- Matt Johnson (ice hockey)
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For other people of the same name, see Matthew Johnson (disambiguation).
Matthew Johnson Born November 23, 1975
Welland, ON, CANHeight 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb) Position Left wing Shot Left Played for Los Angeles Kings
Atlanta Thrashers
Minnesota WildNHL Draft 33rd overall, 1994
Los Angeles KingsPlaying career 1994–2004 Matt Johnson (born November 23, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played parts of 10 seasons as an enforcer in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Thrashers and the Minnesota Wild. Johnson was born in Welland, Ontario, but raised in Fenwick, Ontario.
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Playing career
He was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
After two-plus seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Peterborough Petes, Johnson joined the Kings during the 1994–95 season. During the 1998–99 season, Johnson was suspended for twelve games for sucker-punching Jeff Beukeboom in the back of the head.[1] He would remain a member of the Kings until he was chosen by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1999 NHL Expansion Draft. On November 17, 1999, Johnson scored 10 seconds after fellow teammate Andrew Brunette in a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning to mark the then two quickest goals in Franchise history.[2] After just one season with the Thrashers, he would join another expansion team, the Minnesota Wild, for the 2000–01 season. Johnson played four seasons with the Wild and, to date, has had no NHL experience since the end of the 2003–04 season.
In his NHL career, Johnson appeared in 473 games, tallying 23 goals and adding 20 assists. In addition, he recorded 1,523 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 16 Stanley Cup playoff games, going scoreless with 31 penalty minutes. He currently makes his home in Los Angeles.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1992–93 Peterborough Petes OHL 66 8 17 25 211 16 1 1 2 54 1993–94 Peterborough Petes OHL 50 13 24 37 233 — — — — — 1994–95 Peterborough Petes OHL 14 1 2 3 43 — — — — — 1994–95 Los Angeles Kings NHL 14 1 0 1 102 — — — — — 1995–96 Los Angeles Kings NHL 1 0 0 0 5 — — — — — 1995–96 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 29 4 4 8 87 — — — — — 1996–97 Los Angeles Kings NHL 52 1 3 4 194 — — — — — 1997–98 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66 2 4 6 249 4 0 0 0 6 1998–99 Los Angeles Kings NHL 49 2 1 3 131 — — — — — 1999–00 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 64 2 5 7 144 — — — — — 2000–01 Minnesota Wild NHL 50 1 1 2 137 — — — — — 2001–02 Minnesota Wild NHL 60 4 0 4 183 — — — — — 2002–03 Minnesota Wild NHL 60 3 5 8 201 12 0 0 0 25 2003–04 Minnesota Wild NHL 57 7 1 8 177 — — — — — NHL totals 473 23 20 43 1523 16 0 0 0 31 References
- ^ "Hockey: Johnson suspended 12 games". New York Times. 1998-11-24. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE1DE1F30F937A15752C1A96E958260. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Quiz: Novembers to remember". Atlanta Thrashers. 2007-11-02. http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=434162. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Where are they now?". Minnesota Wild. 2010-10-19. http://wild.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=540566. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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Preceded by
Brad BombardirMinnesota Wild captain
December 2002Succeeded by
Sergei ZholtokCategories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Los Angeles Kings draft picks
- Los Angeles Kings players
- Minnesota Wild players
- People from Welland, Ontario
- Peterborough Petes alumni
- Phoenix Roadrunners (IHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey winger, 1970s births stubs
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