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Johnathan Aitken
Johnathan Aitken
Born	May 24, 1978 (age 46); Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	Boston Bruins; HC Sparta Praha; Chicago Blackhawks; EC KAC
NHL draft	8th overall, 1996; Boston Bruins
Playing career	1998–2007

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	—	—	—	—	—