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Kent Johnson

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-1
Weight:
165
Hometown:
Port Moody, B.C.
S/C:
L
NHL:
CBJ

NHL
• Selected 5th overall (first round) by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2021 NHL Draft
• Signed three-year entry-level contract with Columbus on April 8
• Made his NHL debut on April 13 vs. Montreal and had his first point in his fourth game at San Jose on April 19

Michigan Career
• Totaled 64 points in 58 games with 17 goals and 47 assists, and finished with +41 rating

International
• 2022 Olympic Team (led Canada in scoring during group stage with 5 points one 1 goal, 4 assists and was +4)
• 2022 World Championship (silver medal, 7 points (4-3-7 in 10 games)
• 2022 World Junior Championship (scored a goal before tournament was cancelled)
• 2021-22 Hockey Canada World Junior Team

Sophomore Year (2021-22)
• Honorable Mention All-B1G
• B1G All-Academic Team
• ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays on Oct. 29 (No. 3)
• Preseason Second-Team All-B1G
• Recorded a goal and two assists vs. LSSU over the season's opening weekend (10/8, 10/9)
• Added two assists vs. Minnesota Duluth in a 5-1 win (10/15)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in the weekend series vs. WMU (10/23)
• Recorded two goals and an assist in the home series against Wisconsin (10/28, 10/29)
• Contributed a total of four assists in two victories over MSU (11/5, 11/6)
• Totaled up six assists in weekend sweep at PSU (11/11, 11/12)
• Earned an assist in 4-5 OT loss to ND (11/20)
• Chipped in two assists in 4-1 win vs. Niagara (11/27)
• Combined for 4 assists and a goal in weekend sweep over UMass (1/8, 1/9)
• Net a goal in 3-2 win vs. Penn State (1/14)
• Added an assist in 4-1 victory at Minnesota (1/22)
• Scored a goal and two assists in B1G Tournament first round series sweep vs. MSU (3/4, 3/5)
• Assisted on the opening goal in a 2-1 win over Notre Dame in B1G Tournament semifinal (3/12)
• Scored the game winning goal in 4-3 B1G Tournament final victory vs. Minnesota (3/19)
• Picked up a pair of assists in NCAA Tournament win over American Int'l (3/25)

Freshman Year (2020-21)
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team
• Finished second on the team in scoring with 27 points on 9 goals and 18 assists in 26 games
• Ranked second in rookie scoring in the B1G, third in the nation rookie points per game
• Finished +16 (10th in the B1G)
• Started his collegiate career on a four-game point-scoring streak
• Had a four-assist game in his debut, an 8-1 win over #15 Arizona State (11/14)
• Scored the game-winning goal against Sun Devils (11/15)
• Named the Big Ten Third Star of the Week (11/17)
• Set up the game winner in a 5-2 contest at #14 Wisconsin (11/19)
• Earned an assist in a 2-1 OT win over the Badgers (11/20)
• Chipped in an assist in a 2-1 loss to Notre Dame (11/28)
• Added an assist in a loss to Penn State (12/3)
• Score in a 3-1 loss to #4 Minnesota on 12/8 - making SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays - at No. 2 on ESPN
• Earned 5 points (1 goal, 4 assists) against MSU in the 9-0 shutout (1/8)
• Recorded two goals against OSU (1/16)
• Picked up two goals including the game winner at #16 Notre Dame (1/21)
• Tallied an assist on the game-winning goal vs. #7 Wisconsin (2/13) and had a goal and assist the next night against the Badgers
• Net a power-play goal and an assist against OSU (2/19)
• Picked up an assist against ASU in 4-1 win (2/26)
• Scored a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win at #3 Minnesota (3/5)
• Chipped in an assist in a 4-0 shutout of OSU in the B1G quarterfinal (3/14)
• Scored on #4 Minnesota in the B1G semifinal (3/15)

Before Michigan
• Led the league in scoring this past year with 101 points in 52 games with the Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
• First-Team All-BCHL
• Named Canadian Junior Hockey League Top Forward of the Year
• Had a 46-point season as a rookie in 2018-19
• BCHL All-Rookie and Interior Division Rookie of the Year
• Member of Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge
• A 2020 graduate of Burnaby Central

Personal
• Born October 18, 2002
• Son of Jay and Anita Johnson
• Jay is a real estate investor, Anita is an accountant
• Has one brother, Kyle who plays hockey at Yale ('22)
• Majoring in Sports Management