James Erik "Jim" Johnson (born August 9, 1962) is an American ice hockey coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Rampage. Johnson played junior hockey before playing for University of Minnesota Duluth with Brett Hull in 1984. He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1980. During his career Johnson played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes.
| Jim Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) Johnson in 2015 | |||
| Born |
August 9, 1962 New Hope, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Pittsburgh Penguins Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars Washington Capitals Phoenix Coyotes | ||
| National team |
 United States | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1985–1998 | ||
Career edit
A defenseman, Johnson was signed as a free agent in 1985 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 1989 he was awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award. He played for the Penguins until he was traded early in the 1990–91 NHL season to the Minnesota North Stars. He followed the North Stars franchise when it moved to Dallas in 1993, and played with them until the trade deadline of the 1993–94 NHL season, when he was dealt to the Washington Capitals. Johnson played for two full seasons with the Capitals before signing with the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent in 1996, and retired two years later. After retirement Johnson became a youth hockey coach in the state of Arizona. In that time he coached the VOSHA (Valley of the Sun Hockey Association) Mustangs to a USA Hockey Amateur National Championship back in 2005. later on he became the director of the P.F. Chang's hockey club and Partner / Co-Founder of flexxCOACH.com.
On November 29, 2011, he replaced Bob Woods as an assistant coach of the Washington Capitals.
On July 10, 2012, general manager Doug Wilson and head coach Todd McLellan named Johnson an assistant coach of the San Jose Sharks.[1]
On April 20, 2015, the team announced fired head coach Todd McLellan, assistant coaches Jim Johnson and Jay Woodcroft, as well as video coordinator Brett Heimlich.[2] On June 25, 2015, the Edmonton Oilers appointed Jim Johnson and Jay Woodcroft as assistant coaches, rejoining the recently hired head coach Todd McLellan in Edmonton. The Oilers relieved Johnson and fellow assistant Ian Herbers of their coaching duties on April 27, 2018.[3]
In 2019, Johnson was hired as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League.[4]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | St. Paul Vulcans | USHL | 48 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 92 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1981–82 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 40 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 44 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 43 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | University of Minnesota Duluth | WCHA | 47 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 3 | 26 | 29 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 80 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 55 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 76 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 163 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 44 | ||
| 1989–90 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 75 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 24 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 44 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | ||
| 1991–92 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 71 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 102 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1992–93 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 79 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 53 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 47 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1995–96 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1996–97 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 55 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1997–98 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 829 | 29 | 166 | 195 | 1197 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 132 | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | |
| 1986 | United States | WC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1987 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
| 1990 | United States | WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| 1991 | United States | CC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Senior totals | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 98 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Sharks Name Jim Johnson Assistant Coach". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
- ^ "San Jose Sharks 'part ways' with coach Todd McLellan, opening door for Flyers". 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
- ^ "Edmonton Oilers part ways with assistant coaches". CBC News. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "JIM JOHNSON NAMED ASSISTANT COACH OF THE SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE". San Antonio Rampage. August 8, 2019.
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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