Greg Johnston (ice hockey)

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Greg Johnston
Born (1965-01-14) January 14, 1965 (age 59)
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for Boston Bruins
Toronto Maple Leafs
Iserlohn Roosters
Kassel Huskies
Berlin Capitals
MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik
Munich Barons
NHL Draft 42nd overall, 1983
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19852002

Gregory Nelson Johnston (born January 14, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

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Early life

Johnston was born in Barrie, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie. [1]

Career

Johnston played 187 games in the NHL, most of them for the Boston Bruins, but also a few for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has also played in the AHL for various teams, and in Europe for various teams in Germany's DEL and Sweden's Elitserien.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1981–82 Barrie Colts COJHL 933610
1982–83 Toronto Marlboros OHL 581819375841014
1983–84 Toronto MarlborosOHL5738357367942613
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL 152132
1984–85 Toronto MarlborosOHL422228505551344
1984–85 Hershey Bears AHL 31010
1984–85 Boston BruinsNHL60000
1985–86 Boston BruinsNHL200220
1985–86 Moncton Golden Flames AHL60192645561046104
1986–87 Boston BruinsNHL761215277940000
1987–88 Boston BruinsNHL30112
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL7521325310610641023
1988–89 Boston BruinsNHL571192032101016
1988–89 Maine MarinersAHL15571231
1989–90 Boston BruinsNHL9112651014
1989–90 Maine MarinesAHL5216264245
1990–91 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL10000
1990–91 Newmarket Saints AHL7332508254
1991–92 Toronto Maple LeafsNHL30115
1991–92 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL632845733316861410
1992–93 ECD Sauerland Germany2 47495910870
1993–94 ECD SauerlandGermany251406010074
1994–95 Kassel Huskies DEL 4217274426946106
1995–96 Kassel HuskiesDEL4916233975805512
1996–97 Kassel HuskiesDEL491922419810841214
1997–98 Kassel HuskiesDEL43730376910006
1997–98 Kassel Huskies Euro HL 62246
1998–99 Kassel HuskiesDEL5211162728
1999–00 Berlin Capitals DEL5619214068714514
2000–01 Berlin CapitalsDEL601826445251122
2001–02 Modo Hockey SHL 1323522
2001–02 Munich Barons DEL3866124160118
2011–12 Orillia Tundras ACH 21610161042132
NHL totals1872629551242221312

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References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-13.