Jim Johnson (ice hockey, born 1962)

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Jim Johnson
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Johnson in 2015
Born (1962-08-09) August 9, 1962 (age 60)
New Hope, Minnesota, U.S.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Pittsburgh Penguins
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Washington Capitals
Phoenix Coyotes
National teamFlag of the United States.svg  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 19851998

James Erik "Jim" Johnson (born August 9, 1962) is an American ice hockey coach and former player, most recently an assistant coach for the San Antonio Rampage. Johnson played junior hockey before playing for University of Minnesota Duluth with Brett Hull in 1984. He graduated from Robbinsdale Cooper High School in 1980. During his career Johnson played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, Washington Capitals and Phoenix Coyotes.

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Career

A defenseman, Johnson was signed as a free agent in 1985 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 1989 he was awarded the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Good Guy Award. He played for the Penguins until he was traded early in the 1990–91 NHL season to the Minnesota North Stars. He followed the North Stars franchise when it moved to Dallas in 1993, and played with them until the trade deadline of the 1993–94 NHL season, when he was dealt to the Washington Capitals. Johnson played for two full seasons with the Capitals before signing with the Phoenix Coyotes as a free agent in 1996, and retired two years later. After retirement Johnson became a youth hockey coach in the state of Arizona. In that time he coached the VOSHA (Valley of the Sun Hockey Association) Mustangs to a USA Hockey Amateur National Championship back in 2005. later on he became the director of the P.F. Chang's hockey club and Partner / Co-Founder of flexxCOACH.com.

On November 29, 2011, he replaced Bob Woods as an assistant coach of the Washington Capitals.

On July 10, 2012, general manager Doug Wilson and head coach Todd McLellan named Johnson an assistant coach of the San Jose Sharks. [1]

On April 20, 2015, the team announced fired head coach Todd McLellan, assistant coaches Jim Johnson and Jay Woodcroft, as well as video coordinator Brett Heimlich. [2] On June 25, 2015, the Edmonton Oilers appointed Jim Johnson and Jay Woodcroft as assistant coaches, rejoining the recently hired head coach Todd McLellan in Edmonton. The Oilers relieved Johnson and fellow assistant Ian Herbers of their coaching duties on April 27, 2018. [3]

In 2019, Johnson was hired as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Rampage in the American Hockey League. [4]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1980–81 St. Paul Vulcans USHL 48725329263148
1981–82 University of Minnesota Duluth WCHA 400101062
1982–83 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA4431821118
1983–84 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA4331316116
1984–85 University of Minnesota DuluthWCHA4772936106
1985–86 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 8032629115
1986–87 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL8052530116
1987–88 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL551121387
1988–89 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL76214161631105544
1989–90 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL7531316154
1990–91 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL2405523
1990–91 Minnesota North Stars NHL4419101001401152
1991–92 Minnesota North StarsNHL7141014102713418
1992–93 Minnesota North StarsNHL7932023105
1993–94 Dallas Stars NHL5307751
1993–94 Washington Capitals NHL800012
1994–95 Washington CapitalsNHL47013134370228
1995–96 Washington CapitalsNHL662463460006
1996–97 Phoenix Coyotes NHL5537107460004
1997–98 Phoenix CoyotesNHL1621318
NHL totals8292916619511975111112132

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1985 United States WC 901122
1986 United StatesWC900012
1987 United StatesWC1000028
1990 United StatesWC1005516
1991 United States CC 800020
Senior totals4606698

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References

  1. "Sharks Name Jim Johnson Assistant Coach". National Hockey League . Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. "San Jose Sharks 'part ways' with coach Todd McLellan, opening door for Flyers". 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  3. "Edmonton Oilers part ways with assistant coaches". CBC News. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. "JIM JOHNSON NAMED ASSISTANT COACH OF THE SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE". San Antonio Rampage. August 8, 2019.