Craig Johnson (ice hockey, born 1972)

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Craig Johnson
Born (1972-03-18) March 18, 1972 (age 51)
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Hamburg Freezers
DEG Metro Stars
EC Red Bull Salzburg
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1990
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 19942008

Craig Thomas Johnson (born March 18, 1972), is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 33rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play 557 games in the NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Los Angeles Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.

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Internationally Johnson played for the American national team in several World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Career

Johnson made his NHL debut during the 1994–95 season with St. Louis. He scored the first goal at the Kiel Center when it opened in 1995. On February 27, 1996, Johnson was traded with Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat, and two draft picks to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Gretzky. He remained a King for another seven seasons until 2003, where he played for three teams during the 2003–04 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals, and Anaheim Ducks. During his tenure with the Kings, he wore number 23, making him the last player to wear the number until it was retired for Dustin Brown in 2023.[ citation needed ]

Johnson moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL), signing with the Hamburg Freezers. After one season he signed with the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf where he spent two seasons. In 2007, Johnson moved to Austria and signed with Red Bull Salzberg.

Johnson returned to the Orange County area and coached youth hockey at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and for the Anaheim Jr Ducks youth team. [1] He was an assistant coach for the Ontario Reign in 2010–11 and joined the player development staff for the Los Angeles Kings in 2018. He returned to the Reign, now in the AHL, as assistant coach in 2020. [2] He is working as co-head coach of the Reign with Chris Hajt. [3]

Personal life

His son Ryan, a defenseman, was drafted in the first round by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Draft - he is currently a member of the Buffalo Sabres

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1987–88 Hill-Murray School HS-MN 281420344
1988–89Hill-Murray SchoolHS-MN2422305210
1989–90Hill-Murray SchoolHS-MN231536510
1990–91 University of Minnesota WCHA 3313183134
1991–92 University of MinnesotaWCHA4419395870
1992–93 University of MinnesotaWCHA4222244668
1992–93 Jacksonville Bullets SuHL 23291138
1993–94 United States National Team Intl5425265164
1994–95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 1626825904410
1994–95 St. Louis Blues NHL 15336610002
1995–96 Worcester IceCats AHL 53032
1995–96 St. Louis BluesNHL49871530
1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL115496
1996–97 Los Angeles KingsNHL3143726
1997–98 Los Angeles KingsNHL741721384241014
1998–99 Los Angeles KingsNHL697121932
1999–00 Los Angeles KingsNHL76914232841012
2000–01 Los Angeles KingsNHL2645916
2001–02 Los Angeles KingsNHL721314272471232
2002–03 Los Angeles KingsNHL7036922
2003–04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL3912314
2003–04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL101126
2003–04 Washington Capitals NHL150668
2004–05 Hamburg Freezers DEL 4219254456
2005–06 DEG Metro Stars DEL25112134813851340
2006–07 DEG Metro StarsDEL5019193883932520
2007–08 EC Salzburg AUT 23369301425732
NHL totals55775981732601632510

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1991 United States WJC 20220
1993 United States WC 61124
1994 United States OLY 80444
1996 United StatesWC61122
1999 United StatesWC60330
2003 United StatesWC62248
Junior totals20220
Senior totals324111518

Awards and honors

AwardYear(s)
All-WCHA Rookie Team 1990–91
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1992, 1993 [4]

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References

  1. "Anaheim Wildcats Hockey Club". Archived from the original on June 22, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  2. "Hockey Operations :: Ontario Reign".
  3. "Statement from the Ontario Reign :: Ontario Reign".
  4. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.