Wednesday
May152013

Trevor Johnson

 

Trevor played his minor hockey in Trail and graduated to the Trail Junior Smoke Eaters in 1997 and then to the Western Hockey League in 1998.  He played 5 seasons with the Kootenay Ice, Seattle Thunderbirds and the TriCity Americans.  He excelled in junior hockey holding several team records by a defenseman.

After completing his junior hockey career he played professionally in the American Hockey League with several US teams from 2003 to 2006.

In 2006, Trevor began his international hockey career playing in the Lega Italina Hockey League.  Trevor has Italian citizenship by virtue of his mother's hertiage, making him eligible to play in Italy.  In Italy, Trevor play in 3 IIHF World Hockey Championship tournaments and has been a member of 2 'B' division World Championship teams.  In 2010, the Italian National Team played in the 'A' division of the World Hockey Championships against the premier hockey teams from Canada and the US.

In the 2009 World Hockey Championship, Trevor was selected the Best Defenseman of the tournament, collecting the most points, goals and assists among defenseman.

Trevor continues to play professionally in Italy.