Bernie Johnston Explained

Played For:Hartford Whalers
Position:Centre
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:185
Birth Date:September 15, 1956
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1976
Career End:1989

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1972–73Ajax Knob Hill FarmsOPJAHL30 28 42 70 32
1973–74Toronto MarlborosOHA65 10 11 21 21
1974–75Toronto MarlborosOMJHL47 9 29 38 203 1 2 3 4
1974–75Toronto MarlborosM-Cup4 0 4 4 2
1975–76Toronto MarlborosOMJHL60 22 39 61 4410 0 4 4 8
1976–77Syracuse BlazersNAHL73 53 71 124 409 1 9 10 2
1977–78Maine MarinersAHL68 28 29 57 3511 2 7 9 6
1978–79Maine MarinersAHL70 29 66 95 4010 2 5 7 8
1979–80Hartford WhalersNHL32 8 13 21 83 0 1 1 0
1979–80Springfield IndiansAHL41 18 36 54 25
1980–81Hartford WhalersNHL25 4 11 15 8
1980–81Binghamton WhalersAHL38 14 22 36 363 0 0 0 0
1981–82EHC KlotenNLA38 22 26 48
1981–82Maine MarinersAHL4 0 5 5 0
1982–83EHC KlotenNLA38 36 32 68
1982–83Maine MarinersAHL11 7 2 9 28 4 1 5 4
1983–84EHC KlotenNLA38 31 34 65
1984–85EHC BaselNLB32 33 46 79
1985–86EHC BaselNLB36 27 29 56 462 2 0 2 4
1985–86Hershey BearsAHL15 2 9 11 618 2 3 5 11
1986–87EHC BülachSWI-3
1987–88EHC BülachSWI-3
1988–89EHC BülachNLB12 6 8 14 38
1988–89Maine MarinersAHL11 2 3 5 0
NHL totals57 12 24 36 163 0 1 1 0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA. 2018. Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2019-01-08. 2019-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306085544/https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf. dead.