Lincoln Stars’ Luke Johnson reminds Jim Johannson of his father when he sees the young forward
Jim Johannson, the executive director of the operations of USA Hockey revealed that it looked to him as if he had seen Luke Johnson before, when he saw the Lincoln Stars’ hockey player for the first time.
And that is probably because Johannson knows Johnson’s father very well as both of them have played with each other before and played against eachother as well.
Talking to NHL.com, Johannson said,
"I played with and against his dad and he reminds me so much of his dad”.
Luke is an upcoming player and a prospect and can be expected to go a long way, especially better than his father. He is one of the favourites to be picked in the first round of the 2013 NHL Draft. Unlike his father who was selected in the 1987 NHL Supplement Draft, a draft system which was introduced in 1986 and held till 1994. It was for the players who could not feature in regular draft and very few of them went on to play NHL.
Steve Johnson played most of his hockey in the college for University of North Dakota and then played two years in the International Hockey League (IHL).
USA Hockey Director of operations hailed the playing style of young Johnson and also appreciated the fact that he must have been taught by his father. To him it clearly looks that Luke has been brought up very well because he does every thing perfectly, as Johannson said,
"He's a really smart centerman, sees the ice well, uses linemates. He makes linemates better. You can see that he's grown up in a hockey family and been well-coached. He does everything you want a guy to do."
18-year-old teenager himself always had dreamed of playing for Lincoln Stars as it was his home team and he feels as if it is his dream come true. Johnson said while talking to NHL.com,
"Growing up I always dreamed of playing for the Stars. Getting that opportunity now is a dream come true. I'm very excited about it."
His next step would be playing in the NHL and it looks as if the time is not far away.
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