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Aaron Johnson Named to Canadian AHL All-Star Team

January 7, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY (January 7, 2004) – The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the American Hockey League has selected defenseman Aaron Johnson to the Canadian All-Star Team for the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic.

Johnson, 20, has appeared in 29 games with Syracuse this season, recording 4 goals, 10 assists and 44 penalty minutes. He made his NHL debut with Columbus on December 2 against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. On December 4, Johnson recorded his first NHL point, an assist, against Nashville. In three games with Columbus this season, Johnson has one assist and two penalty minutes.

Last season, Johnson split time between Rimouski of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (25gp, 4g, 20a, 41 PIM's) and Quebec (QMJHL) (32gp, 6g, 31a, 41 PIM's). A native of Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Johnson was Columbus' fourth pick, 85th overall, in the 2001 Entry Draft.

Of the 295 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 91 percent have competed in the NHL, including 13 of the Crunch's 16 representatives.

The 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic will take place at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., home of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. The event gets underway on Sunday, February 8, with the 2004 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, February 9, and will be televised live in the United States and Canada.

Syracuse hosts Hershey on Friday, January 9 for East Syracuse Crunch Ice Scraper Night. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a Crunch ice scraper, courtesy of East Syracuse Chevrolet. Saturday, January 10, the Crunch host the Rochester Americans. Both games start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for both games are available by calling the Crunch office at (315) 473-4444, stopping by the Oncenter box office, located on the State Street side of the War Memorial or by calling TicketMaster at (415) 472-0700.

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