Brian Johnson (ice hockey)

Brian Johnson (born April 1, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey right winger who played one season in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings.

Brian Johnson
Born (1960-04-01) April 1, 1960
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for Detroit Red Wings
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1980–1986

Johnson spent four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Verdun/Sorel Éperviers and the Sherbrooke Beavers before signing with the Detroit Red Wings in 1980. He had spells in the American Hockey League with the Adirondack Red Wings and the Central Hockey League with the Dallas Black Hawks before making his debut for Detroit during the 1983-84 NHL season, playing a total of three regular season games, going pointless with five penalty minutes. After spells with the Carolina Thunderbirds and the Indianapolis Checkers, Johnson retired in 1986.[1]

On April 16, 2012, Brian Johnson was sentenced to 4 years in prison for trafficking cocaine in Saint John, New Brunswick.[2]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1977–78 Verdun Eperviers QMJHL 50111425125 20000
1978–79 Verdun Eperviers QMJHL 71323668192 1116761
1979–80 Verdun/Sorel Eperviers QMJHL 218273568 —————
1979–80 Sherbrooke Castors QMJHL 49325284144 1511152666
1980–81 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 65102131193 800033
1981–82 Dallas Black Hawks CHL 79183654223 16437129
1982–83 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 6761622250 612315
1983–84 Detroit Red Wings NHL 30005 —————
1983–84 Adirondack Red Wings AHL 5842731233 700040
1985–86 Carolina Thunderbirds ACHL 2281119167 —————
1985–86 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 1301157 —————
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 5 — — — — —
AHL totals 190 20 64 84 676 21 1 2 3 88

References
  1. "Brian Johnson". hhof.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  2. MacKinnon, Bobbi-Jean (April 6, 2012). "Ex NHLer gets prison for cocaine possession". cbc.ca. Retrieved February 9, 2018.


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