Erik Johnson has served his suspension.
Dec 17, 2017	Colorado Avalanche \| NHL suspended D Erik Johnson two games for boarding an opponenet.
Feb 25, 2017	Colorado Avalanche \| Activated D Erik Johnson from injured reserve.
Dec 4, 2016	Colorado Avalanche \| Placed D Erik Johnson on IR.
Jan 13, 2016	Colorado Avalanche \| Placed D Erik Johnson on IR.
Sep 22, 2015	Colorado Avalanche \| Signed D Erik Johnson to a seven-year, $42 million contract extension.
Feb 11, 2014	Colorado Avalanche \| NHL suspended D Erik Johnson two games for slashing Islanders' forward Frans Nielsen.
Mar 8, 2013	Colorado Avalanche \| Activated D Erik Johnson from injury reserve.
Jul 3, 2012	Colorado Avalanche \| (Erik Johnson) has been re-signed to a four-year contract.
Feb 19, 2011	Colorado Avalanche \| (Erik Johnson) Acquired with Jay McClement and a conditional first-round draft pick from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for Chris Stewart, Kevin Shattenkirk and a conditional second-round draft pick.

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Erik Johnson	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Colorado Avalanche	48	0	7	7	6	10	733	52.70	45.90	-7.20	49.10	-5.20		0.49
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2002-2003	Academy of Holy Angels	USHS-MN	31	2	9	11	20
	2003-2004	Academy of Holy Angels	USHS-MN	31	13	23	36	26
	2004-2005	U.S. National U17 Team	USDP	26	5	9	14	14
	2004-2005	USA U18	WJC-18	6	0	0	0	0
	2004-2005	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	15	1	2	3	4
	2004-2005	USA U17	WHC-17	5	2	0	2	4
	2004-2005	USNTDP Juniors	NAHL	31	6	6	12	12
Draft Yr	2005-2006	U.S. National U18 Team	USDP	36	12	22	34	78
Draft Yr	2005-2006	USA U18	WJC-18	6	4	6	10	27
Draft Yr	2005-2006	USA U20	WJC-20	7	1	3	4	18
Draft Yr	2005-2006	U.S. National U18 Team	NAHL	11	4	11	15	10
	2006-2007	Univ. of Minnesota	NCAA	41	4	20	24	50
	2006-2007	USA U20	WJC-20	7	4	6	10	16
	2006-2007	USA	WC	7	0	2	2	4
	2007-2008	St. Louis Blues	NHL	69	5	28	33	28	927	50.67	50.30	5.06	49.67	3.87	0.06	0.97
	2007-2008	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	1	0	0	0	2
	2009-2010	St. Louis Blues	NHL	79	10	29	39	79	1,271	53.00	49.49	0.87	52.15	1.71	0.14	0.94
	2009-2010	USA	OG	6	1	0	1	4
	2010-2011	St. Louis Blues	NHL	55	5	14	19	37	887	40.28	49.33	-0.31	50.70	-2.26	0.14	0.68
	2010-2011	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	22	3	7	10	19	388	48.15	45.67	1.49	45.85	2.56	0.15	0.46
	2011-2012	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	73	4	22	26	26	1,162	48.91	53.75	5.00	52.47	2.26	0.15	0.62
	2012-2013	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	31	0	4	4	18	488	45.24	49.04	0.73	47.21	0.28	0.00	0.37
	2012-2013	USA	WC	10	2	2	4	20
	2013-2014	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	80	9	30	39	61	1,454	51.89	47.42	1.67	47.64	0.45	0.21	0.83	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
	2014-2015	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	47	12	11	23	33	842	51.56	41.39	-0.04	45.85	3.80	0.57	0.93
	2015-2016	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	73	11	16	27	50	1,239	43.48	45.24	0.93	44.12	0.37	0.29	0.82
	2016-2017	USA	WCup	2	0	0	0	2
	2016-2017	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	46	2	15	17	9	753	40.98	44.85	0.80	49.16	2.60	0.08	0.40
	2017-2018	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	62	9	16	25	58	1,177	50.00	49.70	5.61	48.13	0.45	0.36	0.82
	2018-2019	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	80	7	18	25	38	1,399	46.55	49.00	-1.27	48.48	-1.84	0.21	0.81	Playoffs	12	2	1	3	0
	2019-2020	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	59	3	13	16	20	983	55.10	49.80	-1.90	51.20	-1.20	0.12	0.92	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0
	2020-2021	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	4	0	1	1	2	40	75.00	58.40	4.60	56.00	-1.30		1.50
	2021-2022	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	77	8	17	25	24	1,062	57.10	49.30	-3.40	51.20	-2.70	0.34	1.07	Playoffs	20	1	4	5	0
	2022-2023	Colorado Avalanche	NHL	48	0	7	7	10	733	52.70	45.90	-7.20	49.10	-5.20		0.49
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date September 22, 2015
Signing Status UFA
Agent Pat Brisson

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Standard Contract | 7 Years $42,000,000 7.27% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Cap Hit	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	UFA
AAV	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
Minors Salary	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date July 3, 2012
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 4 Years $15,000,000 6.25% of cap space

	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	UFA
AAV	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,250,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$4,250,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,250,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$4,250,000
Minors Salary	$3,250,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$4,250,000
Clauses				NTC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 2, 2010
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,200,000 4.38% of cap space

	2010-2011	2011-2012
Cap Hit	$2,600,000	$2,600,000	RFA
AAV	$2,600,000	$2,600,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$2,200,000	$3,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$2,200,000	$3,000,000
Minors Salary	$2,200,000	$3,000,000
Clauses
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Signing Team

Signing Date May 14, 2007

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $11,100,000 1.69% of cap space

	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010
Cap Hit	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000	RFA
AAV	$3,700,000	$3,700,000	$3,700,000
Performance Bonuses	$2,850,000	$2,850,000	$2,850,000
Base Salary	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$850,000	$850,000	$850,000
Minors Salary	$62,500	$62,500	$62,500
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