Greg Johnston (ice hockey)
Gregory Norman Johnston ( born January 14, 1965 in Barrie, Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who was active during his career, including in the National Hockey League and the German Ice Hockey League.
Career
Greg Johnston began his playing career in 1981 at his home club, the Barrie Colts Midget. For the 1982/83 season he moved to the Toronto Marlboros in the Ontario Hockey League, where he was active until 1985. Before the start of the 1983/84 season took him from the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League contract, which had selected him in the NHL Entry Draft in 1983 in the second round, 42nd position. For Boston he played until 1990, both the 1984/85 put him in the AHL with the Hershey Bears, 1985/86 at the Moncton Golden Flames as well as from 1987 to 1990 at the Maine Mariners. From 1990 to 1992 Johnston played in the NHL for the Toronto Maple Leafs, which could play for the St. John 's Maple Leafs him in the AHL for a 1990/91 for the Newmarket Saints and 1991/92.
After Germany, he joined in 1992 and remained until 1994, initially in the 2nd Bundesliga in the ECD Iserlohn, until he was obliged in 1994 by the Kassel Huskies and played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. The 1994/95 season was the first season after the founding of the DEL and the first season of the " Huskies " in the German top flight. With them, Johnston reached the German vice-champion title in 1997.
To date, among others, the Canadian leads the team Kassel internal scoring tables and received by his goals and assists the nickname " Magic" Johnston. It was used both in the storm and in the defense by the then coach Hans Zach.
For the season 1999/2000 he was recruited by the Berlin Capitals, for which he gained 120 points scorer in two seasons. When he then 2001 MODO Hockey Örnsköldsvik wanted to try in the Swedish Elitserien, he moved to 13 games again to Germany and still finished in the same season his career at the Munich Barons.