Ed Johnstone
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Ed Johnstone | |||
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Born | Brandon, MB, CAN |
March 2, 1954 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | NHL New York Rangers Detroit Red Wings AHL Providence Reds New Haven Nighthawks Adirondack Red Wings WHA Michigan Stags Baltimore Blades |
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NHL Draft | 104th overall, 1974 New York Rangers |
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WHA Draft | 78th overall, 1974 Michigan Stags |
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Playing career | 1974–1987 |
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. Johnstone was born in Brandon, Manitoba, but grew up in Vernon, British Columbia.
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.
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 | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | 426 | 122 | 136 | 258 | 375 | 55 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 83 |
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Preceded by | Head coaches of the Johnstown Chiefs 1992-1995 |
Succeeded by Nick Fotiu |
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- 1954 births
- Adirondack Red Wings players
- Baltimore Blades players
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Detroit Red Wings players
- ECHL coaches
- Ice hockey people from British Columbia
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Johnstown Chiefs coaches
- Living people
- Medicine Hat Tigers players
- Michigan Stags draft picks
- Michigan Stags players
- New Haven Nighthawks players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- New York Rangers players
- Sportspeople from Vernon, British Columbia
- Providence Reds players
- Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba
- Vernon Vipers players