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Canada Matt Johnson
#12 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 03/04
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Nov 23, 1975
Position
LW
Age
50
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Welland, ON, CAN
Weight
236 lbs / 107 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Welland Aerostars
Status
Retired
Drafted
1994 round 2 #33 overall by Los Angeles Kings

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Matt Johnson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1990-91 Welland Tigers U18 AAA SCTA U18 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1991-92 Welland Aerostars GHL 38* 6* 19* 25* 214* -* |
Ajax Axemen COJHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1992-93 Peterborough Petes OHL 66* 8* 17* 25* 211* -* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 56 -
1993-94 Peterborough Petes OHL 50* 13* 24* 37* 233* -* |
1994-95 Peterborough Petes OHL 14* 1* 2* 3* 43* -* |
Los Angeles Kings NHL 14* 1* 0* 1* 102* 0* |
1995-96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 5* 0* |
Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 29* 4* 4* 8* 87* 2* |
1996-97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52* 1* 3* 4* 194* -4* |
1997-98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66* 2* 4* 6* 249* -8* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 6 -1
1998-99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49* 2* 1* 3* 131* -5* |
1999-00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 64* 2* 5* 7* 144* -11* |
2000-01 Minnesota Wild NHL 50* 1* 1* 2* 137* -6* |
2001-02 Minnesota Wild NHL 60* 4* 0* 4* 183* -13* |
2002-03 Minnesota Wild “A” NHL 60* 3* 5* 8* 201* -8* | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 25 0
2003-04 Minnesota Wild NHL 57* 7* 1* 8* 177* 4* |

Matt Johnson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Peterborough Petes Memorial Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |

Matt Johnson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
COJHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
GHL 1 38* 6* 19* 25* 0.66* 214* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 29* 4* 4* 8* 0.28* 87* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Memorial Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 10 473* 23* 20* 43* 0.09* 1 523* -51* | 2 16 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 31 * -1 *
OHL 3 130* 22* 43* 65* 0.50* 487* -* | 1 16 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.13 * 56 * - *
SCTA U18 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Matt Johnson Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1999, 1 #20 overall by Atlanta Thrashers in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1992, 1 #16 overall by Peterborough Petes in the OHL Priority Selection

Career transactions
- 2005-07-29 • Bought out by the Minnesota Wild
- 2004-03-01 • Signed to a multi-year contract extension by the Minnesota Wild
- 2003-09-15 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2002-07-31 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Minnesota Wild
- 2000-09-29 • Traded to the Minnesota Wild for a 2001 3rd round pick (traded to CBJ via PIT: Aaron Johnson)
- 1999-06-25 • Claimed in the NHL Expansion Draft by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 1998-09-18 • Re-signed to a three-year contract by the Los Angeles Kings
- 1994-06-28 • Selected 33rd overall in the NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings