Craig Johnson (ice hockey, born 1972)
Craig Thomas Johnson (born March 18, 1972), is an American former professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 33rd overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft and went on to play 563 games in the NHL. Internationally Johnson played for the American national team in several World Championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
| Craig Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 18, 1972 Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
St. Louis Blues Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs Washington Capitals Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Hamburg Freezers DEG Metro Stars EC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| National team |
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| NHL Draft |
33rd overall, 1990 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1994–2008 | ||
Playing career
Johnson made his NHL debut during the 1994–95 season with St. Louis. He scored the first goal at the Kiel Center when it opened in 1995. On February 27, 1996, Johnson was traded with Patrice Tardif, Roman Vopat and two draft picks to the Los Angeles Kings for Wayne Gretzky. He remained a King for another seven seasons until 2003 where he played for three teams during the 2003–04 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Johnson moved to Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga, signing with the Hamburg Freezers. After one season he signed with the DEG Metro Stars in Düsseldorf where he spent two seasons. In 2007, Johnson moved to Austria and signed with Red Bull Salzberg.
Johnson returned to the Orange County area and coaches youth hockey for Santa Margarita Catholic High School hockey and Anaheim Jr Ducks youth.[1]
His son Ryan a defenseman, was drafted in the 1st round by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2019 NHL Draft.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1987–88 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | 28 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | 24 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Hill-Murray School | HS-MN | 23 | 15 | 36 | 51 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 33 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 44 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 42 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Jacksonville Bullets | SuHL | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | United States National Team | Intl | 54 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | Peoria Rivermen | IHL | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1995–96 | Worcester IceCats | AHL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 49 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 11 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 31 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 74 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 69 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 76 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 72 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 70 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | NHL | 39 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hamburg Freezers | DEL | 42 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 25 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 40 | ||
| 2006–07 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 50 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 83 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | EC Salzburg | AUT | 23 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 32 | ||
| NHL totals | 557 | 75 | 98 | 173 | 260 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | United States | WJC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1994 | United States | OLY | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1996 | United States | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1999 | United States | WC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | United States | WC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Senior totals | 32 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 18 | |||
Awards and honors
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| All-WCHA Rookie Team | 1990–91 | |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1992 | [2] |
| WCHA All-Tournament Team | 1993 | [2] |
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-07-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database