1. Erik Johnson
    Erik Johnson

    LOOKING TO NEXT SEASON

    • Posted 6 months ago|
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    THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR TO BE A HOCKEY FAN, THAT'S FOR SURE. THE PLAYOFFS ARE GOING FULL FORCE, BUT I'M SAD TO SAY THAT MY TEAM GOT KNOCKED OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND BY THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS.

    IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE GROWING UP, I WAS A BIG FAN OF PAVEL BURE WHEN HE PLAYED FOR THE CANUCKS. AND NOW WE PLAY THEM IN THAT SAME TEAM IN THE PLAYOFFS, THOUGH BURE ISN'T THERE ANYMORE.

    SO I'M PROUD OF OUR TEAM THIS SEASON AND DESPITE LOTS OF SETBACKS, WE MADE IT INTO THE PLAYOFFS. KNOW MY GUYS FOUGHT HARD, BUT THIS WAS NOT OUR YEAR. I CANNOT WAIT TO BE BACK WITH THEM ON THE ICE NEXT SEASON AND BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE.

    EVERY DAY I MAKE PROGRESS AND AM CLOSER TO MEETING MY GOALS. BUT THE OFFSEASON BEGINS FOR OUR TEAM AND WE BEGIN THINKING ABOUT AND PREPARING FOR NEXT SEASON.

    IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT YEAR NOT ONLY FOR THE NHL, BUT ALSO FOR THE OLYMPICS. AS AN AMERICAN, I CAN TELL YOU IT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR TO PLAY FOR OUR COUNTRY. IT WOULD BE A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND SOMETHING I AM REALLY WORKING TOWARDS ACCOMPLISHING. ANY TIME YOU CAN REPRESENT YOUR COUNTRY IT IS A GREAT HONOR. IT IS A BIG GOAL OF MINE THAT I PLAN OF REACHING.

    SO WHERE ARE ALL THE JUNIOR PLAYERS AT? ISN'T THAT WHAT WEPLAY IS REALLY ALL ABOUT? THOSE ARE SOME OF MY BEST MEMORIES - HAVING FUN WITH ALL OF MY BUDDIES. RUNNING AROUND THE HOTELS AT OUT OF TOWN TOURNAMENTS. I MISS WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS AND JUST PLAYING HOCKEY WERE - ALL AWESOME MEMORIES. JUST SOME ADVICE I GOT GROWING UP THA TI CAN PASS ALONG TO YOU...

    REMEMBER WORK ETHIC WILL BEAT SKILL IF SKILL DOESN'T WORK HARD.

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  2. Erik Johnson
    Erik Johnson

    SKATING AGAIN SOON

    • Posted 7 months ago|
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    HEY AGAIN, BACK WITH ANOTHER UPDATE. AS THE NHL PLAYOFFS APPROACH, WE'RE IN A FIGHT FOR THE POSTSEASON AND EVERY GAME IS LIKE THE PLAYOFFS. NOT BEING OUT THERE ABLE TO HELP THE TEAM IS THE TOUGHEST THING IN THE WORLD, BUT I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THEM AND KNOW THEY'RE PLAYING THEIR HEARTS OUT.

    WE CONTROL OUR OWN DESTINY AND THAT'S WHATS MOST IMPORTANT

    IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS SINCE SURGERY, SO THE REHAB PROCESS IS PROGRESSING BUT STILL NOTHING EXTREME. THE ONE THING I HAVE ON MY HANDS IS TIME. I HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO GET BULKED UP IN MY LOWER BODY. SO THAT IS A POSITIVE. I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING ALL OF MY MOTION BACK WHICH IS COMPLETE. A LOT OF BODY WEIGHT EXERCISES AND BAND WORK.

    YES, I HAVE SKATED A FEW TIMES BUT THE BLUES DECIDED IT WOULD BE BEST TO WAIT. THE GOOD THING IS THAT I STILL GET TO BE AROUND THE TEAM. WHEN THEY ARE NOT ON THE ROAD, I SEE THEM EVERY DAY. ITS HARD NOT BEING ABLE TO TRAVEL, BUT AT LEAST I CAN BE AROUND THEM AT HOME.

    SO STAY TUNED AND ROOT ROOT ROOT FOR THE BLUES!

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  3. Erik Johnson
    Erik Johnson

    STARTING OUT ON WEPLAY

    • Posted 8 months ago|
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    SO MY FIRST BLOG AS A WEPLAY PRO ATHLETE... PRETTY EXCITING STUFF. I GUESS I SHOULD FIRST TELL YOU A LITTLE ABOUT MYSELF. MY NAME IS ERIK JOHNSON AND I'M A PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY PLAYER. I AM A DEFENSEMAN WITH THE ST. LOUIS BLUES. GREW UP IN MINNESOTA AND AM ACTUALLY TURNING 21 YEARS OLD THIS WEEK...

    THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SECOND YEAR WITH THE TEAM, THOUGH AFTER A REALLY FUN AND POSITIVE ROOKIE EXPERIENCE LAST YEAR, I'M CURRENTLY SITTING OUT THIS SEASON WITH A KNEE INJURY THAT HAPPENED IN THE FALL.

    I'LL BE HONEST... IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. ESPECIALLY HOW I FELT AND HOW I WAS PLAYING THE SECOND HALF OF LAST YEAR. IT WAS A FLUKE ACCIDENT AND SOMETHING YOU KIND OF JUST HAVE TO LAUGH OFF EVEN GIVEN HOW SERIOUS IT WAS. BUT THIS WILL MAKE ME STRONGER IN THE LONG RUN AND I WILL BE BETTER FOR THIS, I KNOW THAT.

    AS AN ATHLETE, ADVERSITY IS SOMETHING THAT YOU WISH YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH, BUT IS OFTEN PART OF THE JOB. THIS IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST INJURY I'VE EVER HAD IN MY CAREER. THE 2ND BIGGEST WAS A TINY FRACTURE IN MY FOOT, SO THIS WAS BIG. I THINK YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT BY KNOWING THAT YOU WILL BE BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE, AND NOT LET ANYTHING EFFECT YOU. IT IS CRITICAL IN MY OPINION TO LOOK AT THE POSITIVES OF ANY SITUATION, ESPECIALLY AN INJURY.

    I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED AND LOOKINGF FORWARD TO BEING HERE ON WEPLAY... JUST BEING ABLE TO CONNECT WITH YOUNGER PLAYERS AND SHARE MY EXPERIENCES THAT I HAD GROWING UP AND HOW I GOT TO THE NHL.

    IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF SITE I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAD WHEN I WAS YOUNGER. NOT ONLY WOULD EVERYTHING BE REALLY ORGANIZED, BUT SEEING HOW PRO ATHLETES PREPARE THEMSELVES TO BE THE BEST AT THE RESPECTIVE SPORT IS PRETTY COOL. FOR ME, I PLAYED A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT SPORTS... BASEBALL FOR A LONG TIME AND REALLY ENJOYED THAT. FOOTBALL FOR A COUPLE YEARS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS TO PLAY AS MANY SPORTS AS POSSIBLE GROWING UP.

    SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SPENDING MORE TIME HERE, GETTING TO KNOW YOU ALL, ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS, TALK ABOUT HOW MY PROGRESS AND REHAB ARE GOING, POST SOME MEDIA AND HAVE SOME FUN.

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