Ching Johnson

Ivan Wilfred 'Ching' Johnson (December 7, 1897, - June 16, 1979) was a Canadian professional defenceman who played for the New York Rangers and New York Americans in the National Hockey League. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Johnson was regarded as one of the hardest bodycheckers to ever play the game.
==Playing Career==
Ching's NHL career lasted 12 years. He joined the New York Rangers during the 1926–27 NHL season, spending 11 seasons with the team. He was an important member of the Rangers teams that won Stanley Cups in 1928 and 1933. His last season in the NHL was with the New York Americans during the 1937–38 NHL season. During his NHL career he scored 43 goals, had 50 assists, and served 969 penalty minutes.
After he left the NHL, his hockey days were not yet over. Ching took on the dual role of player-head coach of the Minneapolis Millers for 2 seasons and afterwards served as the head coach of the Washington Lions. His playing career ended with a stint in 1943-1944 with the Hollywood Wolves of the PCHL.
After his hockey career was over, Ching became a general contractor in the construction business and later settled permanently in Maryland.
When, in 1978, it was announced that he had cancer, thousands of letters and cards poured into him. Ching Johnson died in Silver Spring, Maryland, on June 16 1979, at the age of 81.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as a Player in 1958.
== Awards & Achievements ==
*Stanley Cup Championships (1928 & 1933)
*NHL First All-Star Team Defence (1932 & 1933)
*NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1931 & 1934)
*Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958
*Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
*Selected to Manitoba's All-Century Second All-Star Team
==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
1919–20 	Winnipeg Monarchs 	WSrHL 	 	7 	6 	3 	9 	10 	 	 	 	 	 	
1920–21 	Eveleth Reds 	USAHA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1921–22 	Eveleth Reds 	USAHA 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1922–23 	Eveleth Reds 	AHA 	 	20 	4 	0 	4 	26 	 	 	 	 	 	
1923–24 	Minneapolis Millers	USAHA 	 	20 	9 	3 	12 	34 	 	 	 	 	 	
1924–25 	Minneapolis Rockets	USAHA 	 	40 	8 	0 	8 	43 	 	 	 	 	 	
1925–26 	Minneapolis Millers	CHL 	 	38 	14 	5 	19 	92 	 	3 	2 	0 	2 	6
1926–27 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	27 	3 	2 	5 	66 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	8
1927–28 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	42 	10 	6 	16 	146 	 	9 	1 	1 	2 	46
1928–29 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	8 	0 	0 	0 	14 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	26
1929–30 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	30 	3 	3 	6 	82 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	14
1930–31 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	44 	2 	6 	8 	77 	 	4 	1 	0 	1 	17
1931–32 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	47 	3 	10 	13 	106 	 	7 	2 	0 	2 	24
1932–33 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	48 	8 	9 	17 	127 	 	8 	1 	0 	1 	14
1933–34 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	48 	2 	6 	8 	86 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	4
1934–35 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	29 	2 	3 	5 	34 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	2
1935–36 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	47 	5 	3 	8 	58 	 	 	 	 	 	
1936–37 	New York Rangers 	NHL 	 	35 	0 	0 	0 	2 	 	9 	0 	1 	1 	4
1937–38 	New York Americans 	NHL 	 	31 	0 	0 	0 	10 	 	6 	0 	0 	0 	2
1938–39 	Minneapolis Millers	AHA 	 	47 	2 	9 	11 	60 	 	4 	0 	2 	2 	0
1939–40 	Minneapolis Millers	AHA 	 	48 	0 	4 	4 	26 	 	3 	0 	0 	0 	2
1940–41 	Marquette Ironmen 	NMHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1941–42 	Washington Lions 	AHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1942–43 	Washington Lions 	AHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1943–44 	Hollywood Wolves 	PCHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL Totals	 	 	 	436 	38 	48 	86 	808 	 	61 	5 	2 	7 	161
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
NYR_32-33_SCup.jpg|NHL President Calder presents the Stanley Cup to the Rangers, April 13, 1933.
5_Rangers_Fall_1933.jpg|Earl Seibert, Doug Brennan, Ching Johnson, Jean Pusie, Ott Heller
12Dec1937-Robertson_Johnson.gif|Earl Robertson clears the puck while Ching Johnson guards the net against the Canadiens, December 12, 1937.
==External Links==
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*Ching Johnson’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
*Ivan 'Ching' Johnson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:Minneapolis Millers (AHA) coaches
Category:Born in 1897
Category:Born in 1979
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Hockey Hall of Fame
Category:New York Americans players
Category:New York Rangers players
Category:Stanley Cup champions
Category:NHL All-Stars
Category:Winnipeg Monarchs players
Category:Minneapolis Millers (AHA) players
Category:Retired in 1944
Category:Hollywood Wolves players
Category:Canadian ice hockey coaches
Category:Washington Lions coaches
Category:Hollywood Wolves coaches