Joey Johnston

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CanadaCanada  Joey Johnston Ice hockey player
Date of birth March 3, 1949
place of birth Peterborough , Ontario , Canada
size 178 cm
Weight 80 kg
position Left wing
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Amateur Draft 1966 , 2nd round, 8th position
New York Rangers
Career stations
1965-1967 Peterborough Petes
1967-1968 Omaha Knights
1968-1969 Minnesota North Stars
Memphis South Stars
1969-1970 Iowa stars
1970-1971 Cleveland Barons
1971-1975 California Golden Seals
1975-1976 Chicago Black Hawks
Dallas Black Hawks

Joseph John "Joey" Johnston (born March 3, 1949 in Peterborough , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who in the course of his active career between 1965 and 1976, among other things, 331 games for the Minnesota North Stars , California Golden Seals and Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League (NHL) on the position of left winger . As a member of the California Golden Seals, whose team captain he was between 1974 and 1975, Johnston took part in the NHL All-Star Game three times in a row between 1973 and 1975 . His younger brother Jim was also a professional ice hockey player and was active in the International Hockey League (IHL).

Career

Johnston spent his junior years between 1965 and 1967 with the Peterborough Petes from his native Peterborough , who were based in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). The striker had two solid seasons with the Petes. After he had collected 23 scorer points in 44 games in his rookie season , he increased the value in his second year in the league to 27. Due to a 15-game suspension, he reached the number of points in only 32 inserts. After his first OHA season he was selected in the NHL Amateur Draft 1966 in the second round in eighth place by the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League (NHL).

The Rangers equipped the attacker with a professional contract in the summer of 1967, whereby a transfer within the OHA to the Kitchener Rangers was void. In the organization of the New York Rangers, the talent was used at the beginning of the 1967/68 season with their farm team , the Omaha Knights , in the Central Professional Hockey League (CPHL). Although Johnston knew how to convince there with 46 points in 70 games, the New York Rangers parted ways with him in a transfer deal in June 1968. Together with Wayne Hillman and Danny Seguin , the Canadian was given to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Dave Balon . Even there he did not manage to establish himself in the NHL. The winger made eleven appearances for the North Stars in the NHL during the 1968/69 season . The rest of the season and the entire following he spent with Minnesota's cooperation partners in the Minor League, now renamed Central Hockey League (CHL), with the Memphis South Stars and Iowa Stars . Then they used him for a year in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Cleveland Barons , where he made it with his performances in the AHL First All-Star Team . He also scored 74 times in 72 games.

Another club change in May 1971, in which he moved with Walt McKechnie to the California Golden Seals and Dennis Hextall was sent to Minnesota in exchange , brought Johnston finally the desired regular place in the NHL. In the service of the Californians, the 22-year-old completed his first full NHL season, in which he scored 32 times. In the following two years, the attacker continuously increased his points count to 67 points, which earned him the first of three consecutive nominations for the NHL All-Star Game in 1973 . He also acted as team captain from February 1974 . He filled this post until another transfer in June 1975. His new employer was the Chicago Black Hawks , who had received him in exchange for Jim Pappin and a third-round vote in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft .

Before Johnston could go on the ice for the Black Hawks, however, he had to cure a wrist and head injury. He suffered this in August 1975 in a car accident in which his van collided head-on with another vehicle near Toronto and Johnston was thrown ten meters out of his vehicle. As a result, he only returned to the Black Hawks roster in November 1975, but could not return to his previous performance. In 32 missions he managed only five assists, after which he was sent to the Dallas Black Hawks farm team in February 1976 . After the season, the striker ended his active career at the age of 27 due to the aftermath of the injuries he had suffered from the previous year.

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1964/65 Peterborough Petes OHA 3 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1965/66 Peterborough Petes OHA 44 8th 15th 23 91 6th 0 0 0 10
1966/67 Peterborough Petes OHA 32 8th 19th 27 114 6th 1 3 4th 28
1967/68 Omaha Knights CPHL 70 24 22nd 46 131 - - - - -
1967/68 Buffalo bison AHL 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - -
1968/69 Minnesota North Stars NHL 11 1 0 1 6th - - - - -
1968/69 Memphis South Stars CHL 58 20th 37 57 91 - - - - -
1969/70 Iowa stars CHL 62 20th 37 57 115 11 4th 6th 10 38
1970/71 Cleveland Barons AHL 72 27 47 74 142 8th 7th 4th 11 24
1971/72 California Golden Seals NHL 77 15th 17th 32 107 - - - - -
1972/73 California Golden Seals NHL 71 28 21st 49 62 - - - - -
1973/74 California Golden Seals NHL 78 27 40 67 67 - - - - -
1974/75 California Golden Seals NHL 62 14th 23 37 72 - - - - -
1975/76 Chicago Black Hawks NHL 32 0 5 5 6th - - - - -
1975/76 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 11 4th 2 6th 4th - - - - -
OHA total 79 16 34 50 205 12 1 3 4th 38
CPHL / CHL total 201 68 98 166 341 11 4th 6th 10 38
NHL overall 331 85 106 191 320 - - - - -

( 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 Johnston, Joey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johnston, Joseph John (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 3, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Peterborough , Ontario , Canada