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| 1966 NHL DRAFT PICK |
 | Joey
Johnston
Selected in second round
No.
8 overall by New York Rangers
Born March 3,
1949
 | Position:
Left Wing
Height: 5-10 Weight:
175
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Peterborough (OHA)
Birthplace:
Peterborough, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Peterborough, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1964-65 |
Peterborough | OHA |
3 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
0 | | 1965-66 |
Peterborough | OHA |
44 | 8 |
15 | 23 |
91 |
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| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 1968
Numbers:
17 (Minnesota); 22 (California); 8 (Chicago).
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing Status:
Retired 1976 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years | Teams | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | | 1968-1976 | Minn.,
California, Chicago | 331 | 85 | 106 | 191 | 320 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
All-Star Game: 1973, 1974, 1975
California
Captain: 1974-75
California Points Leader: 1973-74 (67
points)
California Goals Leader: 1972-73 (28 goals), 1973-74 (27
goals) |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams:
Peterborough (OHA); Buffalo (AHL); Omaha (CHL); Memphis, Iowa (CHL);
Cleveland (AHL); Dallas (CHL)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL All-Star First Team:
1970-71 (Cleveland)
WHA Draft Pick: 1972 (by Minnesota)
Personal: Older brother of former minor-leaguer Jim Johnston. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| TRADE: New York traded Johnston, Wayne
Hillman and Dan Seguin to Minnesota in exchange for Dave Balon on June 12,
1968. |
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SNAPSHOT '66 | | Total Selected: |
24 | | Forwards: |
13 | | Defense: |
8 | | Goaltenders: |
2 | | Position n/a: |
1 | | Major Junior: |
17 |
| College Players: |
0 |
| Canadian: |
24 | | Euro-Canadian: |
0 |
| American: |
0 |
| European: |
0 |
| Reached NHL: |
14 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
3 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
3 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
0
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| Picks Traded: |
0 |
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