Gregg Johnson (born June 18, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey forward.

Gregg Johnson
Born (1982-06-18) June 18, 1982 (age 41)
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Binghamton Senators
Norfolk Admirals
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
SaiPa
Frankfurt Lions
Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg
National team  United States
NHL Draft 256th overall, 2001
Ottawa Senators
Playing career 2004–2010

Playing career edit

Johnson's amateur career began in the Eastern Junior Hockey League, where he skated with the New England Jr. Coyotes from 1997 to 2000, earning 202 points in combined goals and assists. The Jr. Coyotes won the Gary Dineen Cup twice during Johnson's tenure there, once in 1998 and again in 2000.

Johnson played college hockey at Boston University from 2000 to 2004, scoring a combined 47 points in goals and assists during regular season play.

In 2001, Johnson was picked by the Ottawa Senators in the eighth round of the NHL draft. He elected to remain at Boston University, and would not join the Senators organization until 2003, when he moved to their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.

Johnson skated with the Binghamton Senators from 2003 to 2006, earning 49 points in combined goals and assists during regular season play. Johnson spent the majority of the 2004–05 season with the Pee Dee Pride, the Senators' ECHL affiliate, where he scored 63 points in goals and assists during the regular season.

Johnson split the 2006–07 season between the Trenton Titans (ECHL), where he scored 31 points in goals and assists during 26 games; the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL), scoring 13 points in 35 games; and the Norfolk Admirals (AHL), where he scored 3 points in 11 games.

In 2007, Johnson left the AHL after only 12 games with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. He moved to Europe, where he played 9 games with SaiPa of SM-liiga and 7 games with the Frankfurt Lions of the DEL. Johnson then signed with Frankfurt's league rivals, the Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg for the 2008–09 season, where he scored 7 points in the regular season and 3 points during post-season play.

Johnson returned to the ECHL in 2009, joining the South Carolina Stingrays' roster. In January 2010, Johnson was selected to represent the Stingrays as an alternate captain for all road games.[1]

Johnson did not return to the Stingrays for the 2010–11 season and eventually retired.

Awards edit

  • Named EJHL Rookie of the Year in 1998
  • Named EJHL MVP in 2000

Career statistics edit

Regular season and playoffs edit

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 New England Jr. Coyotes EJHL 40 13 24 37
1998–99 New England Jr. Coyotes EJHL 40 29 27 56
1999–2000 New England Jr. Coyotes EJHL 40 40 69 109
2000–01 Boston University HE 35 5 5 10 20
2001–02 Boston University HE 33 5 18 23 34
2002–03 Boston University HE 24 1 4 5 18
2003–04 Boston University HE 33 3 6 9 38
2003–04 Binghamton Senators AHL 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0
2004–05 Pee Dee Pride ECHL 70 27 36 63 46
2004–05 Binghamton Senators AHL 4 0 0 0 0
2005–06 Binghamton Senators AHL 79 7 22 29 45
2006–07 Trenton Titans ECHL 26 12 19 31 8
2006–07 Norfolk Admirals AHL 11 1 2 3 0
2006–07 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 35 6 7 13 12
2007–08 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 12 1 1 2 6
2007–08 SaiPa SM-liiga 9 1 0 1 2
2007–08 Frankfurt Lions DEL 7 1 2 3 2 8 0 3 3 0
2008–09 Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg DEL 34 4 3 7 26 10 1 2 3 2
2009–10 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 70 21 40 61 50 5 1 1 2 6
AHL totals 146 16 32 48 67 1 0 0 0 0
ECHL totals 166 60 95 155 104 5 1 1 2 6

International edit

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2002 United States[2] WJC 7 1 0 1 2
Junior totals 7 1 0 1 2

References edit

  1. ^ "Stingrays Announce Captain and Alternates". South Carolina Stingrays. 2010-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 2010-01-02.
  2. ^ "Team USA 2002 U20 Roster". IIHF. 2010-01-02. Archived from the original on 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-02.

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