Johnathan Aitken

Johnathan James Aitken (born May 24, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Playing career Aitken was drafted 8th overall in the 1996 NHL entry draft by the Boston Bruins. He played in three games over the course of his two-year entry-level contract. For the 2000–01 season he went to the Czech Republic to play for HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga. 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, scoring just one assist. He moved to the Austrian Hockey League for Klagenfurt AC for the 2006–07 season before retiring from professional hockey.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1993–94 Sherwood Park Kings AAA AMHL 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 1999–2000 Boston Bruins NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1999–2000 Providence Bruins AHL 70 2 12 14 121 11 1 0 1 26 2000–01 HC Sparta Praha ELH 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 EBEL 34 2 11 13 157 — — — — — 2007–08 Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs ChHL 5 0 1 1 17 — — — — — 2015–16 Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs ChHL 12 0 3 3 26 3 0 0 0 6 2016–17 Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs ChHL 14 2 6 8 14 — — — — — 2019–20 Innisfail Eagles ACHW 7 1 4 5 8 1 0 0 0 0 AHL totals 376 8 41 49 742 45 4 5 9 97 NHL totals 44 0 1 1 70 — — — — —

Awards and honours Award Year WHL East Second All-Star Team 1998 AHL Calder Cup (Providence Bruins) 1999