Johnathan Aitken
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- This is an article on the Canadian ice-hockey player Johnathan Aitken. For the similarly named former British politician, see Jonathan Aitken.
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| Johnathan Aitken | |||
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| Born | May 24, 1978 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Boston Bruins Chicago Blackhawks |
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| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 1996 Boston Bruins |
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| Playing career | 1998–2007 | ||
Johnathan James Aitken (born May 24, 1978) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.
Playing career
Aitken was drafted 8th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins. He only played three games for them. For the 2000–01 season he went over to the Czech Republic to play for HC Sparta Praha. He returned to North America after only a year, and made it back to the NHL during the 2003–04 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 41 games, scoring just one assist. He moved to the Austrian Hockey League for Klagenfurt AC for the 2006–07 season before retiring from hockey.
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Sherwood Park Kings | Alberta Midget AAA | 31 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 131 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 65 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 211 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 69 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 183 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 67 | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 121 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | CEL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jackson Bandits | ECHL | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 80 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 207 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Klagenfurt AC | Aust | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
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| Preceded by | Boston Bruins first round draft pick 1996 |
Succeeded by Joe Thornton |
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Boston Bruins draft picks
- Boston Bruins players
- Brandon Wheat Kings players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Hamilton Bulldogs players
- HC Sparta Praha players
- Sportspeople from Edmonton
- Jackson Bandits players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- National Hockey League first round draft picks
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Providence Bruins players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
