Player of the Day: Jack Johnson

Today's player of the day is Jack Johnson.

Why he will succeed: Currently one of the top, hard hitting, goal scoring defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings. He attended Shattuck-St. Mary's in Minnesota, and won the U.S. National Championships in 2002-03 as a sophomore. He played 2 years at the University of Michigan in the CCHA. After his sophomore year at U of M he was named the CCHA Offensive Defenseman of the year.

Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 1st Round, third overall, in 2005. But being unable to sign Johnson, due to his commitment to attend school and play at U of M, the Carolina Hurricanes traded Jack to LA for Tim Gleason and Eric Belanger. In 2006 he was named to the World Junior Championship All Star Team. He played his first NHL game on March 29, 2007, and scored his first NHL goal against Roberto Luongo on October 10, 2007.

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Tundra Tandems

2009-10 Upper Deck, #134

2008-09 Black Diamond, #36

Player of the Day: Ryan Miller

So I've decided that I'm going to highlight players that have the possibility of putting on a great performance for Team USA and Team Canada in the upcoming Olympics. I'm also going to highlight some of their cards that could gain in value depending on their performance.

Today's player of the day is Ryan Miller, the Buffalo Sabres goalie and future Olympic goalie for Team USA. Lately, he's been one of the best players on the Sabres. Ryan was born in East Lansing, Michigan and attended college at Michigan State University, where he won the Hobby Baker Award and was named the CCHA's (Central Collegiate Hockey Association) goalie of the year for the 3 years that he attended MSU.

On another note, Ryan and his father, Dean, started the Steadfast Foundation. The foundation supports cancer patients and their families.









2009-10 Victory #22 @ Sportsbuy.com

2009-10 Upper Deck, #9 @ Sportsbuy.com