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Greg Johnson (ice hockey)

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Greg Johnson
Born (1971-03-16)March 16, 1971
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Died July 7, 2019(2019-07-07) (aged 48)[1]
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Detroit Red Wings
Pittsburgh Penguins
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 33rd overall, 1989
Philadelphia Flyers
Playing career 1994–2006

Gregory C. Johnson (March 16, 1971 – July 7, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played parts of fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Chicago Blackhawks, and Nashville Predators.

On July 7, 2019, Johnson was found dead in the basement of his house by his wife. It was concludedby police that Johnson had committed suicide by firearm.[2] After his death, an autopsy revealed that Johnson had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[3]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1988–89 Thunder Bay Flyers USHL 47 32 64 96 4 12 5 13 18 0
1989–90 U. of North Dakota WCHA 44 17 38 55 11
1990–91 U. of North Dakota WCHA 38 18 61 79 6
1991–92 U. of North Dakota WCHA 39 20 54 74 8
1992–93 U. of North Dakota WCHA 34 19 45 64 18
1992–93 Canadian National Team Intl 23 6 14 20 2
1993–94 Canadian National Team Intl 14 2 9 11 4
1993–94 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 3 2 4 6 0 4 0 4 4 2
1993–94 Detroit Red Wings NHL 52 6 11 17 22 7 2 2 4 2
1994–95 Detroit Red Wings NHL 22 3 5 8 14 1 0 0 0 0
1995–96 Detroit Red Wings NHL 60 18 22 40 30 13 3 1 4 8
1996–97 Detroit Red Wings NHL 43 6 10 16 12
1996–97 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 32 7 9 16 14 5 1 0 1 2
1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 5 1 0 1 2
1997–98 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 69 11 22 33 38
1998–99 Nashville Predators NHL 68 16 34 50 24
1999–00 Nashville Predators NHL 82 11 33 44 40
2000–01 Nashville Predators NHL 82 15 17 32 46
2001–02 Nashville Predators NHL 82 18 26 44 38
2002–03 Nashville Predators NHL 38 8 9 17 22
2003–04 Nashville Predators NHL 82 14 18 32 33 6 1 2 3 0
2005–06 Nashville Predators NHL 68 11 8 19 10 5 0 1 1 2
NHL totals 785 145 224 369 345 37 6 7 13 14

International

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Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1991 Canada WJC 1 7 4 2 6 0
1993 Canada WC 4th 8 1 2 3 2
1994 Canada Oly 2 8 0 3 3 0
Junior totals 7 4 2 6 0
Senior totals 16 1 5 6 2

Awards and honours

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Award Year
USHL
Forward of the Year 1989
Clark Cup (Thunder Bay Flyers) 1989
College
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1990 [4]
All-WCHA First Team 1990–91
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1990–91
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1991 [4]
All-WCHA First Team 1991–92
AHCA West Second-Team All-American 1991–92
All-WCHA First Team 1992–93
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1992–93

References

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  1. "Gregory James Johnson". The Chronicle-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  2. "Death of former Red Wing Greg Johnson likely a suicide, police say". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  3. "Former NHL player Greg Johnson posthumously diagnosed with CTE". The Sports Network. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.

Other websites

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Tom Fitzgerald
Nashville Predators captain
200206
Succeeded by
Kimmo Timonen