Tom Johnson (ice hockey)

Thomas Christian Johnson (February 18, 1928 – November 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He was born in Baldur, Manitoba.

Johnson was also the recipient of the Norris Trophy in 1959. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.

He won the Stanley Cup as a player with Montreal in 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960 and once as a coach with Boston in 1972 and once as assistant general manager of the Boston Bruins, a position he held for over 30 years.

Johnson died of heart failure at age 79 in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Awards and achievements

*Stanley Cup Championships (1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, & 1960)
*NHL Second All-Star Team Defence (1956)
*NHL First All-Star Team Defence (1959)
*James Norris Memorial Trophy Winner (1959)
*Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970
*Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993
*“Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame

External links

*Legendsmember|Player|P197003|Tom Johnson
*hockeydb|2568|Tom Johnson
* [http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/1993/tJohnson.htm Tom 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=16 Tom Johnson's biography] at [http://www.mbhockeyhalloffame.ca/index.html Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame]