EDMONTON, CANADA - DECEMBER 31: Stephen Johns #28 of Team USA body checks Freddie Hamilton #13 of Team Canada during the 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship game at Rexall Place on December 31, 2011 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)Stephen Johns, left. (Getty Images)
(CBS) The Blackhawks signed defenseman Stephen Johns, their second-round pick in the 2010 draft, to a two-year contract Wednesday, they announced.
The 21-year-old Johns recently completed his senior season at Notre Dame, where he posted 20 points in 40 games. He has experience in the United States Developmental Program, participating in the under-18 World Championship in 2010 and the under-20 World Junior Championship in 2012.
