Brian Johnson (born April 1, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.
| Brian Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 1, 1960 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Detroit Red Wings | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1980–1986 | ||
Johnson spent four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Verdun/Sorel Éperviers and the Sherbrooke Beavers before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1980. He had spells in the American Hockey League with the Adirondack Red Wings and the Central Hockey League with the Dallas Black Hawks before making his debut for Detroit during the 1983-84 NHL season, playing a total of three regular season games, going pointless with five penalty minutes. After spells with the Carolina Thunderbirds and the Indianapolis Checkers, Johnson retired in 1986.[1]
On April 16, 2012, Brian Johnson was sentenced to 4 years in prison for trafficking cocaine in Saint John, New Brunswick.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1977–78 | Verdun Eperviers | QMJHL | 50 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978–79 | Verdun Eperviers | QMJHL | 71 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 192 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 61 | ||
| 1979–80 | Verdun/Sorel Eperviers | QMJHL | 21 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | Sherbrooke Castors | QMJHL | 49 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 144 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 66 | ||
| 1980–81 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 65 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 193 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | ||
| 1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 79 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 223 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 129 | ||
| 1982–83 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 67 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 250 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 1983–84 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 58 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 233 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | ||
| 1985–86 | Carolina Thunderbirds | ACHL | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Indianapolis Checkers | IHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 190 | 20 | 64 | 84 | 676 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 88 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Brian Johnson". hhof.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean (April 6, 2012). "Ex NHLer gets prison for cocaine possession". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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