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Johnson joins Knight Monsters

Friday, August 16th
Action photo of Jake Johnson

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights, announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Jake Johnson for the 2024-25 season.  

Johnson, 26, joins the Knight Monsters after playing his rookie season with the Fort Wayne Komets where he collected 19 points (3g-16a) in 43 games. During the 2022-23 season, Johnson also scored two goals in three games with the Komets after wrapping up his collegiate career at Quinnipiac University.  

Johnson won an NCAA National Championship during his senior and lone season at Quinnipiac. From 2018-22, he played three seasons at Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute (R.P.I.). He finished his college career with 45 points (7g-38a) in 146 games.  

Prior to college, the Bloomington, Minnesota resident played his junior career in the United States Hockey League with the Sioux Falls Stampede and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders from 2016-18.    
 

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