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.

Johnathan Aitken

Career statistics

Awards and honours

References

2005 NHL Official Guide & Record Book

External links

1978 births

Boston Bruins draft picks

Boston Bruins players

Brandon Wheat Kings players

Canadian ice hockey defencemen

Chicago Blackhawks players

EC KAC players

Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) players

HC Sparta Praha players

Jackson Bandits players

Living people

Manitoba Moose players

Medicine Hat Tigers players

National Hockey League first-round draft picks

Norfolk Admirals players

Providence Bruins players

Ice hockey people from Edmonton

Johnathan Aitken