Brian Johnson (ice hockey)

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Brian Johnson
Born (1960-04-01) April 1, 1960 (age 64)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 1980–1986

Brian Johnson (born April 1, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.

Johnson spent four seasons in the

1983-84 NHL season, playing a total of three regular season games, going pointless with five penalty minutes. After spells with the Carolina Thunderbirds and the Indianapolis Checkers, Johnson retired in 1986.[1]

On April 16, 2012, Brian Johnson was sentenced to 4 years in prison for trafficking cocaine in Saint John, New Brunswick.[2]

Career statistics

   
Regular season
  Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78
Verdun Eperviers
QMJHL
50 11 14 25 125 2 0 0 0 0
1978–79 Verdun Eperviers QMJHL 71 32 36 68 192 11 1 6 7 61
1979–80 Verdun/Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 21 8 27 35 68
1979–80 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 49 32 52 84 144 15 11 15 26 66
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 65 10 21 31 193 8 0 0 0 33
1981–82 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 79 18 36 54 223 16 4 3 7 129
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 67 6 16 22 250 6 1 2 3 15
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 3 0 0 0 5
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 58 4 27 31 233 7 0 0 0 40
1985–86 Carolina Thunderbirds ACHL 22 8 11 19 167
1985–86 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 13 0 1 1 57
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 5
AHL totals 190 20 64 84 676 21 1 2 3 88

References

  1. ^ "Brian Johnson". hhof.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. ^ MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean (April 6, 2012). "Ex NHLer gets prison for cocaine possession". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

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