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Encyclopedia > Johnathan Aitken

Johnathan Aitken (born May 24, 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. He 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. He has played 44 career games in the NHL, achieving 1 assist and 70 penalty minutes. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada location. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The Montréal Canadiens are the oldest established National Hockey League franchise. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... The 1996 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Kiel Arena in St. ... The Boston Bruins are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ... The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ...


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CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Hockey AHL D-man's point total a surprise (627 words)
Aitken, 26, scored his first goal of the season and added an assist on Sunday afternoon in Edmonton, where the Moose downed the Road Runners 4-3 and improved their North Division-leading record to 17-7-0-2.
Aitken, who was Manitoba's unsuccessful nominee for AHL player of the week, never had more than three consecutive games with a point during the first five years of his AHL career.
Aitken may disagree with his coach's liberal use of the word "very." He is on pace to score three goals and add 21 assists, which would shatter his best AHL season of two goals and 12 assists with the Providence Bruins in 1999-00.
Hockey's Future: The #1 Online Prospects Magazine - Covering the WHL, QMJHL, AHL, OHL, College, The NHL Entry Draft, ... (1101 words)
Aitken, a hard-hitting defenseman out of Medicine Hat of the WHL was a long-term project at the very least.
Aitken's choice by the Bruins was equally baffling because he was not the highest-rated player at the 8th position.
Johnathan Aitken finished an above-average WHL career, but had an up-and-down rookie season in the AHL despite being on the league's championship team.
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