Ed Johnstone

Edward Lavern "Eddie" Johnstone (born March 2, 1954) is a retired Canadian ice hockey player. He played for the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League.
==Playing career==
Johnstone played major junior with the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Canada Hockey League from 1971 to 1974. After two consecutive 100 point seasons 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.
==Coaching career==
Johnstone immediately became the coach of the junior Vernon Lakers of the British Columbia Hockey League in 1987 and held that post until 1992. The team won the Centennial Cup in 1990 and 1991.
From 1993 to 1995 he was the coach of the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL and then of the Mobile Mysticks of the same league from 1995 to 1997. Johnstone then spent three seasons as an assistant coach of the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks from 1997 to 2000. His last job was coach of the San Angelo Outlaws in 2001-02.
==Awards and achievements==
*Named to the AHL First All-Star Team in 1977.
*Played in NHL All-Star Game (1981)
*Ranked No. 65 on the all-time list of New York Rangers in the book 100 Ranger Greats (John Wiley & Sons, 2009).
== 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
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 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	426 	122 	136 	258 	375 	 	55 	13 	10 	23 	83
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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