{"id":2517,"date":"2016-04-08T13:34:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-08T18:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/frozen-four\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2016-04-08T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-08T18:34:45","slug":"luke-johnson-watches-north-dakotas-practice-from-the-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2016\/04\/08\/luke-johnson-watches-north-dakotas-practice-from-the-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Johnson watches North Dakota’s practice from the seats"},"content":{"rendered":"
TAMPA, Fla.<\/b> — Forward Luke Johnson did not practice with the North Dakota team Friday. Instead, the junior watched his teammates from the stands, with his left leg braced and crutches nearby.<\/p>\n There’s no official word on Johnson’s injury or status, but he left Thursday’s 4-2 win over Denver in the second period after a mid-ice collision.<\/p>\n Johnson (11-10–21) played every game for the Fighting Hawks this season, centering a trio that coach Brad Berry calls “The Heavy Line,” flanked by freshman Rhett Gardner on his left and sophomore Austin Poganski to his right. It’s a combo that Berry likes to match against opponents’ top-scoring lines.<\/p>\n “Well, he’s meant a lot,” Berry said after Thursday’s game. “And again he plays consistent every single game that he plays, but it seems like this time of year he really plays well. He’s a gamer.”<\/p>\n Johnson’s departure “threw a wrench” into the lineup, according to Berry. Johnson had the game-winning goal against Northeastern in the Midwest Regional and another goal against Michigan in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The forward was injured in Thursday’s game against Denver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":95324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1426],"tags":[765],"coauthors":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n