KMFJ Commits to Michigan Hockey

Submitted by michchi85 on

Kenny Johnson, brother of Jack Johnson has committed to the Michigan hockey team.  Info is a little sparse on the kid besides he's 16, and already 6'1" and 205 and is a Defenseman like his brother.

 

So proud and excited that Kenny Johnson (@Mr_ED7) committed to play for @umichhockey! Can't wait to see him skating at Yost. #GoBlue

— Natalie Shaver (@nshaver13) July 24, 2014

turd ferguson

July 24th, 2014 at 5:53 PM ^

That's good news.  I hope badassness runs through the whole family.

This was also a good opportunity for me to correct something stupid I've believed (without checking) for a long time.  Someone told me that KMFDM stands for "kill motherfucking depeche mode."  Believe it or not, it doesn't.  Nice to revisit that question a couple of decades later.

Bando Calrissian

July 24th, 2014 at 6:09 PM ^

Holy shit does this make me feel old. Kenny used to hang out with the hockey band when Jack was in school and the Johnsons went along on the tournament trips. Now he's a commit.

Most important part: will Mr. Johnson return to Yost? Best hockey dad ever.

gwkrlghl

July 24th, 2014 at 7:39 PM ^

I don't see how this doesn't mean the eventual return of the Johnson father

However, what will be interesting is what happens during 2nd intermission now. I believe we do the Blue Brothers dance ultimately because of him. I think the progression I recall is

JMFJ times - Jack Johnson's dad danced

Post-JMFJ - Lobster man and Frankenberry danced

St Pattys day 2009? 2010? - Everyone danced and it stuck

Now everyone in the student section believes that the Blue Bros dance (a great tradition of course) is the natural 2nd intermission activity. What will happen?

 

Michigan Arrogance

July 24th, 2014 at 10:33 PM ^

blues bros. has been going on since at least the late 90s- not quite as organized, but they'd always play it during one of the intermissions. At some point in 97ish or so, superfan (without his costume, just a fuzzy water buffalo hat at most) would start dancing a la Jake Blues in the movie. eventually, it became a thing and the half the students would join in.

 

not sure what the hat throwing thing was

Bando Calrissian

July 24th, 2014 at 10:40 PM ^

Yep, I know. Been going to games at Yost since the early 90s.

In the years when Superfan would do a formal dance-off with someone, he'd sort of take a few rounds to warm up, then he'd throw his Water Buffalo hat and go full out for the last run.

Frankly, the everyone-do-the-dance thing has obliterated a lot of the really cool stuff that used to happen during the 2nd intermission.

gwkrlghl

July 25th, 2014 at 7:33 AM ^

but the whole student section and a good chunk of the arena all doing the same dance is way cooler than any of that other stuff. I remember everyone used to just sit around the 2nd intermission and watch a few people, now the whole arena is into it. It's one of the most 'Yost' things going on right now

UMMAN83

July 24th, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^

He committed to the team .... vs some RB recruits that committ to a coach. We want more kids like this.

WCHBlog

July 24th, 2014 at 6:23 PM ^

Good player, but definitely not in the same category of talent as Jack. Big, strong kid that plays a physical game. Not going to provide a lot of offense. Moves pretty well for his size and should be a solid defenseman.

Real Tackles Wear 77

July 24th, 2014 at 6:33 PM ^

We are going to be absolutely loaded on the hockey team in the years to come. Serious talent deep at every position. Unfortunately, the NCAA hockey tournament is a complete crapshoot that rarely sees the best team win, but we are going to have as good a chance or better than anyone else to bring home more titles.

Raoul

July 24th, 2014 at 6:37 PM ^

MiHockeyNow has an article on his commitment with quotes. Note the mention of Barwis Methods.

"It wasn’t very hard to make a choice, I’ve always wanted to go there since I was a little kid," the ’98 birth-year defenseman said. "I went to every game of my brother’s, I was always running around the rink. I guess the hardest part was making the call and going to do it because I couldn’t believe it was real."

Johnson, who is entering his junior year of high school, said he isn’t sure what year he will join the Wolverines just yet. Despite traveling around the country with his family to be close to Jack, he returns to Ann Arbor every summer and also trains at Barwis Methods in Plymouth.

The new Wolverine commit said that he already has a great relationship with Michigan coach Red Berenson, due to his family circumstance.

"I went in to see Red . . . sat down with him in his office and said I wanted to be a Wolverine. I walked out as happy as could be. I’m happy to go to college there."

Wolverine Devotee

July 24th, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^

Updated commitments

 

Class of 2015

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Current Team
Nick Boka F 6-0/175 Plymouth, MI US NTDP Under-17
Kyle Connor F 6-0/165 Shelby Twp., MI Youngstown Phantoms
Cooper Marody F 6-0/173 Brighton, MI Muskegon Lumberjacks
Christian Meike D 5-11/150 Arlington, VA Sioux City Musketeers
Brendan Warren F 6-0/170 Plymouth, MI US NTDP Under-17

Class of 2016

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Current Team
Kenny Johnson D 6-1/201 Ann Arbor, MI Shattuck St. Mary's U16
Will Lockwood F 5-6/130 Bloomfield Hills, MI US NTDP Under-17
Griffin Luce D 6-2/190 St. Thomas, Ontario Salisbury Prep
Luke Martin D 6-1/196 St. Louis, MO US NTDP Under-17
Sam Miletic F 5-11/155 Bloomfield Hills, MI US NTDP Under-17
James Sanchez F 6-2/185 Northbrook, IL US NTDP Under-17
Nick Pastujov F 5-11/185 Bradenton, FL US NTDP Under-17

Class of 2017

Player Pos. Ht/Wt Hometown Current Team
Michael Pastujov F 5-11/183 Bradenton, FL Honeybaked U-16

 

Sac Fly

July 24th, 2014 at 9:09 PM ^

We have a goalie commit, Hayden Lavigne for 2015. It's difficult to get multiple starting caliber goalies on the roster so we have to space them out.

They'll take a project guy in a year or so, before going after a high profile guy in 2017 or 2018.

Wolverine Devotee

July 24th, 2014 at 10:04 PM ^

I've been going by Eliteprospects.com

Right now it says he is playing for the Green Bay Gamblers. 

They also say Lavigne will be on Michigan this upcoming season.

Welp, so much for that site.