John Erskine (born June 26, 1980) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Washington Capitals.
| John Erskine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 26, 1980 Kingston, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Dallas Stars New York Islanders Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL Draft |
39th overall, 1998 Dallas Stars | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2014 | ||
Early life edit
Erskine was born in Kingston, Ontario, but grew up playing minor hockey in his hometown of Ajax, Ontario for the Ajax Knights of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association's (OMHA) York-Simcoe League and the Ajax-Pickering Raiders AAA of the OMHA's Eastern AAA League.[citation needed]
Career edit
After a solid 1995–96 season with the Ajax-Pickering Raiders Midget AAA team, Erskine signed for the following season with the Quinte Hawks Jr.A. team of the Ontario Hockey Association's Metro Junior League.
The London Knights selected Erskine with the 2nd overall pick in the 1997 OHL Priority Selection.
Erskine was drafted 39th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars. For the 1997–98, 1998–99, and 1999–2000 seasons, Erskine played for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. Erskine won the Max Kaminsky Trophy as top defenceman in the OHL in 1999–2000. He showed marked improvement from season to season until his promotion to the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League in 2000.
Erskine's NHL debut came during the 2001–02 NHL season with Dallas, where he played 33 games, notching a single assist. He remained in Dallas until midway through the 2005–06 NHL season when Dallas traded Erskine to the New York Islanders for Finnish defenceman Janne Niinimaa.[1] At the conclusion of the season, the Islanders did not re-sign Erskine, leaving him a free agent.
On September 14, 2006, Erskine signed as a free agent with the Washington Capitals.[2] Following the end of the season he extended his stay with the Capitals for a further two years.[3] In the final year of his contract a neck injury kept him out of the lineup for the entire 2014–15 season, effectively ending his playing career.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995–96 | Ajax/Pickering Raiders AAA | Midget | 49 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Ajax Axemen | OPJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Quinte Hawks | MetJHL | 46 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | London Knights | OHL | 55 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 205 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1998–99 | London Knights | OHL | 57 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 208 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 38 | ||
| 1999–2000 | London Knights | OHL | 58 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 77 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 284 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 39 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 118 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2002–03 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 52 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| 2003–04 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 61 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 238 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Iowa Stars | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | New York Islanders | NHL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 2009–10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 73 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 94 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 164 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 663 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 45 | ||||
| NHL totals | 491 | 15 | 39 | 54 | 865 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 32 | ||||
Awards and honours edit
| Awards | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| OHL | ||
| CHL Top Prospects Game | 1998 | |
| First All-Star Team | 2000 | |
| Max Kaminsky Trophy | 2000 | |
| CHL First All-Star Team | 2000 | |
References edit
- ^ "Struggling Islanders Trade Niinimaa to Dallas". New York Times. January 11, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
- ^ "2006 Free Agents transactions". proicehockey.com. October 12, 2009. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ "Capitals re-sign Erskine for 2 years". Washington Capitals.com. August 27, 2007. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database