Erik Johnson

Colorado Avalanche logo
Age 35 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 St. Louis Blues logo

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Transaction History
Apr 29, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson contributed a goal in a 4-1 victory over the Seattle Kraken in Game 6 on Friday.
Mar 24, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (ankle) will return to the lineup Friday versus Arizona, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Mar 21, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (ankle) is expected to be a practice regular moving forward, Brennan Vogt of Full Press Hockey reports Tuesday.
Mar 10, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson's (ankle) is ahead of schedule in his recovery, per Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
Mar 7, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (ankle) skated for the second time since suffering a broken ankle prior to Tuesday's practice, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
Feb 19, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson is dealing with a broken ankle, Brennan Vogt of Full Press Hockey reports.
Feb 14, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (lower body) will be out for multiple weeks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
Feb 14, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Feb 14, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Andreas Englund | Englund filled in for an injured Erik Johnson on Saturday and earned praise from Colorado head coach Jared Bednar, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports. "I thought he was great," Bednar said. "Solid, really solid defensively. The defending on his half of the ice has been really good, and especially in that game.
Feb 13, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning,Peter Baugh of The Athleticreports.
Feb 11, 2023 Colorado Avalanche | Erik Johnson | Johnson won't return to Saturday's game against the Florida Panthers after suffering a lower-body injury in the first period.
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.
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2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Erik Johnson
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche logo 63 0 8 8 8 12 932 52.90 46.70 -6.80 48.60 -5.70 0.45
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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 NTDP 26 5 9 14 14
2004-2005 USA U18 WJC-18 6 0 0 0 0
2004-2005 U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 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 NTDP 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 63 0 8 8 12 932 52.90 46.70 -6.80 48.60 -5.70 0.45 Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0
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Contract History

Signing Team Colorado Avalanche logo
Signing Date September 22, 2015
Signing Status UFA
Agent Pat Brisson
Standard Contract | 7 Years $42,000,000 8.22% 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
Clauses M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
M-NTC
NMC
UFA Year
19 Team Trade List
Signing Team Colorado Avalanche logo
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 St. Louis Blues logo
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
UFA Year
Signing Team Colorado Avalanche logo
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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