| Birth Date: | May 13, 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 190 |
| Position: | Defence |
| Shoots: | Right |
| Played For: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Draft: | 48th overall |
| Draft Year: | 1984 |
| Draft Team: | Los Angeles Kings |
| Career Start: | 1986 |
| Career End: | 1989 |
John English (born May 13, 1966) is a Canadian businessman and former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played 3 games in the National Hockey League for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1987–88 season.
English was born in Toronto, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
In three regular season games with the Los Angeles Kings, English recorded one goal and three assists.[2] By recording four points in the three games he played in the NHL, English ranks as one of the highest points-per-game (ppg) players in NHL history.[3]
He is currently a co-owner of Oliver's Coffee with locations around Muskoka, Ontario.[4]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||||
| 1982–83 | St. Michael's Buzzers | MJBHL | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 64 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 144 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 45 | ||
| 1984–85 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 41 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 105 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | ||
| 1985–86 | Hamilton Steelhawks | OHL | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Ottawa 67's | OHL | 43 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 65 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 49 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NHL totals | 130 | 9 | 44 | 53 | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||