Darnell Johnson scored more goals in preseason than he did in the entire last two seasons combined, and because of that, we think he's a prime candidate for the Viagra™ "Keep It Up" Player of the Week ©. Undoubtedly a fluke due to his whopping 24 minutes per game average with shifts on the notoriously active Anchorage Armada 2nd Pair, the 1st PK unit, and unusual for him the 2nd PP unit. With a reduction of his overall workload and a shifting of responsibilities yet to come, expect to see Darnell Johnson's PP dwindle.

One will have to wonder what other factors may have contributed to Darnell's uncharacteristic number of points from this season, and certainly the recent influx of rookie defensemen to the Armada's roster is playing a part. For the first time in Darnell's career in the SMJHL, he's playing at the top of his team. The Anchorage, for the past few seasons, have had a relatively stacked defensive corps, which is now just down to himself and former line partner Gabriel Johnson. While he's been picking up slack through the preseason, expect to see young Darnell pushing rope sometime soon.