Jay Johnston (ice hockey)
| Jay Johnston | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 28, 1958 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Washington Capitals | ||
| NHL draft |
45th overall, 1978 Washington Capitals | ||
| Playing career | 1978–1987 | ||
John Timothy "Jay" Johnston (born February 28, 1958) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1980–81 and 1981–82 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1978 to 1987, was spent in the minor leagues. Johnston was selected by the Capitals 45th overall in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft, and was born in Hamilton, Ontario.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1975–76 | Hamilton Mountain A's | SOJHL | 36 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | St. Catharines Fincups | OMJHL | 65 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 146 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 49 | ||
| 1977–78 | Hamilton Fincups | OMJHL | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 163 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 59 | ||
| 1978–79 | Port Huron Flags | IHL | 75 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 409 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 1979–80 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 229 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 42 | ||
| 1980–81 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 187 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1981–82 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 67 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 228 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | ||
| 1982–83 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 76 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 148 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1983–84 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 69 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 69 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 211 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | ||
| 1985–86 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 78 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 176 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | ||
| 1986–87 | Fort Wayne Komets | IHL | 31 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 342 | 12 | 62 | 74 | 1023 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 82 | ||||
| IHL totals | 253 | 7 | 52 | 59 | 888 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 104 | ||||
| NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Jay Johnston NHL player page". NHL.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com
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