Ed Johnstone

**Edward Lavern "Eddie" Johnstone** (born March 2, 1954) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played for the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).

## Playing career

Johnstone played major junior with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971 to 1974. After two 100 point seasons in a row with Medicine Hat, Johnstone was drafted 104th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft, and 78th overall by the Michigan Stags in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft. He played 23 games for the Stags in 1974–75 and played in the American Hockey League for the Providence Reds. Johnstone started his National Hockey League career in 1975–76, scoring 3 points in 10 games. Johnstone played for the Rangers until the end of the 1982–83 season, before being traded to the Detroit Red Wings along with Ron Duguay and Eddie Mio for Mike Blaisdell, Willie Huber, and Mark Osborne. He played for the Red Wings and their AHL minor league affiliate, the Adirondack Red Wings before retiring in 1987.

## Awards and achievements

- Named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1977.
- Played in NHL All-Star Game (1981)

## Career statistics

|colspan="3"  bgcolor="#ffffff"||rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Regular season|rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff"||colspan="5"|Playoffs||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1970–71|Vernon Essos|BCJHL|?|45|49|94|79|—|—|—|—|—|
|1971–72|Medicine Hat Tigers|WCHL|27|14|15|29|46|—|—|—|—|—|
|1972–73|Medicine Hat Tigers|WCHL|68|58|44|102|70|—|—|—|—|—|
|1973–74|Medicine Hat Tigers|WCHL|68|64|54|118|164|—|—|—|—|—|
|1974–75|Greensboro Generals|SHL|25|21|25|46|21|—|—|—|—|—|
|1974–75|Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades|WHA|23|4|4|8|43|—|—|—|—|—|
|1975–76|Providence Reds|AHL|58|23|33|56|102|3|0|0|0|14|
|1975–76|New York Rangers|NHL|10|2|1|3|4|—|—|—|—|—|
|1976–77|New Haven Nighthawks|AHL|80|40|58|98|79|6|3|6|9|7|
|1977–78|New Haven Nighthawks|AHL|17|10|12|22|20|—|—|—|—|—|
|1977–78|New York Rangers|NHL|53|13|13|26|44|—|—|—|—|—|
|1978–79|New York Rangers|NHL|30|5|3|8|27|17|5|0|5|10|
|1979–80|New York Rangers|NHL|78|14|21|35|60|9|0|1|1|25|
|1980–81|New York Rangers|NHL|80|30|38|68|100|8|2|2|4|4|
|1981–82|New York Rangers|NHL|68|30|28|58|57|10|2|6|8|25|
|1982–83|New York Rangers|NHL|52|15|21|36|27|9|4|1|5|19|
|1983–84|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|46|12|11|23|54|2|0|0|0|0|
|1984–85|Adirondack Red Wings|AHL|69|27|28|55|70|—|—|—|—|—|
|1985–86|Adirondack Red Wings|AHL|62|29|31|60|74|17|5|7|12|4|
|1985–86|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|3|1|0|1|2|—|—|—|—|—|
|1986–87|Adirondack Red Wings|AHL|61|30|22|52|83|5|1|0|1|2|
|1986–87|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|6|0|0|0|0|—|—|—|—|—|

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **played for**: **National Hockey League, NHL**
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
**American Hockey League, AHL**
Providence Reds
New Haven Nighthawks
Adirondack Red Wings
**World Hockey Association, WHA**
Michigan Stags
Baltimore Blades
- **position**: Winger (ice hockey), Right wing
- **shoots**: Right
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 9
- **weight lb**: 175
- **birth place**: Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba, MB, Canada, CAN
- **draft**: 104th overall
- **draft year**: 1974
- **draft team**: New York Rangers
- **wha draft**: 78th overall
- **wha draft year**: 1974
- **wha draft team**: Michigan Stags
- **career start**: 1974
- **career end**: 1987