Gregory Nelson Johnston (born January 14, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
| Greg Johnston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
January 14, 1965 Barrie, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Iserlohn Roosters Kassel Huskies Berlin Capitals MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik Munich Barons | ||
| NHL Draft |
42nd overall, 1983 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2002 | ||
Early life edit
Johnston was born in Barrie, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie.[1]
Career edit
Johnston played 187 games in the NHL, most of them for the Boston Bruins, but also a few for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has also played in the AHL for various teams, and in Europe for various teams in Germany's DEL and Sweden's Elitserien.
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1981–82 | Barrie Colts | COJHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 58 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1983–84 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 57 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 42 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 60 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 106 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | ||
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1989–90 | Maine Marines | AHL | 52 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 73 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 63 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | ||
| 1992–93 | ECD Sauerland | Germany2 | 47 | 49 | 59 | 108 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | ECD Sauerland | Germany2 | 51 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 42 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 1995–96 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1996–97 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 98 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 43 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Kassel Huskies | Euro HL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 56 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
| 2000–01 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 60 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Munich Barons | DEL | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Orillia Tundras | ACH | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 187 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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