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Canada Greg Johnson
#21 Detroit Red Wings / NHL - 06/07
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time CJHL RBC Player of the Year 1
2-time NCAA (West) First All-American Team 2
1-time NCAA (West) Second All-American Team 1
1-time USHL Clark Cup Champion 1
1-time USHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time USHL Forward of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Mar 16, 1971
Position
C
Age
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Thunder Bay, ON, CAN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
-
Drafted
1989 round 2 #33 overall by Philadelphia Flyers

Johnson, 48, died on July 7, 2019, of a self-inflicted gunshot, in Rochester, Mich.
Brother: Ryan Johnson

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Greg Johnson Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Thunder Bay Bearcats “A” U18 AA -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1988-89 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 47* 32* 64* 96* 44* -* | Playoffs 12 5 13 18 0 -
1989-90 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 44* 17* 38* 55* 11* -* |
1990-91 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 38* 18* 61* 79* 6* -* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
1991-92 Univ. of North Dakota “C” NCAA 39* 20* 54* 74* 8* -* |
1992-93 Univ. of North Dakota “C” NCAA 34* 19* 45* 64* 18* -* |
Canada WC 8* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
Team Canada International 23* 6* 14* 20* 2* -* |
1993-94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52* 6* 11* 17* 22* -7* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 2 -2
Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3* 2* 4* 6* 0* 3* | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 2 -1
Canada OG 8* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
Team Canada International 14* 2* 9* 11* 4* -* |
1994-95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22* 3* 5* 8* 14* 1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 1
1995-96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60* 18* 22* 40* 30* 6* | Playoffs 13 3 1 4 8 -3
1996-97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43* 6* 10* 16* 12* -5* |
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32* 7* 9* 16* 14* -13* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 -1
1997-98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 2* 0* |
Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69* 11* 22* 33* 38* -2* |
1998-99 Nashville Predators NHL 68* 16* 34* 50* 24* -8* |
1999-00 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 82* 11* 33* 44* 40* -15* |
2000-01 Nashville Predators “A” NHL 82* 15* 17* 32* 46* -6* |
2001-02 Nashville Predators “C” NHL 82* 18* 26* 44* 38* -14* |
2002-03 Nashville Predators “C” NHL 38* 8* 9* 17* 22* 7* |
2003-04 Nashville Predators “C” NHL 82* 14* 18* 32* 33* -21* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 4
2004-05 Did not play * * * * * * |
2005-06 Nashville Predators “C” NHL 68* 11* 8* 19* 10* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 2 0
2006-07 Detroit Red Wings NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Greg Johnson Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1987-88 Thunder Bay Bearcats Air Canada Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Greg Johnson Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 2* 4* 6* 2.00* 0* 3* | 1 4 0 * 4 * 4 * 1.00 * 2 * -1 *
International 2 37* 8* 23* 31* 0.84* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 155* 74* 198* 272* 1.75* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 13 785* 145* 224* 369* 0.47* 345* -72* | 6 37 7 * 6 * 13 * 0.35 * 14 * -1 *
OG 1 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Air Canada Cup (Telus Cup) 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 AA 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 1 47* 32* 64* 96* 2.04* 44* -* | 1 12 5 * 13 * 18 * 1.50 * 0 * - *
WC 1 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 4* 2* 6* 0.86* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Greg Johnson Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #23 overall by Nashville Predators in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1988, 8 #113 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for Nashville Predators

Cult/Star player for Univ. of North Dakota