Johnathan Aitken
Johnathan James Aitken (born May 24, 1978) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Aitken was drafted 8th overall in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins and played three games for them. For the 2000–01 season joined HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Republic. He returned to North America after only a year, and made it back to the NHL during the 2003–04 season with the Chicago Blackhawks, playing 41 games. Afterwards he headed to the Austrian Hockey League for Klagenfurt AC for the 2006–07 season before retiring from hockey.
| Johnathan Aitken | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1978 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | Boston Bruins HC Sparta Praha Chicago Blackhawks EC KAC |
| NHL Draft | 8th overall, 1996 Boston Bruins |
| Playing career | 1998–2007 |
Career statistics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1993–94 | Sherwood Park Kings | Alberta Midget AAA | 31 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 53 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Medicine Hat Tigers | WHL | 71 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 131 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 65 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 211 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Brandon Wheat Kings | WHL | 69 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 183 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 67 | ||
| 1998–99 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 65 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| 1999–00 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 121 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 2000–01 | HC Sparta Praha | CEL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jackson Bandits | ECHL | 43 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 80 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 207 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 40 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 97 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2005–06 | Hamilton Bulldogs | AHL | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Klagenfurt AC | Aust | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||