Steelheads Agree To Terms With Defenseman Casey Johnson

Steelheads Agree To Terms With Defenseman Casey Johnson

Johnson returns for second season with Steelheads

BOISE, ID – The Idaho Steelheads (@Steelheads), proud ECHL (@ECHL) affiliate of the Dallas Stars (@DallasStars), and Steelheads Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations Everett Sheen announced today that the club has agreed to terms with defenseman Casey Johnson on a Standard Player Contract (SPC).

Johnson, 26, enters his third pro season after leading all Steelheads defensemen in games played (65) tallying 17 points (3G, 14A) last year. The 6-foot-2, 200lb defender played with Macon Mayhem (SPHL) in 2020-21 registering 13 points (3G, 10A) and was named to the SPHL All-Rookie Team and Second All-Star Team. He also played six games with the South Carolina Stingrays.

Prior to professional hockey, the Grand Forks, ND native played four seasons at the University of North Dakota from 2016-20 accumulating 13 points (4G, 9A) in 106 career games and helped the Fighting Hawks capture the NCHC Regular Season Championship (Penrose Cup) during the 2019-20 campaign.

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