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 
Transaction History
| 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. |
2021-2022 Regular Season Stats
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Erik Johnson |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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77 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 1,062 | 57.10 | 49.30 | -3.40 | 51.20 | -2.70 | 0.34 | 1.07 |
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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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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Active Contract
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 | ||
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| 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
Signing Date July 3, 2012
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 4 Years $15,000,000 6.25% of cap space
Signing Team 
Signing Date August 2, 2010
Signing Status RFA
Signing Date August 2, 2010
Signing Status RFA
Standard Contract | 2 Years $5,200,000 4.38% of cap space
Signing Team
Signing Date May 14, 2007
Signing Date May 14, 2007
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $11,100,000 1.69% of cap space