# Greg Johnston (ice hockey)

Gregory Nelson Johnston (born January 14, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

## Early life

Johnston was born in Barrie, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1977 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie.

## Career

Johnston played 187 games in the NHL, most of them for the Boston Bruins, but also a few for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He has also played in the AHL for various teams, and in Europe for various teams in Germany's DEL and Sweden's Elitserien.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1981–82 | Barrie Colts | COJHL | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982–83 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 58 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1983–84 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 57 | 38 | 35 | 73 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 1983–84 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Toronto Marlboros | OHL | 42 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1984–85 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985–86 | Moncton Golden Flames | AHL | 60 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 56 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 1986–87 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 76 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 79 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987–88 | Boston Bruins | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1987–88 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 75 | 21 | 32 | 53 | 106 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 1988–89 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 57 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1988–89 | Maine Mariners | AHL | 15 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989–90 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1989–90 | Maine Marines | AHL | 52 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990–91 | Newmarket Saints | AHL | 73 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 63 | 28 | 45 | 73 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 |
| 1992–93 | ECD Sauerland | Germany2 | 47 | 49 | 59 | 108 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | ECD Sauerland | Germany2 | 51 | 40 | 60 | 100 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 42 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 1995–96 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 1996–97 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 49 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 98 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 14 |
| 1997–98 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 43 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997–98 | Kassel Huskies | Euro HL | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kassel Huskies | DEL | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999–00 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 56 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 2000–01 | Berlin Capitals | DEL | 60 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001–02 | Modo Hockey | SHL | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001–02 | Munich Barons | DEL | 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | Orillia Tundras | ACH | 21 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 187 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |