Rebecca Johnston

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Rebecca Johnston
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Johnston in 2016
Born (1989-09-24) September 24, 1989 (age 34)
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 148 lb (67 kg; 10 st 8 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
PWHPA team
Former teams
Calgary
Calgary Inferno
Toronto Furies
Cornell Big Red
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Playing career 2007present
Medal record
Women's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Vancouver Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 China
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Finland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Canada
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 United States
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Canada
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Finland

Rebecca Anne Johnston (born September 24, 1989) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the Calgary section of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association and, since 2007, the Canadian national team. She played four seasons at Cornell University and was selected second overall in the 2012 CWHL Draft by the Calgary Inferno. As of 2022, she has three Winter Olympic gold medals, one silver, and two world championship titles. [1]

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Playing career

Canada Winter Games

Johnston (and future Cornell teammate Catherine White) represented Ontario at the 2007 Canada Winter Games. In the gold medal match versus Manitoba, Johnston and White each had one goal and two assists, as Ontario won by a score of 6–3 and finished the tournament undefeated. [2] In a game versus Newfoundland at the Canada Winter Games (March 5, 2007), Johnston was on a line with Mallory Deluce and Jenn Wakefield. The three combined for 12 points in a 19–0 victory. [3]

Cornell University

Johnston was Cornell's first player to be named first-team ECAC Hockey and receive rookie of the year honours. She was also named first-team All-Ivy and Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In the 2008–09 season, Johnston's 37-point total (by mid-February) was the most points in a season for Cornell since the 1991–92 campaign (Kim Ratushny with 21 goals and 17 assists). [4] Johnston's 37-point total in mid-February led the entire ECAC league in overall points. She was also second in the league and sixth in the NCAA in points per game with 1.85. She was selected for membership in the Quill and Dagger society.

Hockey Canada

Johnston won two gold medals with the National Women's Under-22 Team at the Air Canada Cup. Rebecca made her debut at the 2008 IIHF World Women's Championship, [1] playing in all five games as Canada won silver. [5] Rebecca Johnston was a member of Canada's Under-22 Team. The U-22 participated in the MLP Cup, held in Ravensburg, Germany, from Jan. 2–6, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal-winning team. In the tournament, Johnston accumulated seven points (3 goals, 4 assists). Her best game was in an 11–0 victory over Russia. Johnston scored a hat trick and added an assist. In addition to the MLP Cup, Johnston played with the Canadian Senior Team in the Four Nations Cup between November 4 and 9, 2009. Johnston was part of the silver medal-winning team. In the gold medal game of the 2010 Four Nations Cup, Rebecca Johnston's second goal of the game clinched the gold medal for Canada. Said goal came on a power play 6:21 into overtime. The goal gave Canada a 3–2 win over the United States. It was Hockey Canada's 12th championship in the tournament's 15-year history. [6] She would lead all Canadian scorers in the tournament with four goals. In a game versus Russia at the 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship, Johnston registered a five-point game (one goal, four assists) in a 14–1 victory. [7] In December 2013, Johnston was named to 2014 Olympic roster for Canada. [8] [9]

On January 11, 2022, Johnston was named to Canada's 2022 Olympic team [10] [11] [12] for the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she won her third Olympic gold medal. [1]

CWHL

In her first season with the Calgary Inferno, Johnston broke Danny Stone's franchise record for most points scored in one season. In addition, she clinched the Angela James Bowl, awarded to the league's scoring leader.

Johnston helped the Calgary Inferno capture their first-ever Clarkson Cup championship in 2016. [1] Contested at Ottawa's Canadian Tire Centre, she scored twice in an 8–3 victory over Les Canadiennes de Montreal. [13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2007–08 Cornell University ECAC 2616163212
2008–09Cornell UniversityECAC2625204516
2010–11Cornell UniversityECAC332624508
2011–12Cornell UniversityECAC3430316112
2012–13 Toronto Furies CWHL 2481725432022
2014–15 Calgary Inferno CWHL241720371020000
2015–16 Calgary InfernoCWHL4426234482
2016–17 Calgary InfernoCWHL20715222
2017–18 Calgary InfernoCWHL
2018–19 Calgary InfernoCWHL27152439842240
2019–20 Calgary PWHPA
2020–21 CalgaryPWHPA
CWHL totals995178129261286144

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2008 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg50000
2009 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg53250
2010 Canada OG Gold medal icon.svg51562
2011 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg54260
2012 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg51670
2013 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg53252
2014 CanadaOGGold medal icon.svg52352
2015 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg52350
2016 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg52570
2017 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg52352
2018 CanadaOGSilver medal icon.svg53252
2019 CanadaWCBronze medal icon.svg73142
2021 CanadaWCGold medal icon.svg72022
2022 CanadaOGGold medal icon.svg728102
Senior totals7630427216

Awards and honours

NCAA

CWHL

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