Craig Johnson

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United StatesUnited States  Craig Johnson Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 8, 1972
place of birth St. Paul , Minnesota , USA
size 191 cm
Weight 90 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1990 , 2nd round, 33rd position
St. Louis Blues
Career stations
1990-1993 University of Minnesota
1993-1994 USA hockey
1994-1996 St. Louis Blues
1995-2003 Los Angeles Kings
2003-2004 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
2004 Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
2004-2005 Hamburg Freezers
2005-2007 DEG Metro Stars
2007-2008 EC Red Bull Salzburg

Craig Thomas Johnson (born March 8, 1972 in St. Paul , Minnesota ) is a former American ice hockey player and current coach who played 573 games for the St. Louis Blues , Los Angeles Kings , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League on the left winger position . In addition, he completed another 139 games for theHamburg Freezers and DEG Metro Stars in the German Ice Hockey League . Johnson celebrated his greatest career success in the jersey of the national team of the United States by winning the bronze medal at the 1996 World Cup .

Career

Johnson served for three years on the Hill-Murray high school team in Maplewood , Minnesota . There he developed into the outstanding player of his team and was drawn in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues in the second round as 33rd. After graduating, he went to the University of Minnesota and played there for three years (1990-1993) in the American university league National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 120 games he scored 54 goals and 81 assists .

In 1994 he took part with the US national team at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , where the US team finished eighth. Then the St. Louis Blues brought him to the Peoria Rivermen , their farm team in the lower class International Hockey League . This season he was allowed to play 15 games in the National Hockey League . In the following season, the side trips to the farm team, the Worcester IceCats , were the exception and he made his breakthrough in the NHL.

He experienced his most successful time with the NHL team of the Los Angeles Kings . For this he played from 1995 to 2003. But since he decreased in performance, his contract was not extended. In the 2003/04 season, Johnson then commuted between three different NHL clubs, but could not prevail at the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , Toronto Maple Leafs or the Washington Capitals . Between 1994 and 2004 he had 75 goals and 98 assists in a total of 557 NHL games.

For the 2004/05 season he started a fresh start with the Hamburg Freezers in the German Ice Hockey League . This was also extremely successful, as Johnson scored 19 goals and 25 assists in just 42 games in the lower level DEL. This year, however, he could not take part in the play-offs because a serious groin injury threw him off track. Despite his susceptibility to injury, the DEG Metro Stars made him a contract offer for the 2005/06 season until the end of the 2006/07 season , which he also accepted. But almost at the beginning of the season, after a body check by an opponent, the old injury broke up again, so that Johnson had to pause for a few weeks. The offensive player flourished in the playoffs and became the most valuable player of his team and second best scorer in the 2006 DEL playoffs. He played a big part in the fact that the DEG Metro Stars were able to celebrate the runner-up at the end - this and the good prospects at the Düsseldorf club Johnson moved to say that he wanted to end his career at DEG. After the 2006/07 season Johnson got no new contract. He left the Metro Stars initially with an unknown destination, then moved to Austria in November 2007 for the Red Bulls Salzburg, with whom he became champions. Then he ended his career.

As a result, Johnson interned in the 2010/11 season as a coach with the Ontario Reign in the ECHL . He then paused for several years before resuming his coaching activity in the high school area. For example, he was responsible for the selection of the US associations for the 2015 Deutschland Cup as an assistant coach. Johnson has been employed by his ex-team Los Angeles Kings as a development coach since the beginning of the 2018/19 season.

Achievements and Awards

International

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1990/91 University of Minnesota NCAA 33 13 18th 31 34
1991/92 University of Minnesota NCAA 44 19th 39 58 70
1992/93 University of Minnesota NCAA 42 22nd 24 46 68
1992/93 Jacksonville Bullets SuHL 23 2 9 11 38 - - - - -
1993/94 USA hockey International 54 25th 26th 51 64
1994/95 Peoria Rivermen IHL 16 2 6th 8th 25th 9 0 4th 4th 10
1994/95 St. Louis Blues NHL 15th 3 3 6th 6th 1 0 0 0 2
1995/96 Worcester IceCats AHL 5 3 0 3 2 - - - - -
1995/96 St. Louis Blues NHL 49 8th 7th 15th 30th - - - - -
1995/96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 11 5 4th 9 6th - - - - -
1996/97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 31 4th 3 7th 26th - - - - -
1997/98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 74 17th 21st 38 42 4th 1 0 1 4th
1998/99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 69 7th 12 19th 32 - - - - -
1999/00 Los Angeles Kings NHL 76 9 14th 23 28 4th 1 0 1 2
2000/01 Los Angeles Kings NHL 26th 4th 5 9 16 - - - - -
2001/02 Los Angeles Kings NHL 72 13 14th 27 24 7th 1 2 3 2
2002/03 Los Angeles Kings NHL 70 3 6th 9 22nd - - - - -
2003/04 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 39 1 2 3 14th - - - - -
2003/04 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 1 1 2 6th - - - - -
2003/04 Washington Capitals NHL 15th 0 6th 6th 8th - - - - -
2004/05 Hamburg Freezers DEL 42 19th 25th 44 56 - - - - -
2005/06 DEG Metro Stars DEL 25th 11 2 13 48 13 8th 5 13 40
2006/07 DEG Metro Stars DEL 50 19th 19th 38 83 9 3 2 5 20th
2007/08 EC Red Bull Salzburg EBEL 23 3 6th 9 30th 15th 2 5 7th 32
NCAA overall 119 54 81 135 172
NHL overall 557 75 98 173 260 16 3 2 5 10
DEL total 117 49 46 95 187 22nd 11 7th 18th 60

International

Represented the USA at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1991 United States June World Cup 4th Place 2 0 2 2 0
1993 United States WM 6th place 6th 1 1 2 4th
1994 United States Olympia 8th place 8th 0 4th 4th 4th
1996 United States WM 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 1 2 2
1999 United States WM 6th place 6th 0 3 3 0
2003 United States WM 13th place 6th 2 2 4th 8th
Juniors overall 2 0 2 2 0
Men overall 32 4th 11 15th 18th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Johnson, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnson, Craig Thomas (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Paul , Minnesota , USA