- Ivan Wilfred Johnson
Ivan Wilfred 'Ching' Johnson (
December 7 ,1897 , -June 16 ,1979 ) was a Canadian professionalice hockey defenceman who played for theNew York Rangers andNew York Americans in theNational Hockey League . A native ofWinnipeg ,Manitoba , Johnson was regarded as one of the hardest bodycheckers to ever play the game.Ching's NHL career lasted 12 years. He joined the
New York Rangers during the1926–27 NHL season , spending 11 seasons with the team. He was an important member of the Rangers teams that wonStanley Cup s in 1928 and 1933. His last season in the NHL was with theNew York Americans during the1937–38 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 for the Minneapolis Millers for 2 seasons and afterwards served as the head coach for the
Washington Lions . His playing career ended with a stint in 1943-1944 with theHollywood Wolves of thePCHL .After his hockey career was over, Ching became a contractor in a 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
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Stanley Cup Championships (1928 & 1933)
*NHL First All-Star Team Defence (1932 & 1933)
*NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1931 & 1934)
*Inducted into theHockey Hall of Fame in 1958
*Inducted into theManitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004
*“Honoured Member” of theManitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
*Selected toManitoba 's All-Century Second All-Star TeamPlaying career
External links
*Legendsmember|Player|P195811|'Ching' Johnson
*hockeydb|2554|'Ching' Johnson
* [http://rangers.nhl.com/team/app?page=HistoricalPlayerDetail&pkey=8447098&service=page Ivan 'Ching' Johnson's New York Rangers Biography]
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2004/iJohnson.htm Ching Johnson’s biography] at [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
* [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/honoured/players.html?category=7&id=15 Ivan 'Ching' Johnson's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]
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