Kent Johnson and the Canadian team are playing against Czechia at the 2022 IHF World Juniors. Here’s what we know about the collegiate ice hockey player.
Kent Johnson is an ice hockey player who is left-handed.
He currently plays for the University of Michigan of the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the center position. His youth team was North Shore Winter Club.
Kent Johnson has arrived at Team Canada camp and he’s already impressing his teammates. ?? pic.twitter.com/tM8hCysPA4
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 20, 2021
IIHF World Juniors: Who Is Kent Johnson?
Kent Johnson is a Canadian collegiate ice hockey player.
He plays for the University of Michigan of the NCAA. In the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Columbus Blue Jackets picked him in the first round, fifth overall.
Kent played in British Columbia Hockey League with Trail Smoke Eaters and won the 2019-20 Brett Hull Trophy as the tournament’s leading scorer. With that outstanding performance, he became the BCHL First-Team All-Star, BCHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player/Most Valuable Player, and Canadian Junior Hockey League Forward of the year.
His collegiate career began with the 2020-21 season for the Michigan Wolverines. In a game against Michigan State on 18 January 2021, he recorded a career-high five points and became the first player to achieve such a feat since J.T. Compher (18 March 2016).
Kent Johnson casually busting out some tricks during warm-up ? pic.twitter.com/HSKWI3bTKw
— BarDown (@BarDown) December 24, 2021
Johnson ended his freshman season with 26 games, where he scored nine and had eighteen assists. He was the second-ranked rookie scorer in the Big Ten Conference and third in the nation for rookies, points per game. He was on the list of the All-Big Ten Freshman Team.
Likewise, he represented the Canada West U19 team in the World Junior A Challenge (WJAC-19) tournament. As for the international level, he made it to Canada’s National Junior Team Summer development camp on 21 July 2021.
At the 2022 IIHF World Juniors, he is representing his nation. His team faces Czechia today at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.
Currently, at the junior level, Kent is majoring in Sports Management.
Kent Johnson Parents And Family
As for Kent Johnson’s parents, they are Jay and Anita Johnson.
His father is a real estate investor, while his mother is an accountant. He also has a 22-year-old brother named Kyle, who plays hockey at Yale.
Besides them, Ken hasn’t disclosed anything about his other family members.
Kent Johnson’s pre-game routine is something else pic.twitter.com/cGJhkXpO8O
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 24, 2021
Kent Johnson Age And Height
Kent Johnson’s age is 19 years.
He was born to his parents on 18 October 2002 in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.
As for Kent’s height, he stands tall at 6 feet 1 inch. Likewise, he weighs about 75 kilograms (165 pounds). His stature seems to match his playing records.