Greg Johnson (ice hockey)
Greg Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | March 16, 1971||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
July 7, 2019[1] Rochester, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 48)||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for |
Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins Chicago Blackhawks Nashville Predators | ||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NHL Draft |
33rd overall, 1989 Philadelphia Flyers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1994–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gregory C. Johnson (March 16, 1971 – July 7, 2019) was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators.
In over 700 career NHL games, Johnson earned 350 points from 134 goals and 216 assists. His best season was in 1998–99 where he achieved 16 goals and 34 assists.
Playing career
Amateur
Born in
Johnson played four years at the
Professional
Johnson was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers as the 33rd pick in the second round of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, but never played for the organization. On June 20, 1993, he was traded from the Flyers with future considerations to the Detroit Red Wings for Jim Cummins and a fourth round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Red Wings head coach and general manager Bryan Murray specifically targeted Johnson as a skilled center whom the Wings could develop.[2]
Johnson spent parts of four seasons with the Red Wings from 1993 to 1997. On January 27, 1997, Johnson was traded by the Red Wings to the Pittsburgh Penguins for winger
Johnson played the rest of the 1996–97 season and part of the 1997–98 season with the Penguins before being traded to the Blackhawks for
Johnson was the 23rd pick of the
Johnson became part of an anomaly during the
On August 14, 2006, Johnson signed a one-year contract to rejoin his former team, the
International play
Johnson earned a silver medal representing Canada at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. He also played for the Canadian National Team in the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons.
Personal life
Johnson's brother Ryan was also a professional hockey player, playing for five teams over a fifteen-year NHL career.[7]
On July 7, 2019, Johnson's wife Kristin found him dead in the basement of their Detroit home. No cause of death has been given, but police reports concluded that it was suicide by firearm.[6] Johnson was 48 and survived by his wife and their two daughters.[8]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | Thunder Bay Flyers | USHL | 47 | 32 | 64 | 96 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | ||
1989–90 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 44 | 17 | 38 | 55 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 38 | 18 | 61 | 79 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 39 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | University of North Dakota | WCHA | 34 | 19 | 45 | 64 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Canada | Intl | 23 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Canada | Intl | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1993–94 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 52 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
1994–95 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 22 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 60 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
1996–97 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 43 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 69 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 68 | 16 | 34 | 50 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 38 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 82 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
2005–06 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 68 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 785 | 145 | 224 | 369 | 345 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1991 | Canada | WJC
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7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||
1993
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Canada | WC
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4th | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
1994
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Canada | OG | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
Junior totals | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Senior totals | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | |
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USHL | ||
Forward of the Year | 1989 | |
Clark Cup (Thunder Bay Flyers)
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1989 | |
College
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All-Tournament Team
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1991
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[9] |
All- First Team
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1990–91 | |
AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1990–91 | |
All- First Team
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1991–92 | |
AHCA West Second-Team All-American | 1991–92 | |
All- First Team
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1992–93 | |
AHCA West First-Team All-American | 1992–93 |
References
- ^ "Gregory James Johnson". The Chronicle-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
- ^ "Red Wings deal Cummins for Greg Johnson". The Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan. Associated Press. June 21, 1993. p. 11.
- ^ "Penguins trade Tomas Sandstrom for Greg Johnson". apnewsarchive.com. January 27, 1997. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
- ^ "Here are your Nashville Predators".
- ^ "Greg Johnson, original member and former captain of Nashville Predators, dead at 48". The Chronicle-Journal. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
- ^ a b Tony Paul. "Death of former Red Wing Greg Johnson likely a suicide, police say". The Detroit News. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
- ^ "Q&A with Ryan Johnson". St. Louis Blues. May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
- ^ "Former Preds captain Johnson dead at 48". TSN. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
- ^ "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database