2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Roster
Johnson, Brent
Jersey Number 7
Brent Johnson
- Year:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defenseman
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- Junior Team:
- Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
- Prev School:
- North Dakota (NCHC)
- NHL:
- Washington (2021, 3rd Round)
Bio
Professional Career
At North Dakota
- Signed with ECHL Wheeling Nailers following 2024-25 campaign
- Drafted by Washington in third round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft (No. 80)
- Attended Capitals' development camp
- Earned bachelor's degree in family resource management in Spring 2025
- 2024 and '25 Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- 2025 Academic All-Big Ten honoree and B1G Distinguished Scholar
- Spent two years at North Dakota before transferring to Ohio State
- Two-time NCHC All-Academic honoree and named to 2023 NCHC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete List
- Skated in 111 collegiate games, with 13 goals, 22 assists and 35 points, along with 139 shot blocks; saw action in 75 games as a Buckeye, with 10-16-26 line and 123 blocked shotsÂ
- Skated in 38 of 40 games, with 5-8-13 line for second year in a row; blocked 59 shots to rank second on the team
- Named B1G Second Star of the Week Dec. 17 after posting two goals and five shot blocks in series sweep of Notre Dame;Â Tallied in each game vs. the Irish, with goal in game one the gamewinner
- Four-game point streak Oct. 25-Nov. 2, with goal vs. Bowling Green Oct. 25 and assists vs. the Falcons Oct. 26 and in each game vs. Lake Supeior State Nov. 1-2
- Posted assist vs. Michigan Feb. 27 and notched a goal on senior night vs. the Wolverines Feb. 28; added a goal in the next game vs. Wisconsin March 7 in the B1G Tournament quarterfinals
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten and B1G Distinguished Scholar honors
- Played in 37 of 38 games, with five goals and eight assists for 13Â pointsÂ
- Led squad with 64 shot blocks
- Goal and an assist in Big Ten Tournament game-one win at Wisconsin March 8 and posted a helper in game two
- Two-point game, with a power play goal and an assist, vs. Lindenwood Oct. 13Â
- Goals at Omaha Oct. 28, vs. Michigan State Nov. 4 and vs. Princeton Nov. 24
- Picked up an assist vs. the Tigers Nov. 25 and Minnesota Dec. 8
- Assist in three of four games - Jan. 19 at Minnesota and in each game at Penn State Jan. 26-27Â
- Season-high five shot blocks Feb. 23 at Michigan State and had four Jan. 27 at Penn State, with three in seven other games
- Ohio State Scholar-Athlete honoree
At North Dakota
- Spent two seasons at North Dakota, with 36 games played, notching three goals and six assists for nine points
- Skated in 13 games in 2022-23, posting 1-5-6 line; posted two assists against Holy Cross Oct. 8 and vs. Miami Nov. 18
- Saw action in 23 games as a freshman in 2021-22, scoring twice and adding an assist; tallied in NCAA Tournament game vs. Notre Dame
- Second Team All-USHL honoree with Sioux Falls in 2020-21; played in 47 regular season games and posted 32 points, with 11 goals and 21 assists
- Named to USHL All-Rookie Team
- Came up through Dallas Stars Elite AAA program
- Played for Little Caesars AAA in 2019-20 and made two USHL appearances with Sioux Falls that season
- Also played baseball, soccer and golf
- Only child of Eric, who is retired from the Air Force, and Paula, who is a CFO
- Enjoys music, golf and guitar
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