USA Today - Found Jul. 2, 2009 St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic Healthy Johnson among 34 invited to US - Yahoo! Sports Explore All
FOXSports.com - Found Jun. 25, 2009 Owen Nolan, Roman Hamrlik, Ed Jovanovski, Bryan Berard, Chris Phillips, Rick Nash, Marc-Andre Fleury, Erik Johnson, Steven Stamkos and the...
CBC - Found Jun. 30, 2009 St. Louis Blues defenceman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic
STLtoday.com - Found May. 19, 2009 Six months after surgery to repair a torn ACL in his right knee, Blues defenseman Erik Johnson went to the doctor today hoping to receive full
Star-Telegram - Found 1 hour ago Barret Jackman _ With Erik Johnson and Alex Pietrangelo needing more minutes for development, Jackman might be somebody you could snag.
Associated Content - Found 16 hours ago ... invited were Tom Gilbert (Edmonton), Tim Gleason (Carolina), Ron Hainsey (Atlanta), Erik Johnson (St. Louis), Jack Johnson (Los Angeles), Mike...
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found Jul. 2, 2009 St. Louis Blues defenseman Erik Johnson, who missed all of last season because of a knee injury, was among 34 players invited to the U.S. Olympic Miller, Kane Invited to USA Hockey Camp - WWLP.com Explore All
Chicago Daily Herald - Found Jul. 2, 2009 Miller, Jonathan Quick, Tim Thomas Defensemen: Tom Gilbert, Tim Gleason, Ron Hainsey, Erik Johnson, Jack Johnson, Mike Komisarek, Paul Martin... Former Amerks Among Invitees For Olympic Development Camp - OurSports Central Explore All
Johnson played hockey for the Academy of Holy Angels in Richfield, Minnesota before transferring to Ann Arbor, Michigan to play for the National Team Development Program (NTDP). He was a member of the 2007 U20 American team that won a Bronze Medal in the U20 World Championships. Johnson was named to the tournaments All-Star Team and was named the Tournaments Best Defenseman. Johnson finished the tournament with 4 goals and 6 assists for 10 points, becoming the first defenseman to lead the tournament in scoring. He attended the University of Minnesota and was signed by the St. Louis Blues on April 20, 2007.1
Erik Johnson scored his first NHL goal against the Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Bernier on October 6, 2007. It was also the game winning goal.2 He finished his rookie season averaging over 18 minutes of ice-time per game to go with 5 goals and 28 assists in 69 games.
Johnson suffered a major set-back in the off-season, tearing his ACL and MCL, when his right foot was caught between the accelerator and brake pedal of his golf cart during a team golf outing on September 16, 2008.3 He underwent knee surgery to repair the damaged ligament on November 20 and missed the entirety of the 2008–09 season.4