Mike Johnston (born February 19, 1957) is the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team. Johnston had been coach and general manager of the Western Hockey League's Portland Winterhawks since 2008-09. Before that he was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Kings and the Vancouver Canucks.[1]
| Mike Johnston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 19, 1957 Dartmouth, NS, CAN | ||
Playing and Coaching Career
Johnston played hockey for Brandon University and Acadia University and then became a coach at the age of 23. He at first coached Augustana University College in Alberta and then was an assistant coach at the University of Calgary. In 1989 he took over as head coach at the University of New Brunswick, a job that lasted until 1994.
In 1994 he became general manager and associate coach of the Canadian national men's hockey team. In 1998 he became the head coach for one season. He then spent six seasons as, at first, an assistant coach and then as an associate coach with the Vancouver Canucks. After that he was an associate coach of the Los Angeles Kings.[2] He was the coach and general manager of the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL from 2008-2014 where he amassed a record of 231-114-10-10, landing him second on the Winterhawks' all-time wins list.[3]
Besides all this, Johnston has extensive experience in international play. He won the gold medal at the 1997 and the 2007 World Championships. He also won the silver in 1996 and the bronze in 1995. In 1994 and 1995 Johnston won the gold at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
NHL Coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | OTL | Pts | Finish | G | W | L | Result | ||||||
| PIT | 2014–2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PIT | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
References
- ^ "Mike Johnston Named Head Coach". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Johnston profile at HockeyDB.com". HockeyDB.com. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "Mike Johnston By The Numbers". Portland Winterhawks. Retrieved June 25, 2014.