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Welcome to The Real DFG's Pittsburgh Penguin Autograph Project. My goal is to eventually try and get at least one autograph of every player to lace up the skates in an NHL game for the Pittsburgh Penguins. It could have been for one game or 700 games, I will add them. Occasionally I may post cards of former players in their new team uniforms. While the goal is to get autos in Pens uni's, it isn't always possible. Since the team has been in existence since 1967, the list is pretty large. Last I checked, it was somewhere in the range of 624 different players. Currently, I sit at about 100 autographs (with some duplication). Enjoy the posts.

Monday, January 8, 2024

Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson was drafted by the Penguins 67th overall in the 2004 Entry Draft. Another in a fairly lukewarm attempt at squeezing some Ivy League talent onto the roster, Johnson eventually signed a two-way contract with the Penguins in 2008 after graduating from Dartmouth.  When he made his debut in January of the 2009-10 season, he scored his first career NHL goal. That wasn't enough to keep him on the squad however, and he was sent back down to Wilkes-Barre after only six games.

Having only played four more games for the Penguins the following season, for a total of 10, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Wild and became a fourth line starter for their club. He's a big bodied guy that could certainly snap the puck around but his point contribution was nothing like it had been in the AHL. His time in Minnesota was short lived as he was released from his contract at season end. He went on to play a few games for the Coyotes and Bruins before heading over to Europe to finish out his career. 

This is a 2010-11 Upper Deck Victory RC of Nick Johnson and the autograph was obtained in person at a signing event during his time in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

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