Ryan Johansen
Ryan Johansen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 31st, 1992 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 31, Ryan Johansen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Ryan Johansen (born July 31, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, and alternate captain for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Growing up, he played minor hockey in the Greater Vancouver area until joining the junior ranks with the Penticton Vees of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) for one season.
In 2009–10, he moved to the major junior level with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL).
After his first WHL season, he was selected fourth overall by the Blue Jackets in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Internationally, he has competed for the Canadian national junior team at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he earned a silver medal and was named to the Tournament All-Star Team.
In 2015, he participated in the 2015 NHL Skills Competition and was named the 2015 NHL All-Star Game MVP.
Personal life
Johansen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Randall and Rosalind Johansen. He has a younger brother, Lucas, who currently plays for the Hershey Bears in the AHL after being drafted by the Washington Capitals in 2016. Johansen played his first years of minor hockey with the Vancouver Thunderbirds organization until his family moved to the suburb of Port Moody. He played in Port Moody at the double-A level through to bantam (age 13–14 level), including a peewee (age 11–12) provincial championship. In 2007–08, he played with the Vancouver North East Chiefs of the British Columbia Major Midget League.
Playing career
In the 2007 Bantam Draft, Johansen was drafted into the Western Hockey League (WHL) 150th overall by the Portland Winterhawks. He refused an athletic scholarship to play for Northeastern University in 2008-09, ensuring his eligibility for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As a 16-year-old, he appeared in 42 games for the Vees, scoring 5 goals and 12 assists.
The Winterhawks begged Johansen to forego university and join their club for the 2009–10 WHL season, convinced of his potential. He joined fellow 2010 NHL Entry Draft prospects Nino Niederreiter and Brad Ross in Portland. He finished the year with 25 goals and 69 points in 71 games, second among league rookies after Kevin Connell and second in team scoring, behind Chris Francis. The Winterhawks helped them make the playoffs, one year after finishing last in the WHL, advance to the second round. Despite playing in only two of four playoff rounds, Johansen finished with 18 points in 13 games, ninth in league scoring and first among rookies.
Johansen soared to 16th among North American skaters when the NHL Central Scouting Bureau (CSB) announced its mid-season rankings, debuting him as a potential second round pick early in the year. Johansen's coach in Penticton said that his talent was often ignored as one of the youngest players in his draft class. On the ice, NHL scouts applauded his speed, playmaking skills, and vision, but he wanted to bring more consistency and physicality. He had been compared to Ottawa Senators centre Jason Spezza, while Johansen said he attempted to model his game after San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton. According to Central Scouting, he finished the season as the tenth ranked skater, with some as high as top 10. Johansen was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets as the fourth overall pick in the 2010 NHL Draft.
On September 9, 2010, Johansen signed with Columbus to a three-year entry-level deal a few months after his draft. With a base salary of $900,000, the deal may have surpassed $1.975 million per year if he obtained all his pay allowances. He did not make the Blue Jackets roster and was back to Portland on October 2 for another year of junior hockey, at his first NHL training camp that month. Johansen was selected to represent the league in the 2010 Subway Super Series, a six-game exhibition tournament starring all-stars from the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) against Russian junior players. He finished the 2010–11 season with 92 points (40 goals and 52 assists) in 63 games, ranking eighth in league scorers.
Johansen played in the 2011–12 season, joining the Blue Jackets' training camp for his second year. In a 3–2 loss to the Nashville Predators, he made his NHL debut on October 7, 2011, clocking 8 minutes and 46 seconds of ice time. In a 4–3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on October 22, he registered his first NHL point, assassinating on a Kris Russell goal. He scored his first NHL goal against the Detroit Red Wings' Ty Conklin three days later. The puck was transferred off of Conklin's skate from behind the goal line, and the game-winner was the game-winner. He also contributed to Columbus's first victory of the season, a 4–1 victory. Johansen was told by Blue Jackets head coach Scott Arniel that he would stick with the team and not return to junior after playing in his ninth game of the season, with two goals and two assists in that span.
Johansen was reassigned to the Springfield Falcons, due to the NHL's decision to lock out the players until a new collective bargaining agreement could be reached. Johansen was recalled by the Blue Jackets for the remainder of the season, which began on January 19 after an agreement was reached. Johansen had a breakout year in 2013–14, scoring 33 goals and 30 assists for a total of 63 points, a career high. He was the third Blue Jacket to reach 30 goals or more in a season.
Johansen was traded by the Blue Jackets to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Seth Jones during the 2015–16 season. Johansen finished the season with 60 points in 80 games.
In 82 games, Johansen's first full season with the Predators saw him score 61 points. In the Western Conference Finals against the Anaheim Ducks, Johansen sustained a severe compartment syndrome in his left thigh during the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs. Emergency surgery was performed, and Johansen was forced to miss the remainder of the season. The Predators advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins, losing in six games to the defending champions.
The Predators re-signed Johansen to an eight-year, $64 million deal worth $8 million per year on July 28, 2017. The agreement was the biggest signing in Predators' history.