Ryan Johnston (ice hockey)

Ryan Johnston (born February 14, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens.
==Playing career==
Born in Sudbury, Ontario, Johnston played three years of college hockey with the Colgate Raiders. In the summer of 2015, he signed a two-year two-way deal with the Canadiens and played the 2015–16 with Montreal's AHL affiliate, the St. John's IceCaps. After a string of injuries to Canadiens' defenceman, Johnston was called up and played his first NHL game on April 5, 2016.
At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Canadiens having played in 10 games over a span of two seasons, Johnston left the Canadiens as an impending restricted free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract with Top Tier SHL club, Luleå HF, on June 26, 2017. In the 2017–18 season, Johnston registered 2 goals and 11 points in 36 games on the blueline for Luleå. He was loaned at the conclusion of the season to playoff bound Swiss club, HC Lugano of the National League on February 28, 2018. Johnston enjoyed a successful post-season with Lugano, posting 10 points in just 17 games.
On September 15, 2018, Johnston transferred his SHL contract to play with Mora IK for the 2018–19 season. Johnston responded with his new club in recording a career season, by posting 3 goals and 22 points in 50 regular season games. Despite posting 6 points in 5 SHL Kvalserien games, Johnston could not prevent Mora from returning to the Allsvenskan.
As a free agent from Mora, Johnston returned to North America in securing a one-year AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies on July 18, 2019. After attending the Marlies training camp, Johnston began the 2019–20 season as a healthy scratch. Before making his debut with the Marlies, Johnston was traded to the San Diego Gulls, affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks, for future considerations on October 31, 2019.
Johnston at the conclusion of his contract with the Gulls, opted to return to Europe as a free agent. He belatedly agreed to join German outfit, the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL, on December 18, 2020.
==Personal==
Johnston's sister Rebecca is a member of the Canada women's national ice hockey team and a two-time Olympic gold winner. Their uncle Mike Johnston was the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2014–15 and part of the 2015–16 seasons and an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings.
==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
2009–10 	Elmira Sugar Kings	GOJHL 		37 	3 	20 	23 	20 		12 	0 	3 	3 	4
2010–11 	Nepean Raiders 	CCHL 		58 	11 	31 	42 	32 		7 	1 	3 	4 	6
2011–12 	Nepean Raiders 	CCHL 		56 	17 	54 	71 	32 		18 	9 	9 	18 	8
2012–13 	Colgate University	ECAC 		35 	0 	8 	8 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Colgate University	ECAC 		37 	4 	15 	19 	37 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Colgate University	ECAC 		38 	1 	14 	15 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	St. John's IceCaps	AHL 		37 	0 	12 	12 	14 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2015–16 	Montreal Canadiens	NHL 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	St. John's IceCaps	AHL 		50 	5 	13 	18 	22 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2016–17 	Montreal Canadiens	NHL 		7 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	Luleå HF 	SHL 		36 	2 	9 	11 	26 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2017–18 	HC Lugano 	NL 		1 	0 	2 	2 	0 		17 	2 	8 	10 	20
2018–19 	Mora IK 	SHL 		50 	3 	19 	22 	36 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	San Diego Gulls 	AHL 		15 	1 	5 	6 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Idaho Steelheads 	ECHL 		4 	0 	1 	1 	5 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		10 	0 	0 	0 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Category:Colgate Raiders men's ice hockey players
Category:HC Lugano players
Category:Idaho Steelheads (ECHL) players
Category:Iserlohn Roosters players
Category:Luleå HF players
Category:Montreal Canadiens players
Category:Mora IK players
Category:San Diego Gulls (AHL) players
Category:St. John's IceCaps players
Category:Undrafted National Hockey League players