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Brent Johnson

current status: Unrestricted Free Agent (Group III)

G | 6'3", 199 lbs. |

Birth Date:March 12, 1977 (36 years old)
Place of Birth:Farmington, MI
Catches:L

Experience:12 years
Drafted:Drafted by Colorado in 1995 (5/129).

Scouting Report

Assets:	Has tremendous size for a goaltender. Shows a good glove hand and the ability to play the puck effectively. Has settled nicely into a backup role.
Flaws:	Isn't always quick enough in his ability to recover when he's on the ground. Is too inconsistent, which is why he failed as a starting goalkeeper.
Career Potential:	Veteran backup goaltender.

Movements & Injuries

2012
3/29/2012	Missed 17 games (illness).
2/21/2012	Illness, day-to-day.
2011
3/29/2011	Missed 3 games (upper body injury).
3/24/2011	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
1/01/2011	Missed 4 games (lower body injury).
2010
12/23/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
4/20/2010	Missed 2 games (illness).
4/16/2010	Illness, day-to-day.
4/13/2010	Re-signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a two-year contract extension.
2/14/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
1/19/2010	Missed 4 games (lower body injury).
1/11/2010	Lower body injury, day-to-day.
2009
7/21/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins to a one-year contract.
5/13/2009	Missed 30 regular season and 14 playoff games (hip surgery).
2/03/2009	Hip surgery, sidelined indefinitely.
1/27/2009	Missed 2 games (undisclosed).
1/19/2009	Undisclosed, day-to-day.
1/01/2009	Missed 3 games (illness).
2008
12/26/2008	Illness, day-to-day.
1/12/2008	Recalled from Hershey (AHL).
1/10/2008	Missed 5 games (knee injury) and assigned to Hershey (AHL).
2007
12/29/2007	Knee injury, sidelined indefinitely.
2/08/2007	Missed 4 games (undisclosed).
2/01/2007	Undisclosed, day-to-day.
1/12/2007	Re-signed by the Washington Capitals to a two-year contract.
2006
7/01/2006	Re-signed by the Washington Capitals.
1/04/2006	Missed 2 games (groin).
2005
12/31/2005	Groin, day-to-day.
10/04/2005	Claimed off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.
10/02/2005	Waived by the Vancouver Canucks for the purpose of assigning him to Manitoba (AHL).
9/01/2005	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.
2004
7/01/2004	Re-signed by the Phoenix Coyotes to a one-year contract with a club option.
3/04/2004	Acquired from the St. Louis Blues.
3/04/2004	Recalled from Worcester (AHL).
1/14/2004	Assigned to Worcester (AHL).
1/11/2004	To be assigned to Worcester (AHL) upon clearing waivers.
2003
7/16/2003	Re-signed by the St. Louis Blues.
3/11/2003	Missed 5 games (groin).
2/25/2003	Groin, day-to-day.
2002
12/09/2002	Recalled from Worcester (AHL).
12/04/2002	Assigned to Worcester (AHL) for conditioning.
12/04/2002	Missed 24 games (sprained ankle).
11/01/2002	Sprained ankle, late November.
10/08/2002	Sprained ankle, late October.
10/01/2002	Sprained ankle, day-to-day.
6/27/2002	St. Louis Blues exercised their contract option for the 2002-03 season.
4/09/2002	Missed 1 game (hip injury).
4/07/2002	Hip injury, day-to-day.
2001
11/24/2001	Missed 1 game (flu).
11/23/2001	Flu, day-to-day.
1/29/2001	Missed 3 games (Knee injury).
1/23/2001	Knee injury, day-to-day.

Career Transactions

2009
7/21/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
2005
10/04/2005	Washington Capitals claimed Brent Johnson off waivers from the Vancouver Canucks.
9/01/2005	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Vancouver Canucks.
2004
3/04/2004	St. Louis Blues traded Brent Johnson to the Phoenix Coyotes for Mike Sillinger.
1997
5/30/1997	Colorado Avalanche traded Brent Johnson to the St. Louis Blues for 3rd round selection (previously acquired from the San Jose Sharks - Rick Berry) in 1997.
1995
7/08/1995	Drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round (129th overall) in 1995.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2011-12	Pittsburgh	NHL	16	6	7	-	2	811	0	42	359	3.11	.883	0	1	0
2010-11	Pittsburgh	NHL	23	13	5	-	3	1297	1	47	604	2.17	.922	-	-	24
2009-10	Pittsburgh	NHL	23	10	6	-	1	1108	0	51	541	2.76	.906	-	-	-
2008-09	Washington	NHL	21	12	6	-	2	1131	0	53	579	2.81	.908	-	-	4
2007-08	Washington	NHL	19	7	8	-	2	1032	0	46	500	2.67	.908	-	-	-
	Hershey	AHL	1	0	1	-	0	59	0	3	40	3.04	.925	-	-	-
2006-07	Washington	NHL	30	6	15	-	7	1644	0	99	894	3.61	.889	-	-	-
2005-06	Washington	NHL	26	9	12	-	1	1413	1	81	854	3.44	.905	-	-	-
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Phoenix	NHL	8	1	6	1	-	486	0	21	243	2.59	.914	-	-	-
	St. Louis	NHL	10	4	3	1	-	493	1	20	203	2.43	.901	-	-	-
	Total StL/Phx	NHL	18	5	9	2	-	979	1	41	446	2.51	.908	-	-	-
	Worcester	AHL	8	2	2	2	-	365	0	14	156	2.30	.910	-	-	-
2002-03	St. Louis	NHL	38	16	13	5	-	2042	2	84	844	2.47	.900	-	-	-
	Worcester	AHL	2	0	1	1	-	125	0	8	67	3.84	.880	-	-	-
2001-02	St. Louis	NHL	58	34	20	4	-	3491	5	127	1293	2.18	.902	-	-	-
2000-01	St. Louis	NHL	31	19	9	2	-	1744	4	63	676	2.17	.907	-	-	2
1999-00	Worcester	AHL	58	24	27	5	-	3319	3	161	1815	2.91	.911	-	-	-
1998-99	St. Louis	NHL	6	3	2	0	-	286	0	10	127	2.10	.921	-	-	0
	Worcester	AHL	49	22	22	4	-	2925	2	146	1402	2.99	.896	-	-	10
1997-98	Worcester	AHL	42	14	15	7	-	2240	0	119	1175	3.19	.899	-	-	-
1996-97	Owen Sound	OHL	50	20	28	1	-	2798	1	201	1846	4.31	.891	-	-	12
1995-96	Owen Sound	OHL	58	24	28	1	-	3211	1	243	-	4.54	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Owen Sound	OHL	18	3	9	1	-	904	0	75	-	4.98	-	-	-	-
1993-94	Det. Compuware	NAHL	18	-	-	-	-	1024	1	49	-	3.52	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	309	140	112	13	18	16978	14	744	7717	2.63	.904	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	160	62	68	19	0	9033	5	451	4655	3.00	.903	-	-	-
OHL	Total	OHL	126	47	65	3	-	6913	2	519	-	4.50	-	-	-	-
NAHL	Total	NAHL	18	-	-	-	-	1024	1	49	-	2.87	-	-	-	-

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GPI	W	L	T	OT	Min	SO	GA	SHA	GAA	SV%	G	A	PIM
2011-12	Pittsburgh	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	20	0	2	6	6	0.667	-	-	-
2010-11	Pittsburgh	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	34	0	4	11	7.06	0.636	-	-	-
2009-10	Pittsburgh	NHL	1	0	0	-	-	31	0	1	7	1.94	0.857	-	-	-
2008-09	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Hershey	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006-07	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005-06	Washington	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004-05	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	Phoenix	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Worcester	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-03	St. Louis	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Worcester	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001-02	St. Louis	NHL	10	5	5	-	-	590.25	3	18	252	1.83	0.929	-	-	-
2000-01	St. Louis	NHL	2	0	1	-	-	62	0	2	36	1.94	0.944	-	-	-
1999-00	Worcester	AHL	9	4	5	-	-	561	1	23	335	2.46	0.931	-	-	-
1998-99	St. Louis	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Worcester	AHL	4	1	3	-	-	238	0	12	143	3.03	0.916	-	-	-
1997-98	Worcester	AHL	6	3	2	-	-	332	0	19	-	3.43	-	-	-	-
1996-97	Owen Sound	OHL	4	0	4	-	-	253	0	24	-	5.69	-	-	-	-
1995-96	Owen Sound	OHL	6	2	4	-	-	371	0	29	-	4.69	-	-	-	-
1994-95	Owen Sound	OHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993-94	Det. Compuware	NAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NHL	Total	NHL	15	5	6	-	-	737.25	3	27	312	2.19736	0.913462	-	-	-
AHL	Total	AHL	19	8	10	-	-	1131	1	54	-	2.86472	-	-	-	-
OHL	Total	OHL	10	2	8	-	-	624	0	53	-	5.09615	-	-	-	-

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games Played In	58	2001-02 (StL)
Wins	34	2001-02 (StL)
Losses	20	2001-02 (StL)
Minutes	3491	2001-02 (StL)
Shutouts	5	2001-02 (StL)
Saves	1166	2001-02 (StL)
Goal Against Average	2.17	2000-01 (StL)
Save percentage	.907	2000-01 (StL)

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