Jack Johnson signs one-year, $750K deal with Avalanche after professional tryout

October 10, 2021 - 12:24pm

New York Rangers' Jack Johnson (27) checks Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Veteran defenceman Jack Johnson, who had been attending the Colorado Avalanche‘s training camp on a professional tryout, has agreed to a one-year, $750,000 deal with the club.

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Johnson had season-ending sports hernia-related surgery in March and played in only 13 games last year with the New York Rangers, registering one goal and a minus-5 rating.

The 34-year-old from Indianapolis has 71 goals and 232 assists in 950 games over 15 seasons with the Los Angeles Kings, Columbus Blue Jackets, Pittsburgh Penguins and New York. He was a third-overall pick by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2005.