Matt Johnson (ice hockey)
Matthew Johnson | |||
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Born |
Welland, Ontario, Canada | November 23, 1975||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Los Angeles Kings Atlanta Thrashers Minnesota Wild | ||
NHL draft |
33rd overall, 1994 Los Angeles Kings | ||
Playing career | 1994–2004 |
Matt Johnson (born November 23, 1975) is a
Playing career
Due to his great size and power forward abilities, many NHL scouts took great interest in Johnson. He was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the
After two-plus seasons in the
During the
Johnson moved in with his parents at their farm in Pelham, Ontario during the 2005 lockout. Johnson struggled with difficulties adjusting to life after hockey. His erratic behavior eventually led to his family attempting to enroll him in rehab in spring of 2006. As of December 2017, Johnson is estranged from his family and homeless, his last known location living on the streets of Santa Monica, California.[3] For nearly a decade, Johnson had been missing but resurfaced on December 31, 2017 in an altercation at a Santa Monica Denny's.
In his NHL career, Johnson appeared in 473 games, tallying 23 goals and adding 20 assists. In addition, he recorded 1,523 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 16 Stanley Cup playoff games, going scoreless with 31 penalty minutes.
Career statistics
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1991–92 | Welland Aerostars
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GHL | 38 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Ajax Axemen
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CJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 66 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 211 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 54 | ||
1993–94 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 50 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Peterborough Petes | OHL | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Phoenix Roadrunners | IHL | 29 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 52 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 66 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 249 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 49 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | 64 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 60 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 201 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
2003–04 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 57 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 473 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 1523 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
References
- New York Times. 1998-11-24. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Quiz: Novembers to remember". Atlanta Thrashers. 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Searching for Matt Johnson". longform.tsn.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database