Report: Chicago Blackhawks sign Jack Johnson to one-year contract
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed defenseman Jack Johnson to a one-year contract, according to a report by The Athletic‘s Peter Baugh and Scott Powers.
Johnson, 35, spent the 2021–22 regular season with the Colorado Avalanche, appearing in 13 games with the team during the playoffs and capturing his first Stanley Cup championship.
Jack Johnson is signing with the Chicago Blackhawks, league sources tell me and @ByScottPowers. It's a one-year deal.
The veteran defenseman played this past season in Colorado, where he won a Stanley Cup and appeared in his 1,000th career game.https://t.co/0O1jvTkkea
According to The Athletic‘s report, the Blackhawks will likely announce Johnson’s new contract on Wednesday. He’ll become the second Stanley Cup-winning Johnson on the Blackhawks, joining Tyler (formerly of the Tampa Bay Lightning).
Johnson is a 6’1″, 227-pound left-handed defenseman. The Carolina Hurricanes selected him with the No. 3 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft, but he never played for the team before being traded to the Los Angeles Kings in 2006.
In 1,024 career NHL regular-season games with the Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, and Avalanche, Johnson has scored 72 goals and 312 points.
The veteran defender amassed nine points (one goal, eight assists) and averaged 16:45 in 74 games with the Avalanche during the 2021–22 regular season.
Johnson joins a Chicago defense corps that also includes Seth Jones, Caleb Jones, Connor Murphy, Jake McCabe, Riley Stillman, and Alex Vlasic.