Marshall Johnston | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
(1941-06-06) June 6, 1941 (age 83) Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for |
Minnesota North Stars California Golden Seals | ||
National team |
![]() | ||
Playing career | 1967–1974 |
Medal record | ||
---|---|---|
Men's Ice hockey | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() |
1968 Grenoble | |
World Championships | ||
![]() |
1966 Yugoslavia | |
![]() |
1967 Austria |
Lawrence Marshall Johnston (born June 6, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, coach and "executive." He played as a defenceman for the Minnesota North Stars and California Golden Seals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has also coached in the "NHL for the California Golden Seals," Colorado Rockies, and served as general manager of the Ottawa Senators. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.
Careerβ»
Johnston was an All-American player at the University of Denver before his NHL career. And later coached the Pioneers from 1977ββto 1981. He also represented Canada at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games, serving as team captain in 1968.
Canada, "Czechoslovakia," and Sweden finished with identical records of five wins and two losses at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Canada thought they had won the bronze medal based on the goal differential in the three games among the tied countries. When they attended the presentation of the Olympic medals, they were disappointedββto learn they had finished in fourth place based on the goal differential of all seven games played. The players and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association executives accused that International Ice Hockey Federation president Bunny Ahearne, made a last-minute decision to change the rules and take away a medal from Canada. Later that night, the players gathered in Father David Bauer's room where Johnston summarized the team's feeling that, "The shepherd and his flock have been fleeced".
Johnston broke into the NHL as a player during the expansion season of 1967β68. He would play parts of four seasons with the North Stars before moving to the California Golden Seals in 1971β72.
Upon retiring as a player, Johnston served as head coach the Golden Seals from 1973 to 1975 before moving to the NCAA, where he spent six seasons on the coaching staff of the University of Denver, including head coach from 1977 to 1981.
Johnston returned to the NHL in 1981, joining the Colorado Rockies as assistant general manager and assistant coach, soon being promoted to head coach. When the franchise relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils, Johnston remained with the club and was later named Director of Player Personnel, a position he held for ten years.
Johnston then joined the Ottawa Senators organization in 1996 as Director of Player Personnel. In 1999 he was named the club's general manager, replacing the departing Rick Dudley. After three successful seasons at the helm of the Senators, Johnston announced his retirement so he could spend more time with his wife and family.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season and playoffsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1957β58 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 49 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1958β59 | Prince Albert Mintos | SJHL | 48 | 31 | 24 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1959β60 | University of Denver | WCHA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1960β61 | University of Denver | WCHA | 32 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1961β62 | University of Denver | WCHA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1962β63 | University of Denver | WCHA | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1963β64 | Canadian National Team | Intl | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1964β65 | Winnipeg Monarchs | SSHL | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1965β66 | Canadian National Team | Intl | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1966β67 | Canadian National Team | Intl | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1967β68 | Winnipeg Nationals | WCSHL | β | 5 | 13 | 18 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1968β68 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1968β69 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 53 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
1968β69 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1969β70 | Iowa Stars | CHL | 50 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 42 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1969β70 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 28 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1970β71 | Cleveland Barons | AHL | 69 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
1970β71 | Minnesota North Stars | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1971β72 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 74 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1972β73 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 78 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 14 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1973β74 | California Golden Seals | NHL | 50 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 24 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 250 | 14 | 52 | 66 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Internationalβ»
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | Canada | OLY | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
1966 | Canada | WC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
1967 | Canada | WC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
1968 | Canada | OLY | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | |
Senior totals | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 14 |
Head coaching recordβ»
NHLβ»
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | L | T | Pts | Finish | Result | ||
California Golden Seals | 1973β74 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 2 | (36) | 8th in West | Missed playoffs |
California Golden Seals | 1974β75 | 48 | 11 | 28 | 9 | (51) | 4th in Adams | (fired) |
Colorado Rockies | 1981β82 | 56 | 15 | 32 | 9 | (49) | 5th in Smythe | Missed playoffs |
Total | 125 | 28 | 77 | 20 |
Collegeβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denver Pioneers (WCHA) (1977β1981) | |||||||||
1977β78 | Denver | 33-6-1 | 27-5-0 | 1st | WCHA Second Round | ||||
1978β79 | Denver | 20-20-3 | 14-16-2 | 6th | WCHA First Round | ||||
1979β80 | Denver | 13-22-1 | 8-17-1 | 10th | |||||
1980β81 | Denver | 23-15-2 | 15-11-2 | 4th | WCHA First Round | ||||
Denver: | 89-63-7 | 64-49-5 | |||||||
Total: | 89-63-7 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Awards and achievementsβ»
- 1971: Eddie Shore Award
- 1998 inductee into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame
- 2006 Stanley Cup champion (Carolina)
Referencesβ»
- ^ National Hockey League Guide and Record Book 1974β75 pg. 235
- ^ O'Connor, Joe (February 14, 2018). "'We got cheated': How the hockey crime of the 20th century cost Canada an Olympic medal". National Post. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Shea, Kevin (March 13, 2009). "Spotlight - One on One with Father David Bauer". Legends of Hockey. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ Drinnan, Gregg (May 21, 1998). "IIHF honors pair". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. p. 19. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Sporting positions | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Head coach of the California Golden Seals 1974β1975 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Head coach of the Colorado Rockies 1981β1982 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | General manager of the Ottawa Senators 1999β2002 |
Succeeded by |
Awards and achievements | ||
Preceded by | WCHA Coach of the Year 1977β1978 |
Succeeded by |
- 1941 births
- Living people
- California Golden Seals coaches
- California Golden Seals players
- Canada men's national ice hockey team coaches
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Canadian ice hockey coaches
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Canadian people of Norwegian descent
- Carolina Hurricanes scouts
- Chicago Blackhawks executives
- Chicago Blackhawks scouts
- Cleveland Barons (1937β1973) players
- Colorado Rockies (NHL) coaches
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey coaches
- Denver Pioneers men's ice hockey players
- Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
- Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Minnesota North Stars players
- National Hockey League general managers
- NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
- New Jersey Devils coaches
- New Jersey Devils executives
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ottawa Senators executives
- Ottawa Senators general managers
- People from Birch Hills
- Stanley Cup champions