Avalanche signs veteran defenseman Jack Johnson to PTO contract

Defenseman Jack Johnson, the No. 3 enactment of the 2005 NHL draught who is 10 games shy of 1,000 for his career, agreed to a nonrecreational tryout declaration with the Avalanche connected Wednesday, a squad spokesperson confirmed.

CapFriendly.com was archetypal to denote the woody for the 34-year-old, who played 13 games for the New York Rangers past season. Johnson, from Indianapolis and the University of Michigan, was bought retired by the Pittsburgh Penguins aft the 2019-20 season. He came into the league with the Los Angeles Kings and besides played for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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