Bernie Johnston

Bernie Johnston (born September 15, 1956) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 57 National Hockey League games with the Hartford Whalers between 1979 and 1981. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1976 to 1989, was spent in the minor leagues and in Switzerland. As a youth, he played in the 1968 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.^[1] After his playing career Johnston worked as a coach in Switzerland and Germany, as well as serving as general manager for the Frankfurt Lions between 1997 and 2002.

Bernie Johnston
Born	(1956-09-15) September 15, 1956 (age 68) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	Hartford Whalers
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1976–1989

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1972–73	Ajax Knob Hill Farms	OPJAHL		30	28	42	70	32		—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	Toronto Marlboros	OHA		65	10	11	21	21		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		47	9	29	38	20		3	1	2	3	4
1974–75	Toronto Marlboros	M-Cup		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	4	4	2
1975–76	Toronto Marlboros	OMJHL		60	22	39	61	44		10	0	4	4	8
1976–77	Syracuse Blazers	NAHL		73	53	71	124	40		9	1	9	10	2
1977–78	Maine Mariners	AHL		68	28	29	57	35		11	2	7	9	6
1978–79	Maine Mariners	AHL		70	29	66	95	40		10	2	5	7	8
1979–80	Hartford Whalers	NHL		32	8	13	21	8		3	0	1	1	0
1979–80	Springfield Indians	AHL		41	18	36	54	25		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Hartford Whalers	NHL		25	4	11	15	8		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Binghamton Whalers	AHL		38	14	22	36	36		3	0	0	0	0
1981–82	EHC Kloten	NLA		38	22	26	48	—		—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	Maine Mariners	AHL		—	—	—	—	—		4	0	5	5	0
1982–83	EHC Kloten	NLA		38	36	32	68	—		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Maine Mariners	AHL		11	7	2	9	2		8	4	1	5	4
1983–84	EHC Kloten	NLA		38	31	34	65	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	EHC Basel	NLB		32	33	46	79	—		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	EHC Basel	NLB		36	27	29	56	46		2	2	0	2	4
1985–86	Hershey Bears	AHL		15	2	9	11	6		18	2	3	5	11
1986–87	EHC Bülach	SWI-3		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	EHC Bülach	SWI-3		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	EHC Bülach	NLB		12	6	8	14	38		—	—	—	—	—
1988–89	Maine Mariners	AHL		11	2	3	5	0		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				57	12	24	36	16		3	0	1	1	0

References

1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-08.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database