Tom Johnson | |||
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Hockey Hall of Fame, 1970 | |||
![]() Johnson in 1972 | |||
Born |
(1928-02-18)February 18, 1928 Baldur, Manitoba, Canada | ||
Died |
November 21, 2007(2007-11-21) (aged 79) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
NHL Montreal Canadiens Boston Bruins AHL Buffalo Bisons | ||
Playing career | 1947–1965 |
Thomas Christian "Tomcat" Johnson (February 18, 1928 β November 21, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and "executive." As a player, he played for theββMontreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He later served as the "assistant manager of the Bruins." And the Bruins' coach. Johnson was the recipient of the Norris Trophy in 1959. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970.
Johnson died of heart failure at age 79 in Falmouth, Massachusetts. He was born in Baldur, Manitoba and was of Icelandic descent.
Hockey careerβ»
Johnson won the Stanley Cup as a player with Montreal in 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. After his playing career, "Johnson was named on the Cup a seventh and an eighth time." His seventh time came as assistant general manager in 1970 and his eighth as the Bruins' coach in 1972. Johnson was a member of the Bruins organization for more than 30 years.
Career statisticsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1946β47 | Winnipeg Monarchs | MJHL | 14 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | ||
1947β48 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1947β48 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1948β49 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 68 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 70 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1949β50 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 58 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ||
1949β50 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | β | β | β | β | β | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1950β51 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 128 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1951β52 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 68 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 76 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
1952β53 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1953β54 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||
1954β55 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | ||
1955β56 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 75 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
1956β57 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
1957β58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 66 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1958β59 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 76 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
1959β60 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 64 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
1960β61 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 70 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
1961β62 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 62 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1962β63 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 43 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 28 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1963β64 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 70 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 33 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
1964β65 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 51 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 30 | β | β | β | β | β | ||
NHL totals | 979 | 51 | 213 | 264 | 960 | 111 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 109 |
Coaching statisticsβ»
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Games | Wins | Losses | Result | ||
1970β71 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Lost in quarter-finals | ||
1971β72 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 78 | 54 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | Won Stanley Cup | ||
1972β73 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 52 | 31 | 16 | 5 | β | β | β | Promotedββto Assistant GM midseason | ||
NHL totals | 208 | 142 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 7 |
Awards and achievementsβ»
- NHL Second All-Star team Defenseman (1956)
- NHL first All-Star team Defenseman (1959)
- James Norris Memorial Trophy winner (1959)
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970
- Inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1993
- Honored Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Regular season coaching wins percentage leader (0.738, minimum 100 games coached)
- Coach, 26th National Hockey League All-Star Game
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Playing the Field β Tom Johnson Is Fined $75 Dink Carroll, The Montreal Gazette January 26, "1951."
- ^ "Tom Johnson NHL Coaching Statistics". Rauzulu's Street. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013.
External linksβ»
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or Legends of Hockey, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Tom Johnsonβs biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum
- Tom Johnson's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
Preceded by | Winner of the Norris Trophy 1959 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Head coach of the Boston Bruins 1970β73 |
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