Friday, March 22, 2013

Jeremy Johnson of Wilderness named SIJHL's top defensive forward

Press Release

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Superior International Junior Hockey League announced today that Jeremy Johnson of the Minnesota Wilderness has been named the recipient of the SIJHL’s best defensive forward award for the 2012-13 season.

Johnson edged out Paul Thompson of the Dryden Ice Dogs and Merritt Rysavy of the Fort Frances Lakers for the honour.

The 20-year-old native of West Fargo, N.D. was a strong defensive force up front for the Wilderness helping them lead the SIJHL in penalty kill proficiency at 91.5% while also only allowing a league-low 85 goals against.

Johnson also had a big year offensively for the Wilderness finishing sixth overall in league scoring with 58 points on 30 goals and 28 assists, which were all career highs.

The following are the SIJHL’s all-time best defensive forward recipients:

(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)

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